Michael Novakhov
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
- Member of the New York State Assembly, District 45 (since 2023)
- Occupation
- Radio; co-founder of Freedom FM
- Lives in
- Manhattan Beach
Background
- About 20 years in the radio business; co-founded Freedom FM in 2019 source: assembly.ny.gov
- Born in the former USSR and immigrated to the United States with family source: assembly.ny.gov
- Elected to the Assembly November 8, 2022, defeating incumbent Steven Cymbrowitz source: ballotpedia.org
- Won re-election in 2024 by 232 votes over Joey Cohen-Saban source: ballotpedia.org
In their own words
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- Economy: tax incentives and rent assistance for small businesses source: branch.vote
- Energy: overhaul state green-energy mandates, all-of-the-above energy policy source: branch.vote
- Public safety: restore judicial discretion in bail decisions source: branch.vote
- Education: more state funding for NYC public schools and expanded school choice source: branch.vote
- Housing: ban apartment warehousing source: branch.vote
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