Kevin M. Thomas, State Senator, District 6
KEVIN M. THOMAS
Democratic
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KEVIN M. THOMAS
Democratic
BACKGROUND:
- Thomas, 36 of Levittown, the incumbent, is running for a second term. He is also running on the Working Families party line and is Chairman of the Consumer Protection Committee.
- Thomas grew up in Queens and received his law degree from Western Michigan University, Cooley Law School, and a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in Queens
- As an attorney in private practice, Thomas defended clients who had been unfairly targeted by large lending companies.
ISSUES:
- In a second-term, Thomas said he would work to make sure that schools are well-funded and that the state did not cut aid to districts. He touted state legislation he helped to pass that created stronger oversight of student loan servicers, and a monitor for the Hempstead School District.
- Thomas said he would work to make sure that Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow continued to be a lifeline for the community.
- Thomas said he would work to make sure that the Grumman Plume in Bethpage was adequately remediated and contained.
'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.