John E. Brooks
What this job does: Your district's vote in the New York State Assembly (150 members), the larger house of the Legislature. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget. A term is two years.
- Current office
- Former State Senator, District 8 (2017-2022); no current office
- Occupation
- Insurance industry executive (former); volunteer firefighter
- Lives in
- Seaford
Background
- Served in the New York State Senate, 8th District, January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2022 source: nysenate.gov
- Former executive director of risk management for Nassau County; insurance industry executive source: nysenate.gov
- Associate degree from SUNY Farmingdale and bachelor's degree from New York Institute of Technology source: nysenate.gov
- Seaford Board of Education member for six years; former Chief of Department, Seaford Fire Department source: nysenate.gov
- U.S. Army Reserve National Guard veteran who served as a medic source: nysenate.gov
In their own words
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- Property tax relief and making Long Island more affordable source: branch.vote
- Protect Long Island's drinking water and expand environmental jobs source: branch.vote
- Change school funding so districts rely less on local property taxes source: branch.vote
- Address the opioid epidemic source: branch.vote
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