Assemblyman Ed Ra with the 2025 Women of Distinction honorees. L-R back row: Kristy Chiafair, Evelyn Fasano, Assemblyman Ra, Alexa Rago, Kelly Gannon. Front row: Jennifer Camacho, Christine Randazzo, Maria Leitao, Cathy Menzies, Nancy Widman.

Assembly Ed Ra pictured with young Marines at the veteran’s BBQ.

Assembly Ed Ra pictured with young Marines at the veteran’s BBQ.

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava and Post Commander John Conway along with veterans from Assembly District 19 and members of Boy scout Troop 93 on Aug. 7, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava and Post Commander John Conway along with veterans from Assembly District 19 and members of Boy scout Troop 93 (left) and the Bar-B-Que Boyz (right) on Aug. 7, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava and Post Commander John Conway along with veterans from Assembly District 19 and members of Boy scout Troop 93 (left) and the Bar-B-Que Boyz (right) on Aug. 7, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray, Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti, Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava and Post Commander John Conway along with veterans from Assembly District 19 and members of Boy scout Troop 93 (left) and the Bar-B-Que Boyz (right) on Aug. 7, 2025.

Own Isenberg of Mineola Middle School (right) along with his fifth-grade teacher Ms. Jenna Cavuto and Mineola Middle School Principal Ms. Amy Trojanowski at the contest ceremony.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with the 24 semi-finalists.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured (left) with Assemblyman Daniel J. Norber (R,C-Great Neck) and Meadow Drive School Principal Ms. Jennie Fahey on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured (left) with Assemblyman Daniel J. Norber (R,C-Great Neck) and Meadow Drive School Principal Ms. Jennie Fahey on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured (left) with Assemblyman Daniel J. Norber (R,C-Great Neck) and Meadow Drive School Principal Ms. Jennie Fahey on Tuesday, June 24, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with scholarship recipient Marco Valle and New Hyde Park Memorial High School Principal Ms. Rosemary DeGennaro.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) speaking at the Tax Day press conference on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Hillside Public Library staff: Tara Socha, Director Charlene Noll, Ken Breitweg, Christen Ambadjes and Gillian Demetriou (left). Ra pictured with Jennifer Maichin, assistant principal at Mineola High School, Krista O’Donnell, advisor of the Mineola High School Student Service Center and Mineola High School students (right).

Assemblyman Ed Ra pictured with Hillside Public Library staff: Tara Socha, Director Charlene Noll, Ken Breitweg, Christen Ambadjes and Gillian Demetriou (left). Ra pictured with Jennifer Maichin, assistant principal at Mineola High School, Krista O’Donnell, advisor of the Mineola High School Student Service Center and Mineola High School students (right).

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with police officers from Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct (left). Principal Deanna Sinito and students from Cornwell Avenue School pictured with letters for law enforcement officers (right).

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with police officers from Nassau County Police Department’s 5th Precinct (left). Principal Deanna Sinito and students from Cornwell Avenue School pictured with letters for law enforcement officers (right).

Students from Manor Oaks pictured with their teacher Ms. Christina Sciarrotto, principal Jane Ruthkowski and Assemblyman Ra (left). Members of the Mineola Middle School student council helped load up the donations onto the U-Haul (right).

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with a participating veteran, Gary Glick, and Notre Dame School eighth-grade student Kameron Patel, who created his biography on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.

Back row-Mary-Grace Tomecki, Natalie Osorio, Michelle Notti, Bernadette Sosnowski-Funk, Kathleen Mauceri, Diane Jones, Rachel Lubertine, Assemblyman Ra; front row-Juliette Giorgio, Anita Fitzpatrick-Carbain, Kimberly Corcoran-Galante, Marilynn Bauman and Ninfa Annunziata.

Back row-Assemblyman Ra, Kimberly Corcoran-Galante, Bernadette Sosnowski-Funk, Rachel Lubertine, Kathleen Mauceri, Michelle Notti, Juliette Giorgio; front row-Marilynn Bauman, Ninfa Annunziata, Anita Fitzpatrick-Carbain, Diane Jones and Natalie Orsorio.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with the 23 participating veterans (left) and veteran Jophiel Philips pictured with students who will create his biography (right) on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with Town of Hempstead Councilman Thomas Muscarella, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava, Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Nassau County Legislator John Giuffre, along with veterans from the 19th district and their guests (left) and the Bar-B-Que Boyz (right) on Aug. 8, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with Town of Hempstead Councilman Thomas Muscarella, Town of North Hempstead Town Clerk Ragini Srivastava, Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips, Nassau County Legislator John Giuffre, along with veterans from the 19th district and their guests (left) and the Bar-B-Que Boyz (right) on Aug. 8, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with semi-finalists (left), winner Mohini Moolsankar and honorable mention awardee Elyse Fabre (right) at the contest ceremony at Mineola Middle School on Monday, June 17, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) at the contest ceremony at Mineola Middle School on Monday, June 17, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) with Principal Ms. Odone and students from Hemlock School on Friday, June 14, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with Ms. Justino and her class of Kindergarteners from Locust School.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with Christopher Dizon, Nicole Wood, Mrs. Marianna Bruno, Zaara Khan and Antonio Brugellis.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) joins the call for urgent reforms to the NYS Parole Board to ensure the safety of law enforcement and restore public safety, Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) pictured with participants of his Bike Rodeo on Saturday, June 1, 2024, at Garden City Middle School, sponsored by the Garden City PTA and facilitated in cooperation with the New York Coalition for Transportation Safety.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) advocates for collaboration among local and state lawmakers, along with economic representatives, to facilitate a prosperous state and ease the tax burden on New York residents and businesses, Monday, April 15, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) at a press conference to highlight two bills related to the criminal case in Suffolk County where body parts were discovered in a local park on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.

Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) at a press conference to share serious concerns regarding access and affordability challenges impacting parents and children throughout the state on Monday, March 11, 2024.