Mike Scala is a product of south Queens, where he was born and lived most his life. He is an attorney with experience in both the private and public sectors and a record of getting results. He earned his Juris Doctor in 2012, launching a grassroots campaign for Congress his final year of study. His message of bringing an outsider’s voice to government resonated with voters and he earned more votes than the incumbent Congressmember in Assembly districts covering the Rockaways, Broad Channel and Richmond Hill. Prior to his admission to the New York state bar, he worked for the legal department of New York State United Teachers and in health care with the non-profit National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Mike has also served as legal counsel and legislative director in the NY State Senate. His duties included drafting, managing, and negotiating proposed laws. He maintained an office in Albany where he was responsible for 150 bills. Several of them, including an initiative to help veterans find work in the state, passed the Senate. Mike is a Howard Beach resident and a parishioner of St. Helen’s Church.