Ballotpedia, Paul King (New York)

The Wave, Paul King, Candidate For Congress

Paul is from Rockaway, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree from Hofstra University. He is the president of Belle Harbor Property Owners Association. He and his wife, Margaret, have 3 children and 2 grandchildren.

Paul is a business owner of a management consulting company.

Paul King previously ran for US Representative in New York Congressional District 5 in 2022, but did not win.

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QNS, Candidate Profile: Paul King for New York’s 5th Congressional district

Believes in keeping corporate tax rates competitive and reducing the tax burden on small businesses.

Plans to keep corporate tax rates competitive and reduce the tax burden on small businesses.

Supports enabling a 20% down payment to reduce mortgage payments.

Aims to "remove employment disincentives and help working people escape poverty."

Supports reducing "excessive regulation" to promote business expansion and save taxpayer money.

Wants to reduce "excessive regulation" to promote business expansion.

Believes "China's illiberalism is flowing out into the free world" and their low cost production is lowering jobs and wages in the US.

Advocates for innovative sources of capital, like public banks, for entrepreneurs and business owners.

- Plans to keep corporate tax rates competitive and reduce the tax burden on small businesses.
- Supports enabling a 20% down payment to reduce mortgage payments.
- Aims to "remove employment disincentives and help working people escape poverty."
- Wants to reduce "excessive regulation" to promote business expansion.
- Believes "China's illiberalism is flowing out into the free world" and their low cost production is lowering jobs and wages in the US.
- Advocates for innovative sources of capital, like public banks, for entrepreneurs and business owners.

Economy

Believes in reducing the presence of "illegal guns" on the streets.

Wants to reduce illegal guns on the streets.

Plans to address the root issues that lead to bad policing.

Believes street gangs are criminal enterprises that pressure youth and supports law enforcement breaking them.

Believes "street gangs are criminal enterprises that pressure young boys and girls into joining" and supports law enforcement that prevents this.

- Wants to reduce illegal guns on the streets.
- Opposes cash bail.
- Plans to address the root issues that lead to bad policing.
- Believes "street gangs are criminal enterprises that pressure young boys and girls into joining" and supports law enforcement that prevents this.

Public Safety

As of September 19, 2024, Paul King’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Healthcare

Supports energy independence by using traditional energy, exploring renewables like wind and solar, and endorsing nuclear energy for its cleanliness and reliability.

Supports energy independence by using traditional energy, exploring renewables like wind and solar, and nuclear energy.

Believes the U.S. must significantly upgrade aging electrical grids to mitigate strategic risks and protect lives, saying, "In the digital world, we are more dependent on electricity than ever."

Believes green energy is more expensive than traditional sources and that shifting to solar and wind power will economically harm poorer people.

Believes green energy is more expensive and that shifting to solar and wind power will harm poorer people.

Said, "It is pointless for the United States to take radical action if China, India, etc. continue to pollute at current or increasing rates."

Plans to invest in projects to protect the coast from floods and storm surges.

Believes climate change can cause erosion and lower agricultural productivity, and advocates for farming and ranching that restore nutrients to the soil.

- Supports energy independence by using traditional energy, exploring renewables like wind and solar, and nuclear energy.
- Wants to upgrade aging electrical grids.
- Believes green energy is more expensive and that shifting to solar and wind power will harm poorer people.
- Said, "It is pointless for the United States to take radical action if China, India, etc. continue to pollute at current or increasing rates."
- Plans to invest in projects to protect the coast from floods and storm surges.
- Believes climate change can cause erosion and lower agricultural productivity, and advocates for farming and ranching that restore nutrients to the soil.

Energy & the Environment

Wants to maintain alliances with countries that share values and democratic ideas.

Wants to reduce illegal immigration and close detention centers.

Supports working with Central American countries to address the root issue of illegal immigration.

Said, "Today, our country is plagued by foreign policy mistakes from the 1990s."

- Wants to maintain alliances with countries that share values and democratic ideas.
- Wants to reduce illegal immigration and close detention centers.
- Supports working with Central American countries to address the root issue of illegal immigration.
- Said, "Today, our country is plagued by foreign policy mistakes from the 1990s."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Believes 2-year term limits works, but also believes short terms can corrupt long-time representatives because of continuous campaigning and fundraising.

Said, "The better way to fix the system is to assure fair elections. We shouldn't have to lose the best elected officials because of an expiration date."

- Believes 2-year term limits works, but also believes short terms can corrupt long-time representatives because of continuous campaigning and fundraising.
- Said, "The better way to fix the system is to assure fair elections. We shouldn't have to lose the best elected officials because of an expiration date."

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Believes the primary focus should be on pre-K through 12th grade, not higher education.

Opposes the influence of national teachers’ unions on education policy.

Supports providing parents with tools to ensure student success.

Wants to provide parents with tools to ensure student success.

Supports school choice, innovation in education, and using targeted online programs.

Advocates for parents' rights to make decisions for their children.

- Believes the primary focus should be on pre-K through 12th grade, not higher education.
- Opposes the influence of national teachers’ unions on education policy.
- Wants to provide parents with tools to ensure student success.
- Supports school choice, innovation in education, and using targeted online programs.
- Advocates for parents' rights to make decisions for their children.

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As of September 23, 2024, Paul King’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Paul King founded a management consulting company in 1993.

Believes that "almost every business would be shut down" under certain economic policies.

Believes infrastructure is crucial for economic mobility, highlighting concerns about moving large populations without functioning trains and recharging issues for electric cars and buses.

Supports innovative sources of capital, such as public banks.

Supports stricter enforcement against illegal gun trafficking to reduce gun violence.

Believes "failed criminal justice 'reforms' must end."

Believes the policies of de Blasio, Cuomo, and Hochul fostered "lawlessness and violence," supports Mayor Adams' decision to reinstate the anti-gun unit, and argues that to effectively combat gun violence and crime, all levels of government must enhance enforcement efforts beyond just restoration.

Supports programs aimed at reducing gang involvement among youth.

Supports gun control measures to reduce gun violence.

Believes safety net healthcare systems are essential and should be universally accessible.

Believes in the importance of maintaining gas appliances for cooking and heating to ensure family health during winter months.

Believes the U.S. does not need an "energy revolution" but rather a measured approach to energy policy, given the complexity of changing laws and regulations for a large population.

Believes President Biden's energy policies have "hurt America" by failing to meet the promise of returning to "normal."

Believes an "intelligent transformation strategy" for clean energy is needed, rather than "revolutionary tactics," to achieve long-term goals without risking the economy.

Believes working-class people and seniors on fixed incomes will suffer from "bigger utility bills and higher prices for everything that gets delivered to grocery and department stores."

Believes Biden’s policies contribute to human trafficking and plans to end "the open border" if elected to Congress.

Believes the federal government must "close the border to illegal immigrants."

Believes the current migrant crisis is due to border policies enacted by President Biden.

Believes the "extreme positions" of forcing Ukraine to surrender or giving Zelenskyy a "blank check" are both wrong and plans to help find a responsible balance in foreign aid.

Supports comprehensive immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, and addressing the root causes of immigration such as poverty and violence in Central America.

Opposes "professional politicians" on foreign policy issues.

Believes asylum claims should only be allowed at official border crossings and supports banning individuals who cross illegally from seeking asylum for five years.

Believes Democrat politicians' efforts to block Donald Trump from the ballot show a willingness to "undermine democracy to stay in power."

Believes Trump should be on the 2024 ballot and that it is up to voters to decide, not "partisan Secretaries of State or random judges."

Believes the impeachment for "incitement of insurrection" after the January 6th attack was misguided and failed, and views the January 6th Select Committee as a partisan show.

Believes President Trump failed to uphold his "sacred responsibility" to protect Congress, regardless of opinions on his claims of a stolen election.

Believes Trump's "tweets to 'be peaceful' and 'go home' were too little, too late" after the Capitol breach, saying "the damage had already been done" and that he was "derelict in his duty" when Republican lawmakers and media allies asked him to act.

Believes in allowing the public to decide on issues, saying, "those Democrats who claim they are fighting to save democracy don’t actually trust We the People."

Believes efforts to use the 14th Amendment to disqualify former President Trump from the 2024 ballot will fail.

Supports school choice and innovation in education.

Believes in prioritizing children's education and future.

Supports consolidating and simplifying federal programs to enhance accessibility.

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Supports innovative sources of capital, like public banks.

Said, "We do not need an energy revolution."

Believes there does not need to be "an energy revolution," but rather an "intelligent transformation strategy" for clean energy to achieve long-term clean energy goals. 