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Thomas F. DePrisco
Thomas F. DePrisco was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 38 of the New York State Senate.
Campaign themes
2016
DePrisco's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Taxes Many people feel they cannot afford to live in Rockland and Westchester anymore because of their property taxes. School property taxes account for nearly 70% of the total property taxes paid by homeowners and business owners. Being on the Pearl River Board of Education, I have ensured that the Pearl River School District taxes have increased an average of 1% each year for the past eight years. As I have done in Pearl River, I will thoroughly review and eliminate unnecessary spending within the NYS budget. I will ensure that any state mandates are appropriately funded. I will free up and increase Education Foundation Aid which should result in reducing the tax levy for all property owners. I will fix the flaws in the Property Tax Cap law. I will ensure no legislation unnecessarily burdens taxpayers. I will not allow legislation that shifts taxes from one segment of the population to another segment. Preserving Our Communities and Quality of Life All residents and businesses want to preserve the integrity, safety, and quality of all aspects of our respective town’s character. Town officials must uniformly enforce all existing laws utilize all legally available resources to address quality of life complaints (ie. pollution, noise, traffic). The Department of State should be contacted when it has been determined that a town has not been administering or enforcing the state’s minimum standards regarding fire prevention and building codes. Towns should be encouraged to attract community-acceptable ratables that will help keep taxes down. Homeowners and business owners should not feel intimidated by continuing unwanted and aggressive realtor solicitations. Present law allows homeowners to submit written requests to realtors to stop solicitations. Education Funding Under Article XI of the New York State Constitution, our state legislature and governor are required to ensure proper funding of public education. The number one budget line item in the NYS budget is education. Education is a vital investment for our future and for our children. Our school districts have been shortchanged in basic state education aid for years. This aid- called Foundation Aid – was promised, budgeted, frozen for four years and has not been fully restored. Developing state aid amounts needs to be aligned with a community’s actual ability to support its schools. I will develop fair and simpler methods to distribute education aid to our school districts in an equitable and timely manner. I will ensure the promised Foundation Aid is appropriated to each school district. East Ramapo The public school students of the East Ramapo School District have suffered for way too long. A long-term resolution for the financially-stressed school district is vital, as opposed to the short-term band-aid approaches utilized over the past six years. All involved must recognize this as a truly unique and complex situation. The community’s true poverty must be acknowledged. The education aid formula must accurately reflect local conditions. Comprehensive Ethics Reform The recently passed ethics reform legislation was only a start. It is not enough to restore the trust of New Yorkers in elected officials. Campaign finance reform must be examined, developed and implemented. Public financing of candidates for state office should be considered. Lowering the contribution limits by LLC’s and ensuring full transparency of the managers of LLC’s that make political contributions must be a priority. Forfeiture of pensions of convicted elected state officials must be finalized via an amendment to the NYS Constitution. State legislators should be able to earn additional outside income as long as the employment does not conflict with legislative responsibilities. A 47% pay increase is unacceptable. There is no doubt that considering state lawmakers have not received a raise since 1999, a more equitable pay increase amount should be agreed upon.[1] |
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| —Thomas F. DePrisco[2] | ||
Elections
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent David Carlucci defeated Thomas F. DePrisco in the New York State Senate District 38 general election.[3][4]
| New York State Senate, District 38 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  David Carlucci Incumbent |
65.01% | 77,317 | |
| Republican | Thomas F. DePrisco | 34.99% | 41,612 | |
| Total Votes | 118,929 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent David Carlucci ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 38 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David Carlucci Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Carlucci also ran on the Independence and Women's Equality Party tickets.
Thomas F. DePrisco ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 38 Republican primary.[5][6]
| New York State Senate, District 38 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Thomas F. DePrisco (unopposed) | |
DePrisco also ran on the Conservative and Reform Party tickets.
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See also
- New York State Senate
- New York State Senate District 38
- New York State Senate elections, 2016
- New York State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Thomas F. DePrisco, "Issues," accessed October 13, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
