Spotlight on the NY 1st Congressional District

• B.A., High Honors, Princeton University
• MBA with Distinction, Harvard Business School
• Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of CloudBlue, a leading provider of recyclying services for electronic equipment, 2008
• Co-Founder and chief executive officer of OfficeTiger, providing business support services
• Selected by Institutional Investor as one of the top influencers in the finance industry
• Named a winner in the New York Top Ten Awards by the Executive Council of New York
• Member - Smithtown Chamber of Commerce
• Active participant - New Yorkers for Growth

ISSUES

• Economy: I am a proud fiscal conservative committed to free market principles. My top priority is to promote proven pro-growth and low tax policies for the First Congressional District and our nation.
• Homeland Security: At home inside the First Congressional District, I will work to ensure that we receive the Homeland Security funding needed for our police and fire departments and the Long Island Rail Road, as well as our ports and highways. I will stand opposed to any effort made by the Obama Administration to transfer Khalid Sheik Mohammed and any other 9/11 terrorists from Guantanamo to New York City for trial in federal civilian court.
• Immigration: We must expeditiously complete the construction of the southern border fence and enact strong reforms to stop illegal immigration. No one should be rewarded for coming here illegally. I will not support any legislation that contains amnesty for illegal aliens.
• Pro-Family Values: The single greatest influence on my outlook on life, and how I will represent the 1st Congressional District in Congress, stems from my marriage and the birth of my son, Noah. I am pro-family and pro-life.
• National Defense: We must ensure: that our military remains the world's strongest and most agile, able to handle traditional and evolving threats; that our intelligence community receives the full backing of the federal government -- in word and deed -- and becomes ever more proficient at anticipating impending danger; and that we continue to nurture the international alliances and relationships that promote peace and security. We must ensure that our veterans and military receive the benefits and services they have earned through service to our nation.
• Social Security and Medicare: I will fight to preserve, protect and strengthen Medicare and Social Security now, and for future generations. 
• Education: We need schools with high standards, accountability, outstanding teachers and effective administrators that prepare our children for an increasingly competitive global workplace, especially in science, technology, engineering and math. I would support charter schools and tax credits for attending faith-based or other non-public schools and the option of home schooling.
• Environment and Energy: I support an "all-of-the-above" package of steps to overhaul our energy policy: environmentally-responsible domestic oil drilling; greater use of safe nuclear power; investment in alternative energy sources, like solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower; the production of clean coal to power cars and planes; and the extraction of additional natural gas to cook our food and heat our homes.
• Defend our Constitutional Rights: I will work tirelessly to preserve the rights of the individual and our state by upholding the constitutional limits and restraints placed on government by our nation's founders. I will fight to defend every law-abiding American's right to protect their family and property.