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Member of Assembly, 6th District
Photo of Philip R. Ramos
Philip R. RamosOfficial portrait — New York State Assembly

Philip R. Ramos

Candidate for Member of Assembly, 6th District

Democratic, Working FamiliesIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Member of Assembly; Deputy Speaker

Phil Ramos was first elected to the Assembly in 2002 and serves as Deputy Speaker. He spent 20 years in the Suffolk County Police Department, including as an undercover narcotics officer and detective, retiring in 2001.

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Photo: Official portrait — New York State Assembly

Documented positions

Environment & parks

Government & transparency

  • Co-sponsored the Green Light Law on driver's licenses.In office

    The 2019 law lets New Yorkers apply for a driver's license regardless of immigration status; his official biography lists him as a co-sponsor or prime sponsor.

    Biography: Assemblymember Phil Ramos

    Government record · New York State Assembly · nyassembly.gov

    “He has been a co-sponsor and prime sponsor of several historic pieces of legislation, including the Green Light Law”
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Courts & justice

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