State Assembly Member - District 64
Michael Tannousis
Republican Assembly member for District 64 since Jan. 1, 2021, re-elected in 2022 and 2024; he became chair of the Staten Island Republican Party on Oct. 7, 2022.
Where they stand
Crime, policing and bail
Supports changing the state's bail law and sponsors a bill to restore judges' discretion in bail decisions. Sponsors a bill to keep cannabis stores farther from schools and houses of worship and restrict their distance from child day care; voted against a 2026 law changing dispensary proximity limits for schools and houses of worship and against the Keep Police Radio Public Act.
Tolls, congestion pricing and transit service
Sponsors a bill to repeal congestion pricing and require an independent forensic audit of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Housing costs and tenant law
Sponsored a 2024 bill to exclude squatters from the legal definition of a tenant, lengthen the possession period before tenancy rights attach from 30 to 60 days, and make squatting third-degree criminal trespass.
Background
Based in Great Kills, Staten Island
A former prosecutor in the Bronx and Staten Island district attorneys' offices, he earlier worked as an aide to then-City Council Minority Leader James Oddo and as counsel to Council Member Joseph Borelli.
- Member of the New York State Assembly for District 64 since Jan. 1, 2021
- Elected Nov. 3, 2020, defeating Democrat Brandon Patterson with 58.5% of the vote after winning the Republican primary over Marko Kepi with 56.3%; re-elected in 2022 with 97.9% and on Nov. 5, 2024 with 97.3% of the vote
- Became chair of the Staten Island Republican Party on Oct. 7, 2022
- Assistant District Attorney in the Bronx District Attorney's Office beginning in 2011; hired by Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon in 2016; worked as a prosecutor for eight years
- His campaign says that in the Staten Island District Attorney's office he secured Ricky Dennis's double-murder trial conviction and prosecuted Michael Sykes's retrial
- Began his public service career in 2006 as an aide to then-City Council Minority Leader James Oddo; later counsel to City Council Member Joseph Borelli
- Former board member of the Cyprus-US Chamber of Commerce and delegate for the Cyprus Federation of America
- B.A. in political science from Binghamton University; J.D. from Pace University School of Law; graduate of Monsignor Farrell High School
- Born on Staten Island on Dec. 8, 1983, and raised there as the son of immigrants from Cyprus; lives in Great Kills with his wife, Anna
- Advanced from the Republican primary for Assembly District 64 without appearing on the ballot after the June 23, 2026 primary was canceled
Support
Conservative Party of New York State
Also on your ballot on the Conservative Party line
Money
$34K
raised
Top donors: Law PAC of New York, IAFF FIRE Pac, Rpac Of New York State
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