Gary Stein

Stein earned his B.S. in finance from New York University in 1978.[1]

Gary Stein did not complete [the profile publisher]'s 2026 Candidate Connection survey.

Stein's website highlighted the following campaign themes and issues:[14]

A tax plan for consideration statewide:

Excerpt: "Local authorities should lower top pay of teachers 10%, firemen and police, 20%. Starting pay stays same, everyone in-between adjusted in a graduated scale from top to bottom. Protect pension. Pension still based on highest last salary. Future Assemblyman will take on State Police highest salary, all by himself."

Excerpt: "Lower local property taxes 20%"

Excerpt: "Eliminate the personal and corporate income tax to stimulate the economy."

Excerpt: "Raise the sales tax 2%. Reduce it 1% after 1 yr., and let other 1% expire after 4 yrs, coinciding with the 2017 Gubernatorial election."

Excerpt: "Install a commission to determine which programs are on the chopping block in anticipation of gridlock associated with #4 above."

Ballot reform

Excerpt: "End the 'Soprano States' rigged primary and general election ballots . Stop bracketing candidates, ballot slogans and preferential columns."

According to his website, Stein's campaign platform included the following issues:[15]

Single-payer health care

National sales tax, plus higher income taxes for the top 10%, eliminating income taxes for the bottom 90%

Offering statehood to Mexico