State

Member of Assembly, 15th District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the Assembly votes on New York laws and the state budget in the State Assembly.

Covers part of Nassau County.

Candidates Compare by issue

Dean Tarulli

Democratic

Government program manager; former Westchester County flood mitigation director

The gist

Supports raising High Tax Aid for Long Island schools.
Opposes state-mandated housing development; supports local choice.
Supports stronger oversight of state spending.

More about Dean

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Supports raising High Tax Aid for Long Island schools.
Dean Tarulli for State Assembly
Campaign website · deanfordistrict15.com
“I'll push updating and raising High Tax Aid and the outdated funding formulas that have left Long Island behind”
Opposes state-mandated housing development; supports local choice.
Dean Tarulli for State Assembly
Campaign website · deanfordistrict15.com
“built the way our communities choose, not forced on us by top-down state mandates”
Supports stronger oversight of state spending.
Dean Tarulli for State Assembly
Campaign website · deanfordistrict15.com
“with real oversight and less waste for better investments”

Paolo A. Pironi

Republican, Conservative

Owner, Pironi Homes

The gist

Supports lowering taxes and reining in state spending.
Opposes what he calls pro-criminal laws.

More about Paolo

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Supports lowering taxes and reining in state spending.
Paolo Pironi for NY State Assembly
Campaign website · pironiforny.com
“We need to lower the tax burden, rein in spending, and start making it easier—not harder—to live and stay here.”
Long Island Republicans launch bids for Congress, Assembly seats
News coverage · Long Island Press · Apr 14, 2026 · longislandpress.com
“We need to lower the tax burden, rein in spending”
Opposes what he calls pro-criminal laws.
Paolo Pironi for NY State Assembly
Campaign website · pironiforny.com
“Paolo will Fight High Taxes, Soaring Utility Bills, and Pro-Criminal Laws.”

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