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Supports restoring the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

- Supports restoring the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

Economy

Supports increasing funding to public safety officers, including police.

- Supports increasing funding to public safety officers, including police.

Public Safety

Opposes cutting funding for Social Security and Medicare programs.

Opposes a nationwide abortion ban and restrictions on IVF treatments.

- Opposes cutting funding for Social Security and Medicare programs.
- Opposes a nationwide abortion ban and restrictions on IVF treatments.

Healthcare

As of September 19, 2024, Anthony P. D'Esposito’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to increase security at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent drug  and human trafficking, undocumented immigration, and gang violence.

Believes in fully funding the military as needed to maintain peace and America's leadership in the world.

Supports giving aid to Israel's military and building on the US-Israel relationship.

- Wants to increase security at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent drug  and human trafficking, undocumented immigration, and gang violence.
- Believes in fully funding the military as needed to maintain peace and America's leadership in the world.
- Supports giving aid to Israel's military and building on the US-Israel relationship.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Voting & Elections

Believes a high-quality education, including access to technology, top teachers, a challenging curriculum, parental involvement, and local control, is essential for children's success.

Views education as the key to success, saying that it includes "access to technology and the best teachers, a challenging curriculum, and, most importantly, parental involvement and local control"

- Views education as the key to success, saying that it includes "access to technology and the best teachers, a challenging curriculum, and, most importantly, parental involvement and local control"

Education

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Opposes price gouging, which is increasing prices higher than what some would consider fair.

Said, “I don’t believe in socialism. I’ve been to communist countries. I know it doesn’t work.”

As Town Supervisor, implemented cost-saving measures that lowered taxes for residents.

As Town Supervisor, lowered taxes for residents.

As Town Supervisor, advocated for improving infrastructure.

- Opposes price gouging, which is increasing prices higher than what some would consider fair.
- Said, “I don’t believe in socialism. I’ve been to communist countries. I know it doesn’t work.”
- As Town Supervisor, lowered taxes for residents.
- As Town Supervisor, advocated for improving infrastructure.

Supports universal background checks and red flag laws that enable law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those seen as threat to themselves or others.

Advocates for funding for research on gun violence as a public health crisis.

- Supports universal background checks and red flag laws that enable law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those seen as threat to themselves or others.
- Advocates for funding for research on gun violence as a public health crisis.

Supports abortion access, stating it is "a fundamental human right to decide what happens with my own body."

Wants to improve access to mental healthcare treatment and medication.

Plans to lower prescription drug costs by giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.

- Supports abortion access, stating it is "a fundamental human right to decide what happens with my own body."
- Wants to improve access to mental healthcare treatment and medication.
- Plans to lower prescription drug costs by giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.

Council for a Liveable World, Laura Gillen for House (D-NY-04)

As Town Supervisor, addressed polluters to defer the  cost of the filtration systems.

Wants to invest in green technology that would slow the impacts of climate change.

- As Town Supervisor, addressed polluters to defer the  cost of the filtration systems.
- Wants to invest in green technology that would slow the impacts of climate change.

Supports funding for the Northport Veterans Affairs Hospital.

As Town Supervisor gave veteran-owned businesses an edge in bidding for government contracts.

- Supports funding for the Northport Veterans Affairs Hospital.
- As Town Supervisor gave veteran-owned businesses an edge in bidding for government contracts.

Wants to restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act provision that requires states and municipalities with a history of voting discrimination to be cleared by the federal government before changing voting laws.

Supports efforts to make secure access to voting more accessible.

- Wants to restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act provision that requires states and municipalities with a history of voting discrimination to be cleared by the federal government before changing voting laws.
- Supports efforts to make secure access to voting more accessible.

Advocates for funding for mental health resources in schools.

- Advocates for funding for mental health resources in schools.

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Laura A. Gillen

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