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Ra is a member of the Assembly. Working with the State Senate, the Assembly can propose and pass laws that regulate local police departments throughout the state. It could create state oversight of police officers, which currently does not exist, or make internal police investigations public in New York.
Ra, of Franklin Square, is serving his second term. He practices land use and real estate law for a Uniondale firm, and holds an undergraduate degree from Loyola University of Maryland as well as a law degree from St. John's University and a master's of law from Cardozo School of Law.
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