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Michael Tannousis
Republican · Conservative · Incumbent
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issues on record
Stances
Taxes
Not on record
New York should raise taxes on its highest earners to pay for public programs.
Raise
Don’t raise
Bail
More power
Judges should have more power to hold people in jail before trial.
More power
No change
Tannousis, a former prosecutor, is campaigning in 2026 on restoring judicial discretion in bail decisions. In 2023 he sponsored a bill to let judges consider whether a person charged with a felony is a danger to the community.
SILive.com via Yahoo News · 2026-10-10
The American Dream Brought Them Both to Staten Island. Politics Divides Them
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New York State Assembly · 2023-05-25
Tannousis: Legislation to Give Further Judicial Discretion Blocked in The Assembly
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Drafted from the source. Not yet checked by a person.
Congestion pricing
End
The Manhattan congestion toll should stay.
Keep
End
Tannousis was a plaintiff in a January 2024 lawsuit to stop congestion pricing and introduced legislation to repeal it.
“Congestion pricing is not only another tax burden that will be placed on our community, but it will ultimately lead to an increase in traffic in our area.”
Staten Island Advance (reposted by Representative Malliotakis) · 2024-01-08
Local elected officials sign on to lawsuit filed against NYC congestion pricing program
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This is from 2024. It may not be their position today.
Drafted from the source. Not yet checked by a person.
Immigration
Not on record
Local police should stay out of federal immigration enforcement.
Stay out
Take part
Climate deadlines
Not on record
New York should keep its climate law's current deadlines, with no more delays.
Hold
Don’t hold
Abortion
Not on record
Abortion should stay legal and accessible in New York as it is today.
Keep
Restrict
Charter schools
Not on record
New York should allow more charter schools.
Allow more
Keep cap
On the ballot
NYS Board of Elections · 2026-10-07
General Election Ballot Certification (Oct 7, 2026)
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