Steve Katz (politician)
Steve Katz | |
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Greg Ball | |
Succeeded by | Kevin Byrne |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Jericho, New York | August 11, 1953
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Nicole |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Mohegan Lake, New York |
Alma mater | Cornell University University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Veterinarian, Politician |
Website | www |
Stephen M. Katz (born August 11, 1953)
Early life
Katz earned a
Since 1989, Katz has been a veterinarian in private practice, while maintaining a residence in the
Around 2009, Katz and his family became active members of a local Tea Party, which sparked his political enthusiasm and made him decide to run for office.[17]
Political career
A political newcomer, Katz was elected assemblyman for the 99th Assembly District on November 2, 2010, as a candidate of the
Katz staked out
As one of his first official acts as an assemblyman, Katz offered to provide free veterinary care for the police dogs of the K-9 unit in his home town of Yorktown, as the town was facing a budget crisis.[33][34] In addition to Yorktown, the 99th Assembly District Katz represents in the New York State Assembly includes the towns of Somers and North Salem in Westchester, the towns of Carmel, Patterson, Southeast and the village of Brewster in Putnam County, and the town of Pawling and village of Pawling in Dutchess County.[35]
Marijuana
As a member of both the Assembly's Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee and Higher Education Committee, in 2012 Katz voted against a bill that would have legalized medical marijuana.[36][37][38] A year later, and 11 weeks after being ticketed for the illegal possession of marijuana (see below), he reversed positions and voted in favor of another bill to legalize medical marijuana in New York state. Katz explained his earlier vote as the result of a "divergence between the will of his district and his core beliefs."[39]
In March 2013, Katz was stopped by a state trooper on the
In 2015, Katz developed the company Therabis,[42] using his political connections to secure funding for his private business venture. Therabis aims to heal animals using marijuana-based products. No animals have been reported to be harmed by use of Therabis.
References
- ^ a b "Legislative Preview: Meet The New Members". The Capitol. Manhattan Media. January 6, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Propper, David (December 28, 2016). "Putnam County's 2016 Year in Review". Putnam Examiner. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Reynolds, William Joseph. "Katz Sworn in as 99th District's New Assemblyman Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. January 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c d Haley, T.J. "Snake-Wrestling Tea Partier Runs for Assembly Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Putnam County Courier. September 2, 2010.
- ^ Vitelli, Andrew. "Ball, Katz Pledge for Self-Imposed Term Limits[permanent dead link]." Putnam Examiner. August 23, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz, Tully tout their independence in Assembly race." The Journal News. October 10, 2010.
- ^ Reynolds, William Joseph. "Dr. Steven Katz is Running for NYS Assembly Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. July 16, 2010.
- ^ "Bronx Veterinary center, Our Staff Archived 2010-08-21 at the Wayback Machine." Retrieved January 2, 2011.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz secures signatures to force GOP primary, secure Independence line[permanent dead link]." The Journal News. July 16, 2010.
- ^ Cusano, Art. "Katz lays out reform platform in Yorktown[permanent dead link]." The North County News. July 27, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz, Borkowski trade jabs at GOP forum in Putnam." The Journal News. August 26, 2010.
- ^ Panny, Carli-Rae. "‘Everyday Man’ Katz Currently in Lead Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Putnam County Courier. September 16, 2010.
- ^ Pesheva, Plamena. "Katz: "New York State on Life Support and Dying" Because of Taxes Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. August 13, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Yorktown and Cortlandt region: Ball backs Katz in 99th AD as Borkowski ad hits English-only 'hypocrisy'[permanent dead link]." The Journal News. September 8, 2010.
- ^ Cusano, Art. "Primary Candidates trade barbs in last major debate before primary." The North County News. September 9, 2010.
- ^ Pesheva, Plamena. "Katz Announces Victory in 99th A.D. Primary Election Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. September 24, 2010.
- ^ Brian J. Howard (January 13, 2011). "Yorktown's Katz ready to bring the Tea Party to Albany". Journal News. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Assembly: Steve Katz, Tea Party candidate, ahead by wide margin." The Journal News. November 2, 2010.
- ^ Gallagher, Sean. "Katz and Tully Debate Fiscal Reform and Taxes Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. October 20, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz enjoys big cash advantage in 99th Assembly race[permanent dead link]." The Journal News. October 29, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Steve Katz, Tea Party candidate, leads Jim Borkowski in 99th AD GOP primary." The Journal News. September 15, 2010.
- ^ Cornell, Scott. "Katz looks to get NY back to work[permanent dead link]." The North County News. October 6, 2010.
- ^ Pesheva, Plamena. "Katz Calls for Freezing Property Taxes for Senior Citizens Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. October 23, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz hammers Borkowski over 2009 Working Families line." The Journal News. September 13, 2010.
- ^ Gross, Eric. "Katz Wins 99th Assembly District Seat Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Putnam County Courier. November 4, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "With one district left to count, Katz widens lead over Borkowski in 99th AD." The Journal News. September 17, 2010.
- ^ Pesheva, Plamena. "Katz Announces Fiscal Emergency, Wants to Restore Fiscal Responsibility Through 9-Point Plan Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine." Yorktown Patch. August 5, 2010.
- ^ Moser, Anna Lillian. "Two Yorktown Conservatives Eye 99th District Assembly Seat." Putnam Examiner. March 8, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "GOP Assembly candidates call for English as state language." The Journal News. September 8, 2010.
- YNN Hudson Valley. January 2, 2011.
- ^ Auchterlonie, Tom. "Castelli, Regional Politicians Come Out Against Hydrofracking in Its Current State." Yorktown Patch. October 14, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz declares fiscal emergency, lays out 9-point plan for Albany[permanent dead link]." The Journal News. August 5, 2010.
- ^ Cornell, Scott. "Katz offers to care for dogs in K-9 unit." The North County News. November 24, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz saves dogs – Councilman credits offer with helping save K9 unit." The Journal News. November 17, 2010.
- ^ Howard, Brian. "Katz, Ball ride Tea Party wave to victory in legislative races[permanent dead link]." The Journal News. November 4, 2010.
- ^ Seller, Casey (March 15, 2013). "Legislator charged with pot possession". (Albany) Times-Union.
- ^ "Steve Katz Arrested: New York State Assemblyman Charged With Marijuana Possession". Huffington Post. March 15, 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Nahmias, Laura (March 15, 2013). "Assemblyman Steve Katz Ticketed for Marijuana Possession". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Jon (June 3, 2013). "Assemblyman Steve Katz reverses medicinal marijuana position". Journal News. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
- ^ Campbell, Jon (April 25, 2013). "Assemblyman Steve Katz gets plea deal in marijuana charge". Journal News. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
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- ^ "Home". therabis.com.