Health Care For All
Tom is committed to seeing that everyone has access to good quality, affordable health care. As an Assembly member, Tom wrote the law that lets New York schools have EpiPens for Emergency Use. He voted for the Medical Marijuana Program to treat serious medical conditions, and restrict kids’ access to vaping products. He helped combat heroin addiction by passing laws to increase access to treatment and Nalaxone antidote kits.
Pro-Choice
As an Assemblymember, Tom was rated 100% Pro-Choice by CHOICE MATTERS and PLANNED PARENTHOOD. A longtime women’s health advocate, Tom co-sponsored the bill making Roe v. Wade New York State law.
Taking On Gun Violence & The NRA
Tom has worked to reduce gun violence. He doesn’t just talk about it. He does it. As an Assemblymember, Tom drafted New York’s new 3D-Printed Ghost Gun Ban and supported the recently enacted “Red Flag” Law, 30-Day Background Check Law, Bump Stock Ban, and Municipal Gun Buyback Program. Tom was a strong advocate for the state’s landmark NY SAFE Act (2013), and sponsored legislation to keep guns out of children’s hands by requiring safe storage, to require mental health evaluations for prospective gun buyers, and notifying domestic violence survivors when their abuser attempts to buy firearms. He voted to classify gun violence as a health crisis. Tom was consistently rated a Gun Sense Candidate By MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA