John Mikulin

John Mikulin
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 17th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 30, 2018
Preceded byThomas McKevitt
Personal details
Born (1988-04-07) April 7, 1988 (age 36)
Bethpage, New York
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBethpage, New York
Alma materSt. John's University (New York City) (B.A./M.A.) Touro Law School (J.D.)
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John Mikulin (born April 7, 1988) is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 17th district, which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican, Mikulin was first elected in a 2018 special election.

Mikulin was born and raised in Bethpage, New York. An attorney, he attended St. John's University (New York City) where he attained a B.A., a M.A. and his J.D at Touro Law School.[1] Prior to serving in the legislature, Mikulin was President of the Island Trees Library Board and served as the Deputy Town Attorney in the Town of Hempstead.[2]

In 2017, Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt opted to run for the Nassau County Legislature, and won.[3] Required to vacate his seat, a special election was called for April 24, 2018.[4] Mikulin soon after was nominated by local Republicans to run for the seat.[5] A safely Republican seat, Mikulin went on to defeat Democrat Matthew W. Malin with 63% of the vote.[6] He was easily reelected to a full term in 2018.[7]

Mikulin and his wife, Corinne, reside in Bethpage.

References

  1. ^ "Snow, Mikulin square off for 17th A.D. seat". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  2. ^ "Mikulin takes AD17 Republican primary over Coll". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  3. ^ "Mikulin gets to work in Albany". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  4. ^ "Mikulin wins Assembly District 17 special election". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  5. ^ "Dems, GOP pick contenders for McKevitt's Assembly seat". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 17 Special Race - Apr 24, 2018". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - NY Assembly 17 Race - Nov 06, 2018". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.