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2020 Election Guide Long Island Contractors’ Association Political Action Committee 2020 Election Guide Long Island Contractors’ Association Political Action Committee The Voice of Long Island’s Highway & Infrastructure Professionals e U.S. House of Representatives - D1 U.S. House of Representatives - D2 U.S. House of Representatives - D3 c Nancy Lee Jackie Andrew Thomas George Devolder- a Goroff (D) Z e l d in (R) Gordon (D) G a r b a r ino (R) S uozzi (D) S a n t o s (R) F - o t - e c a U.S. House of Representatives - D4 New York Senate - District 1 F Kathleen Douglas Laura Anthony s Rice (D) T u m an (R) Ahearn (D) P a l u m bo (R) New York State e Senate & Assembly t Races for a Long Island d Districts i 4 d n New York Senate - District 2 New York Senate - District 3 New York Senate - District 4 a Mike Siderakis Mario Mattera Monica Alexis Christine Phil Boyle C (D) (R) Martinez (D) W e i k (R) P ellegrino (D) ( R ) : s e c a R New York Senate - District 5 New York Senate - District 6 New York Senate - District 7 n James Edmund Kevin Dennis Anna David o i Gaughran (D) S m y t h (R) Thomas (D) D u n n e , Sr. (R) K a plan (D) F r a n k lin (R) t c e l E 0 2 New York Senate - District 8 New York Senate - District 9 New York Assembly - District 1 0 John E. None Todd Victoria Fred Heather Brooks (D) ( R ) Kaminsky (D) J o h n s o n (R) T h iele, Jr. (D) C o l l i n s (R) 2 NO OPPONENT New York Assembly - District 2 New York Assembly - District 3 New York Assembly - District 4 Laura Jodi Steven Joseph Steve Michael Jens-Smith (D) G i g l i o (R) Polgar (D) D e S t e fano (R) E n g lebright (D) R o s s ( R) Continued on back inside cover Preface Welcome the 2020 Election Campaign Season! The Political Action Committee (PAC) of the Long Island Contractors’ Association, Inc. has developed this guidebook to assist our members and supporters in deciphering which candidates and political races are most important as we approach Election Day. We hope you find this information useful as you decide who will receive your vote on November 3rd, as well as any campaign donations you may choose to contribute. Most of the media attention has been focused on the upcoming Presidential Election. We are inundated constantly with information, thoughts and views on the Trump/Pence and Biden/Harris tickets. This guidebook will not add to this onslaught of presidential campaign overload. Instead, we will draw your attention to the 35 more localized races taking place in the Long Island community. This year’s ballot will include 69 candidates seeking legislative seats to represent us in our federal and state capitols. Long Islanders will vote for candidates in four U.S. congressional races, nine New York Senate races and 22 New York Assembly races. Traditionally, one of LICA’s most popular annual events is our Fall legislative breakfast. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic limitations, regrettably, we are unable to hold the event this year. This has always been a wonderful opportunity for members to personally engage with our elected officials and candidates to get a true sense of where they stand on issues important to our industry. While we are unable to hold the event this September, as an alternative, we are providing this guidebook to offer a perspective of candidates’ history and views pertaining to the heavy construction industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has also generated political debate regarding voting by mail. Although we will not weigh in on whether the United States Postal Service has the capacity to adequately handle the anticipated mailed ballots, we do know that many of these same candidates have not waivered in their confidence of our postal carriers’ ability to deliver their campaign solicitations to our mailboxes. Before responding to any donation requests, we strongly recommend you review the information we offer you in this booklet. Table of Contents Engagement and Accessibility Page 2 Support True Leadership Page 2 Seniority Page 2 Incumbency Page 2 Open Seats Page 3 Influence Page 3 Bad Deeds Should Not Go Unnoticed Page 5 Campaign Contribution Limits Page 5 Detailed Profiles on Specific Political Races Page 5 Race Profiles: U.S. House of Representatives Pages 6-9 Race Profiles: New York Senate Pages 10-18 Race Profiles: New York Assembly Pages 19-40 ~ 1 ~ Engagement and Accessibility Who should I support? That is a core question everyone should ask themselves before considering making a campaign contribution or casting a vote. In the past, the LICA PAC has only contributed to candidates who have attended and participated in LICA events, demonstrating accessibility to our leadership in order to learn our views and opinions on matters affecting the infrastructure and transportation issues of Long Island. We suggest you do the same with your personal and corporate political donations. LICA also strongly recommends that any contributions you offer, be based on the candidate’s support of the overall industry and the issues it faces. Support True Leadership Long Island and its construction industry have been blessed in the past with strong legislative leadership that always held our issues in the forefront. The powerful former Chairman of the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee, Jerry Kremer, was famously quoted to begin annual state budget deliberations asking, “How much is in it for Long Island schools and roads?” On the Senate side, we had a string of iconic Transportation Committee chairmen hailing from Long Island, including John Caemmerer, Norman Levy and Chuck Fuschillo, who would not come back home without the necessary funds for our roads and rails. They were backed up by Senate Majority Leaders Ralph Marino, Dean Skelos and John Flanagan. Sadly, these Long Island legislative giants no longer roam the halls of our state capitol. Today, we have not realized any legislators willing to take up the mantle and become the infrastructure champion for Long Island. A void exists and a clear opportunity is present for someone to seize the leadership role. Until that happens, we are hindered in recommending a specific candidate who has earned industry’s unequivocal support. Seniority The historical culture of our federal and state legislature rewards seniority with increased roles in the decision- making process. Currently, Long Island does not enjoy the gift of long-serving incumbents, thereby stifling the sway our region holds in Washington and Albany. Of the federal representatives on the ballot come November, the maximum service on the Hill is three terms, by both Congresswoman Kathleen Rice and Congressman Lee Zeldin. In Albany, serving as a minority member, Senator Phil Boyle has four Senate terms under his belt, while the majority member, Senator Todd Kaminsky, leads his side of the aisle in leadership with only four years. On the Assembly side, only four majority members have served more than five terms, Assemblymen Englebright, Lavine, Ramos, and Thiele. Of all these leaders, only Englebright chairs a committee (Environmental Conservation) that directly addresses our industry’s issues. We share these facts with you so that you are clear when an official tries to persuade you of their perceived influence in the capitol. Incumbency Since incumbents have identifiable voting records and history interacting with leaders of our industry, LICA traditionally has supported the re-election of most current officeholders. However, there have been exceptions based on the challenger’s passion, understanding and support of our agenda. During the last state election, LICA supported the campaign of Jim Gaughran, then the chairman of the Suffolk County Water Authority and former Suffolk County Legislator, over a sitting State Senator. That decision proved beneficial with the successful election. Senator Gaughran graciously acts as LICA’s “go-to” legislator for information and feedback. Although incumbency provides an edge, we suggest you also consider any advantages a fresh legislator may provide. ~ 2 ~ Open Seats Long Island’s deficiency in seniority within our legislatures is bound to increase. Due to retirements and some officials seeking different offices, nearly 23% of our legislative races will have no incumbent this year. The open seats will result in sending eight freshmen to office in January. Following popular Congressman Peter King’s announcement to retire at the end of this year, two sitting Assemblymen, Andrew Garbarino and Mike LiPetri, gave up their seats to primary against each other to become the Republican candidate to succeed King (Garbarino bested LiPetri in the race). Another Assemblyman, Anthony Palumbo, is vacating his seat to run for the Senate seat now held by retiring Senator Ken LaValle. Assemblyman Tony D’Urso is also retiring at the end of this session. Finally, two existing vacancies which will be filled on Election Day, were created when former Assemblyman Andrew Raia was elected Huntington Town Clerk and Senate Minority Leader John Flanagan resigned to accept a position in the private industry. LICA recommends responsible scrutiny of candidates in open seats, as they will represent the future. Influence Every candidate will tell you why they should be elected. They will espouse the influence they will bring to the table and how they will accomplish your mutual goals. While all these pledges may be made with ultimate sincerity, LICA has formulated a checklist to assess which state incumbents are positioned to exert the most influence on our industry’s behalf. In our analysis, we make note if they: 1) are a member of the legislative house’s majority (Democrat in both state houses) 2) serve on or chair an industry-related committee (Corporations, Authorities & Commissions, Environmental Conservation, Finance, Labor, Rules, Transportation, Ways & Means) 3) hold a legislative leadership position.
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