Member of Assembly, 21st District — Democratic: Patricia Maher

Patricia Maher

Democrat

BACKGROUND: 

• Maher, 64, of Baldwin, works as an advertising executive.
• Maher holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts degree in humanities from Hofstra University. She is a graduate of Touro University's Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center. In 2021, she earned a Masters of Law from the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
• Maher was the Democratic candidate in New York's Second Congressional District in 2014, when she lost to former Rep. Pete King (R-Seaford).

ISSUES:

• Maher said if elected she would advocate for repair of local roads, including those in her district that were damaged by intense flooding.
• She said she would press for additional property tax relief for senior citizens, more state funding for local school districts and student loan debt relief.
• Maher said she would push for a boost in health care benefits for 9/11 first responders. “I want to make sure they have the benefits that they were promised,” she said.

By Scott Eidler

scott.eidler@newsday.com@ScottEidler

Scott Eidler is a deputy editor for the towns department at Newsday. Scott has worked at Newsday since 2012 and previously covered municipal government and education.