A Monroe property investor and historic house enthusiast, Timothy Mitts runs a self-financed election campaign in New York state’s 42nd Senate District.
Mitts, a Conservative Party candidate, faces incumbent Democratic Sen. James Skoufis and Republican candidate and Monroe town councilwoman Dorey Houle in the race.
The 42nd Senate District covers most of Orange County except Newburgh and Montgomery.
Born in Long Island and raised in Rockland County, Mitts attended Pearl River School District before studying accounting at a local community college.
“I came from a poor family on welfare, and parents gave us the best they could,” he told The Epoch Times….