Full Name:
Patricia 'Pat' M. Maher
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
09/22/1959
Birth Place:
Rockville Center, NY
Home City:
East Meadow, NY
Religion:
Catholic
Attending, Healthcare and Public Policy, Hofstra University
JD, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, Touro College
MA, Humanities, Hofstra University, 1994
BA, History, University of South Carolina, 1982
Elected Member, Nassau County Democratic Committee, 2001-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 4, 1998, 2024
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 2, 2014, 2020
Candidate, New York Assembly, District 22, 2012
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 5, 2010
Candidate, Nassau County Legislator, District 13, 2005, 2009
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 6, 2002
No caucus information on file.
Licensed Real Estate Agent/Marketing/Branding Director, Laffey Fine Homes, 2006-present
Former Employee, Bankruptcy Clinic, Touro Law School
Former President, Maher Publication- Newspaper, Incorporated
Former Employee, Marshall B. Williams, South Carolina State Senate
Founder/President, Merrick Avenue Civic Association
Former Extern, United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York
Former Intern, United States Senate
Employee, Nassau County District Attorney's Office, 1986-1992
Member, Operation Splash, 2014-present
Moderator/Founder, Long Island Housing Forums, 2005-present
Founder/President, No Smoke 19, 2005-present
Former Member, CSEA Local 830
Member, Chamber of Commerce
Member, Council for a Livable World
Former Member, East Meadow League of Mercy
Member, Government Affairs Committee, Arthritis Foundation of Long Island
Member, Kiwanis
Member, League of Women Voters
Member, Lions Clubs International
President, Merrick Avenue Civic Assocation
Former Third Vice President, Nassau County Federation of Republican Women
Member, National Association of Professional Women
Member, Saint Raphael Parish
Member, The Long Island Breast Cancer Action Coalition
President, East Meadow Young Republicans, 1989
Current Car:
American made Chrysler mini van
Father's Occupation:
Owner and trainer of Standardbred Horses
Favorite Food:
Spaghetti
Favorite Vacation Spot:
Long Island
First Job:
Working at Modells in the Supermarket as a Checker and at the local library.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
reading; volunteer for local charitable organizations; attend civic engagement meetings
Mother's Name:
Doris Maher, RN, Ed.D.
Mother's Occupation:
I am the daughter of a U. S. Cadet Navy Nurse and teacher who served in WW II. I am currently fighting for the passage of the U.S. Nurse Cadet Equity Act which would give the 180,000 nurse cadet in WW II veteran's benefits.
Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:
Be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):
President John F. Kennedy
Priority Issues:
Helping those affected by Hurricane Sandy receive the benefits offered by FEMA and NY Rising. Many residents of the district are still homeless and paying a mortgage. I call on the federal and state governments to cut the red tape on Sandy relief and speed up rebuilding efforts. Many are waiting and Help has been hindered by red tape here too, and many are not eligible for these grants because they applied for government disaster loans in order to qualify for FEMA aid.
Those who took these loans because they were underpaid by insurance are now in debt to the government. Under federal law, the New York Rising grant money that could help get them home and out of debt would be a "duplication of benefits." We need to change this law now!
People should not be penalized for taking the only help available at the time, and no one who had insurance should be forced to pay for this storm for the rest of their lives.
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
We need to make Nassau and Suffolk Counties affordable places to live, create well paying jobs and to LOWER OUR TAXES. For many years I have held housing forums in conjunction with the Long Island Housing Partnership. Residents took action that has encouraged government to pass laws to create middle income affordable new homes for residents in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
I believe that jobs, and by extension, economic growth, are created
by the consumer demand of a strong and vibrant middle class. But the
middle class needs good-paying jobs, with the opportunity for upward
mobility, for everyone to prosper.
Over the last thirty years, income inequality has skyrocketed. The
middle class has shrunk, and this has strongly correlated with the
decline of unions and the expansion of free trade. 95% of all income
gains since 2009 have gone to the richest 1%, with most of that income
coming from capital gains, not from work.
There are many ways to make the economy work for everyone. I believe
in strong communities anchored by small businesses on our main streets
and in our downtowns. The right of unions to organize and collectively
bargain must be protected to elevate and expand the middle class. Ending
free trade and negotiating for fair trade will protect jobs here at
home and bring some back from overseas. Rebuilding our infrastructure
and investing in new projects like bridges, roads, and wind farms will
create jobs as well.