New York City Campaign Finance Board
 
48th City Council District
  MICHAEL C. NELSON  
  Democratic


  
  Party Enrolled In: Democratic


  
  Occupation: Member, NYC Council; Chair, Revenue Forecasting Sub-Committee; Member, Finance, Land Use and Govt. Operations Committees


  
  Occupational Background: U.S. Air Force; Outreach Coordinator, Counselor at C.I.H; Director of Community Relations, Congressman Schumer; Chief of Staff, State Senator Kruger


  
  Educational Background: BS in Education


  
  Organizational Affiliations: Jewish War Veterans, Sheepshead Bay Historical Society, B’nai Brith, Ocean Avenue Jewish Center, American Legion, Vietnam Veterans of America, Knights of Pythias, Holocaust Memorial Committee, Alzheimer’s and Aging Resource Center of Brooklyn


  
  Prior Public Experience: Member, NYC Council; VP, Community School Board 21


  

 

MIKE NELSON IS OUR FULL-TIME COUNCILMAN:

FOR SENIORS:

*REDUCING RENTS

*STOP CLOSING of SENIOR CENTERS

*Expanding the EPIC program to CUT THE COSTS of needed PRESCRIPTIONS

*EXPANDING SERVICES for the elderly

FOR CHILDREN:

*Making school Buses SAFER

*Requiring SAFETY LOCKS on handguns

QUALITY OF LIFE:

*Extending and Improving RENT PROTECTIONS for TENANTS

*Requiring the ELIMINATION OF RATS before granting building permits

*REPLACING TREES removed during construction

*Hands-on REMOVAL OF GRAFFITI with local organizations

*Close monitoring of Passover food prices to PREVENT CONSUMER RIP-OFFS

*FULL-TIME, FULL-SERVICE COMMUNITY OFFICE


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