John K. Mikulin for New York's 17th Assembly District
Republican Assemb. John Mikulin. Credit: James Escher
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Includes parts of Town of Hempstead and parts South west Town of Oyster Bay
John K. Mikulin continued to focus on constituent services in his second full term.
Mikulin, 34, from Bethpage, takes pride in being a resource for his district on quality-of-life issues, as members of the Republican minority have little power to pass substantive legislation on their own. This term, he worked to get tax-exempt status for a Sikh house of worship in Hicksville and introduced several other bills, like increasing penalties for the criminal sale of prescriptions and tightening sex offender registry rules. He also pushes to bring a catheterization lab to Nassau University Medical Center.
Going forward, Mikulin should continue to monitor the plume remediation in the Bethpage Water District, and focus on potential NUMC revenues and bringing stability to the public mission hospital that sits in his district.
Paul Kaminsky, 61, an East Meadow Democrat, is not actively campaigning.
Newsday endorses Mikulin.
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