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Tracy Mitrano

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Committee Member, Tompkins County Broadband Committee

Education

  • JD, Law, Cornell University Law School, 1995
  • PhD, American and Women's History, State University of New York at Binghampton, 1981-1989
  • PhD, Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1989
  • MA, History, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983
  • BA, English and History, University of Rochester, 1977-1981

Professional Experience

  • JD, Law, Cornell University Law School, 1995
  • PhD, American and Women's History, State University of New York at Binghampton, 1981-1989
  • PhD, Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1989
  • MA, History, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983
  • BA, English and History, University of Rochester, 1977-1981
  • Principal, Mitrano & Associates, 2014-present
  • Former Director, EDUCAUSE Hawkins Leadership Roundtable
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, Itaca College
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, John Cabot University
  • Cybersecurity Consultant, Contractor, 2015-2016
  • Consultant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-2015
  • Director of Information Technology Policy, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Director of Internet Culture Policy and Law, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Member/Treasurer/Secretary/Vice President, EDUCAUSE Board of Directors, 2006-2010
  • Instructor, Culture, Law, and Politics, Cornell University, 1991-1992

Political Experience

  • JD, Law, Cornell University Law School, 1995
  • PhD, American and Women's History, State University of New York at Binghampton, 1981-1989
  • PhD, Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1989
  • MA, History, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983
  • BA, English and History, University of Rochester, 1977-1981
  • Principal, Mitrano & Associates, 2014-present
  • Former Director, EDUCAUSE Hawkins Leadership Roundtable
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, Itaca College
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, John Cabot University
  • Cybersecurity Consultant, Contractor, 2015-2016
  • Consultant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-2015
  • Director of Information Technology Policy, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Director of Internet Culture Policy and Law, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Member/Treasurer/Secretary/Vice President, EDUCAUSE Board of Directors, 2006-2010
  • Instructor, Culture, Law, and Politics, Cornell University, 1991-1992
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 23, 2018, 2020

Former Committees/Caucuses

Committee Member, Tompkins County Broadband Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • JD, Law, Cornell University Law School, 1995
  • PhD, American and Women's History, State University of New York at Binghampton, 1981-1989
  • PhD, Philosophy, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1989
  • MA, History, State University of New York at Binghamton, 1983
  • BA, English and History, University of Rochester, 1977-1981
  • Principal, Mitrano & Associates, 2014-present
  • Former Director, EDUCAUSE Hawkins Leadership Roundtable
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, Itaca College
  • Former Visiting Professor of Law and Communications, John Cabot University
  • Cybersecurity Consultant, Contractor, 2015-2016
  • Consultant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2014-2015
  • Director of Information Technology Policy, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Director of Internet Culture Policy and Law, Cornell University, 2001-2014
  • Member/Treasurer/Secretary/Vice President, EDUCAUSE Board of Directors, 2006-2010
  • Instructor, Culture, Law, and Politics, Cornell University, 1991-1992
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 23, 2018, 2020
  • Volunteer, Cornell University
  • Co-Organizer, Higher Education Privacy Conference
  • Member, National Institute for Technology in Liberal Arts Education
  • Former Member, New York State Board of Education Task Force on Distance Education
  • Former Member, Tompkins County Legislature’s Broadband Committee
  • Trustee, Tompkins County Library Board of Trustees
  • Former Member, EDUCAUSE Security Task Force, 2001-2005
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

New York Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

Speeches
Events

2020

Oct. 11
Allegany Town Hall

Sun 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

Oct. 10
Horseheads Town Hall

Sat EDT

Tracy Mitrano

Oct. 5
Climate Change Farm Documentary

Mon 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT