Joseph P. De Stefano
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
- State Assembly Member, District 3 (first elected 2018)
- Occupation
- Assembly Member; retired Suffolk County Sheriff's Office communications supervisor
Background
- Worked 27 years as a Public Safety Communication Supervisor in the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office. source: nyassembly.gov
- Earned an associate degree in business management from Suffolk Community College. source: nyassembly.gov
- Served as a fire district commissioner for 30 years and with Medford Volunteer Ambulance for 42 years. source: nyassembly.gov
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- Affordability and tax relief; public safety including opposing cashless bail; equitable school funding for Long Island (per The Ballot Brief summary of campaign site) source: theballotbrief.com
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