Thomas Philip Montefinise did not respond to requests for information about his candidacy the following information is from MontefiniseForSenate.com.

State Senate District 6

Thomas Philip Montefinise bio:
Montefinise works for the municipal transaction bureau of the county’s attorney’s office, where he handles municipal contracts and real estate matters. T

Montefinise started his legal career at the Law Office of Michael J. Alber P.C. where he practiced criminal defense, matrimonial law, and family law. He also worked for the Law Office of Marc Scolnick P.C. where he handled complex real estate litigation and landlord-tenant matters.

Montefinise attended Oceanside High School, where his father taught for over 40 years.

Montefinise obtained an associate of arts degree from Nassau Community College, a bachelor of arts from Hofstra University with a major in history and a juris doctor from CUNY School of Law.

During his education, he interned for the Nassau County Department of Consumer Affairs, was a teacher’s assistant for Latin American Caribbean Studies and interned for the New York State Supreme Court Justice Vito DeStefano.

Party Affiliation: Republican, Conservative

District includes: portions of the town of Hempstead including the villages of Hempstead and Garden City, the hamlets of Levittown, East Meadow; and stretches into southern Oyster Bay, including the hamlets of Plainedge and Bethpage.

Top 3 Issues:
Immigration:
Montefinise said he would focus on using the money in this year’s budget to benefit the legal residents of New York. He said Democrats are putting money in this year’s budget to support the illegal immigrants pouring into our country by giving them food, shelter, free healthcare and taxpayer-funded debit cards. He said legal residents of the state are leaving in droves because they can no longer afford to live here.

Housing:
Montefinise said he would tackle the affordable housing crisis in New York if elected. He said despite the high cost of living, Democrats decided to enact the Good Cause Eviction bill, which “will essentially collapse” the rental markets by making it even more difficult for a landlord to evict a tenant. He said this will cause property owners to go out of business and sell their property to out-of-state or out-of-country interests who don’t care about the local community or the tenants to whom they rent.

Montefinise said money has been put into the state’s budget for more affordable housing, but none to assist the middle class with their housing needs.

Crime:
Montefinise said this year’s budget “completely fails” to address the rise in crime that has made neighborhoods and communities unsafe. He said Democrats made no attempt to repeal the no cash bail legislation or to enact additional protections for our police. He said the lawlessness continues and New York taxpayers suffer the consequences.