David Carlucci

David S. Carlucci (born April 3, 1981) is an American politician in Rockland County, New York.

Carlucci defeated Vanderhoef and won 53 percent of the vote, picking up a seat that had not been held by a Democrat since 1984.

He was one of the youngest senators elected to the New York State Senate at just 29-years-old.

Carlucci went on to win four more general elections.

He graduated from Rockland Community College in 2000.

He went on to attend Cornell University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial and labor relations in 2002.

Carlucci worked as a financial planner for American Express from 2002 to 2003 and worked in Congressman Eliot Engel's office as a staff assistant from 2004 to 2005.

In 2003, Carlucci made his first political run for the office of Town Clerk in the Town of Clarkstown.

Carlucci lost to the 28-year incumbent, Republican Patricia Sheridan.

In 2006, he defeated Sheridan by 294 votes at the age of 24.

Carlucci was one of the youngest senators elected to the New York State Senate in 2010 at just 29 years old.[3] Carlucci served as the chair of the Committee on Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities.

In May 2010, Carlucci announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for New York State Senate in District 38.

That same month incumbent, Republican Thomas Morahan announced he would not be seeking re-election.

Morahan who was 78-years-old was seeking treatment for Leukemia.

In June 2010, Rockland republicans nominated then Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef over Rockland County Legislator Ed Day, as the Republican nominee.

Carlucci has passed more than 130 bills that were signed into law since 2011.

He supported the SAFE Act, raise the age of criminal responsibility, a $15/hr minimum wage plan, and paid family leave policy.

In 2014, Carlucci's bill to create a relapse prevention program to combat heroin addiction in New York State would be signed into law by Governor Cuomo.

David Carlucci secured funding for the Nyack Skate Park “Working with my colleagues in the Senate, we were able to secure a grant that will finally [let Nyack] complete this project,” said Carlucci.

“It makes it easier when it comes from the ground up…when the community really comes together and sees that vision.”

David Carlucci Co-sponsored legislation to redesign the handicap logo after 45 years.

Carlucci explained “New York is again leading the way by being the first state in the Nation to update our outdated ‘handicap’ signs with a more active, engaging symbol.

Working together we will continue to be a shining example for disability rights throughout the country,”

In 2015, Carlucci proposed legislation to create the Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund which would later be signed into law by Governor Cuomo.

The Mental Illness Anti-Stigma Fund will support critical programs to eliminate the stigma surrounding mental health issues and received funding from a tax check-off box which appeared on state income tax forms.

Carlucci declared “The signing of this bill into law is the first step to eliminating the stigma of mental illness from our society, New Yorkers can now directly help end the stigma by making a donation that will fund mental health public awareness campaigns across the state."

David Carlucci sponsored legislation making the heroin - overdose antidote Naloxone available over the counter.

Carlucci stated In a letter to state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, "As the number of overdoses increases, so should the amount of people who have access to naloxone, By issuing a standing order, you will make naloxone, which has not been shown to be a dangerous drug, more accessible, and in turn save more lives."

He also defeated a primary challenger, Julie Goldberg, in 2018.

All of his former IDC colleagues faced similar primary challenges and most were defeated.

In October 2019, Carlucci announced his bid for the United States House of Representatives for NY's 17th congressional district.

to replace retiring Representative Nita Lowey.

He lost to attorney Mondaire Jones of Rockland County in the Democratic Primary.

Carlucci was born in Clarkstown, New York, and raised in Rockland County.

He attended Clarkstown High School North and ran track.

Following the Monsey Hanukkah stabbing in December 2019 which came amid a state-wide and national increase in anti-Semitic crimes and incidents, Senator Carlucci collaborated with former Governor Andrew Cuomo to draft a bill to create a formal state statute against domestic terrorism.

A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state senator for the 38th district, which includes most of Rockland County and parts of Westchester County until December 2020.

Together, they passed the "Josef Neumann Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act of 2020" named after one of the victims of the stabbing.

The bill was implemented into New York State law through the 2020 budget and exists as the first domestic terrorism law in the nation.

The assailant of the 2022 Buffalo shooting, who shot and killed 10 Black people in a supermarket, was the first individual to be charged under the domestic terrorism statute.