Candidate Profile: ​Vibhuti Jha Running For Assembly District 16

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — Nov. 8 is Election Day and Patch is profiling the candidates on Long Island. Republican Vibhuti Jha, 70, is a businessman running against Democrat Gina Sillitti who is running for a third term in Assembly District 16.

Read Jha's answers to Patch's questions below.

Vibhuti Jha

Why are you seeking this office?

As a person who has immigrated to the United States, I am keenly focused on preserving the "American Dream" for families who call Long Island home. I am ready to take my experience as a successful business and finance professional to fix what's wrong in Albany. Extreme socialists have passed cashless bail laws, which have freed killers, drug dealers and gang members, to the utter disregard of the law-abiding citizens. I will work towards reversing the dangerous bail laws. Long Islanders need real tax relief. I will push to make the gas tax rollback permanent instead of it being an election time gimmick. I will also fight to reverse the $1 billion commuter tax , aka congestion pricing.

What other issues do you intend to address?

In addition, we need to restore the policies that made America the most prosperous country in the world where people aspire to migrate to at any given point in time. Becoming prosperous and achieving success cannot be vilified and foiled via failed socialist policies. I will work towards ensuring the policies that enables us to fulfill the "American Dream" we all aspire to achieve. Beware of those who talk about offering things for free to lure us in believing a false doctrine. If we want to address real problems, we have to ask tough questions or else we will continue to suffer from unsolved problems. Our war on drugs, war on terrorism , a comprehensive immigration plans and many other issues remain unsolved.