Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - New York 11th Congressional District in 2026 New York General Election.
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Get StartedMike will continue to be a strong advocate for women's rights, including supporting a woman's right to choose. Women alone should make the decisions that affect them and their bodies, not the government. It’s long overdue that we codify Roe v. Wade. Learn more
Mike is a vocal advocate for the LGBTQIA community and will continue to defend the community in Congress. In America, people should have the right to love whomever they want and should not be persecuted for who they truly are. Mike will make sure everyone is treated equally under the law. The LGBTQIA community should be free from workplace, banking, and healthcare discrimination. Learn more
Mike believes we have to change how public safety is delivered to our residents while also respecting people’s rights — we can do all of this and still respond to the needs of the community. Mike has walked a beat as an NYPD officer and knows the strategies that strengthen relationships between the police and communities. Restoring trust in the NYPD is essential to their ability to work with communities to reduce crime. We need to evaluate how police respond to calls, how they are trained, and what services they deliver. Learn more
Mike will fight for better access to services such as education, housing, and healthcare, and promote streamlined Veteran’s Affairs accessibility. Furthermore, he wants to increase veteran mental health service programs and make certain that funding for future deployments includes money for care of our troops after they come home. Learn more
Mike will address the terrible tragedy of veteran suicides, and make sure it not only gets the attention it deserves, but the resources needed to combat the horrifying statistics. Mike will make sure that if you've served, you're taken care of, period. Learn more
Our schools are overcrowded and underfunded. Education and extracurricular programming are dependent on the zip code you live in and denies tens of thousands of students equal opportunities to explore and learn. Our schools succeed when we have good education policy and teachers working in classrooms across the district. This includes lowering classroom sizes, developing good rigorous curriculums, and ensuring student mandates are not just met, but that all students have access to the resources and programming that leads to success. Learn more
Mike will promote more vocational programs such as those at McKee High School in Staten Island to fill the growing need for skilled trade workers here in our district, and all over America. We need more differentiated educational opportunities, starting right here in our district. Learn more
Mike wants to invest in our infrastructure and upgrade sewer and drainage systems so that future natural disasters do not completely flood our districts. Learn more
We all saw the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in our district and the damage and flooding each new storm brings to our neighborhoods. Climate change is a national security threat and impacts our economy, health, and safety. It’s time to act now and make sure we prevent further damage and degradation of our environment. Learn more
Mike believes we need to get back to a point where we have a federal government that accepts that climate change is real, not refutable, and believes in hard science. Too many elected officials are in the pockets of big oil and special interests. We must enforce penalties and fines for dumping toxins in our waters and pumping greenhouse gas into our air. Learn more
Mike will prioritize investments made to our diplomatic corps, and international aid programs, including reinstating and expanding USAID. He wants to end forever wars and does not take money any PACs lobbying on behalf of a single foreign nation. Learn more
Mike believes that Citizens United must be overturned, period. Money in politics allows for corporations and the mega rich to dilute the voices of regular people. Politicians are beholden to special interests and not the people. The system is rigged against regular working-class people. Big money must get out of politics. Instead of wasting money on expensive elections, we could be using the money to invest back into our country and into future generations. Learn more
We need to have guardrails in our government to protect civil and constitutional rights. We cannot have good policies unless we have a functioning government that is not governed by executive actions alone. Congress needs to be a co-equal branch of government. After Watergate, Congress enacted reforms to restrict presidential power. We need to similarly enact new reforms in the next Congress. Learn more
Our Congress has failed to act on gun violence — the majority of Americans support universal background checks, gun licensing, and an assault weapons ban. Not only does Mike support these measures, but we need to reimagine how we cultivate safe communities. Supportive services, public spaces, and resources for local programming are a few initiatives that enable people to think beyond pain and violence. Learn more
Mike will advocate for a single-payer system of healthcare, eliminating all co-pays and deductibles, lowering the overall cost of care while providing access to all. Learn more
Mike will champion immigration reform that recognizes immigrant workers and families as essential to our economy, community, and culture. We are stronger and safer as a country when we don’t isolate communities, and drive wedges in our own neighborhoods. Learn more
Staten Island and South Brooklyn lack adequate transportation options that are reliable and fully accessible. Our infrastructure needs a vast overhaul. Mike will work on both sides of the water to make sure people get to where they need to go. Learn more
Congressional action to safeguard voting rights is long overdue. If elected, Mike will support the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act as a start to repairing the harms caused by this ruling, as well as the continuous disenfranchisement of people of color in this nation. Learn more
Mike would work with legislators towards reforming the tax code to create targeted tax relief for small businesses, in an effort to revamp our current system of taxation into something more comprehensive and equitable. Learn more
Affordability is another challenge facing our country. Groceries, gas prices, healthcare, and our housing are just a few examples of things that are no longer affordable. Our wages have been stagnate while the cost of everything is rising. We need to reduce the tax burden on the working class and the billionaires need to pay their fair share. Learn more
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