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VOTERS GUIDE November 6, 2018 - General Election

Louis D'Amaro

Louis D'Amaro is running for New York State Senator - 4th District

Louis D'Amaro

LOUIS D’AMARO

DEMOCRATIC

BACKGROUND: D’Amaro, 57, of North Babylon, is running on the Democratic, Working Families and Women's Equality lines. D’Amaro served 12 years on the Suffolk County legislature until reaching his term limit in 2017. An attorney, D’Amaro took a leave from his law firm, Rivkin Radler LLP in Uniondale, when he decided to run for the senate. He received a bachelor's degree in political science from Stony Brook University and earned his J.D. degree from St. John's Law School. He has two sons.

ISSUES: D’Amaro said he wants to focus on possible “workarounds” to the new federal tax laws that could preserve the deduction of state and local taxes on federal income tax returns. D’Amaro said he would also like to work on fighting corruption in Albany, with one priority being passing a “sweeping” ethics reform, including limiting outside income for legislators, putting term limits on leadership positions, prohibiting the use of campaign funds for criminal defense costs and granting the state controller’s office more oversight of state contracts. He said he would also like to work on campaign finance reform to “take the money out of politics.” D’Amaro said he’s also looking to enact “reasonable gun safety regulations” such as a “red-flag” bill to enable school officials to get a court order to prevent an individual from purchasing or possessing a gun if they are deemed at risk of doing harm to themselves or others.

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