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Anthony earned a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Hofstra University.

Anthony previously worked as a detective with the New York Police Department and as chief of the Island Park Fire Department.

Anthony D'Esposito is a U.S. representative in Congressional District 4. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his 1st term. 

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Supports restoring the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

- Supports restoring the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.

Economy

Supports increasing funding to public safety officers, including police.

- Supports increasing funding to public safety officers, including police.

Public Safety

Opposes cutting funding for Social Security and Medicare programs.

Opposes a nationwide abortion ban and restrictions on IVF treatments.

- Opposes cutting funding for Social Security and Medicare programs.
- Opposes a nationwide abortion ban and restrictions on IVF treatments.

Healthcare

As of September 19, 2024, Anthony P. D'Esposito’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to increase security at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent drug  and human trafficking, undocumented immigration, and gang violence.

Believes in fully funding the military as needed to maintain peace and America's leadership in the world.

Supports giving aid to Israel's military and building on the US-Israel relationship.

- Wants to increase security at the U.S.-Mexico border to prevent drug  and human trafficking, undocumented immigration, and gang violence.
- Believes in fully funding the military as needed to maintain peace and America's leadership in the world.
- Supports giving aid to Israel's military and building on the US-Israel relationship.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Believes a high-quality education, including access to technology, top teachers, a challenging curriculum, parental involvement, and local control, is essential for children's success.

Views education as the key to success, saying that it includes "access to technology and the best teachers, a challenging curriculum, and, most importantly, parental involvement and local control"

- Views education as the key to success, saying that it includes "access to technology and the best teachers, a challenging curriculum, and, most importantly, parental involvement and local control"

Education

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Anthony P. D'Esposito

Laura is from Baldwin, New York. She earned her bachelor's degree in political science and government from Georgetown University and a law degree from New York University. She and her husband, Chris, have 4 children.

Laura currently works as an adjunct professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University. She previously worked as a counsel at Westerman, Ball, Ederer, Miller, Zucker, & Sharfstein and as an associate at Cahill, Gordon, & Reindel.

Ballotpedia, Laura Gillen

Laura A Gillen previously served as the Town Supervisor of Hempstead for 1 term from 2018 to 2019. She ran for US Representative for Congressional District 4 in 2022, but did not win. 

Jewish Insider, Laura Gillen hopes to follow in Kathleen Rice’s footsteps

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Opposes price gouging, which is increasing prices higher than what some would consider fair.

Said, “I don’t believe in socialism. I’ve been to communist countries. I know it doesn’t work.”

As Town Supervisor, implemented cost-saving measures that lowered taxes for residents.

As Town Supervisor, lowered taxes for residents.

As Town Supervisor, advocated for improving infrastructure.

- Opposes price gouging, which is increasing prices higher than what some would consider fair.
- Said, “I don’t believe in socialism. I’ve been to communist countries. I know it doesn’t work.”
- As Town Supervisor, lowered taxes for residents.
- As Town Supervisor, advocated for improving infrastructure.

Supports universal background checks and red flag laws that enable law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those seen as threat to themselves or others.

Advocates for funding for research on gun violence as a public health crisis.

- Supports universal background checks and red flag laws that enable law enforcement to confiscate weapons from those seen as threat to themselves or others.
- Advocates for funding for research on gun violence as a public health crisis.

Supports abortion access, stating it is "a fundamental human right to decide what happens with my own body."

Wants to improve access to mental healthcare treatment and medication.

Plans to lower prescription drug costs by giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.

- Supports abortion access, stating it is "a fundamental human right to decide what happens with my own body."
- Wants to improve access to mental healthcare treatment and medication.
- Plans to lower prescription drug costs by giving Medicare the power to negotiate drug prices.

Council for a Liveable World, Laura Gillen for House (D-NY-04)

As Town Supervisor, addressed polluters to defer the  cost of the filtration systems.

Wants to invest in green technology that would slow the impacts of climate change.

- As Town Supervisor, addressed polluters to defer the  cost of the filtration systems.
- Wants to invest in green technology that would slow the impacts of climate change.

Supports funding for the Northport Veterans Affairs Hospital.

As Town Supervisor gave veteran-owned businesses an edge in bidding for government contracts.

- Supports funding for the Northport Veterans Affairs Hospital.
- As Town Supervisor gave veteran-owned businesses an edge in bidding for government contracts.

Wants to restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act provision that requires states and municipalities with a history of voting discrimination to be cleared by the federal government before changing voting laws.

Supports efforts to make secure access to voting more accessible.

- Wants to restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act provision that requires states and municipalities with a history of voting discrimination to be cleared by the federal government before changing voting laws.
- Supports efforts to make secure access to voting more accessible.

Advocates for funding for mental health resources in schools.

- Advocates for funding for mental health resources in schools.

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Laura A. Gillen

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. New York currently has 26 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a US Citizen for at least seven years before their election and a New York resident. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

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