Pamela Michos

Michos is a Whitestone, Queens native of Greek (Kefalonian) descent, according to a National Herald report, and an endorsing club describes her as a single mother and Greek Orthodox Christian.[1][2] According to her campaign website, she graduated from New York University's Steinhardt School, where she studied Nutrition and Food Studies with a concentration in Clinical Dietetics, and earned an Associate degree in Liberal Arts from Nassau Community College, graduating magna cum laude.[5] The website also says she developed health literacy programs for underserved communities in the Bronx and was recognized by NYC Health + Hospitals for her service.[5]

Her campaign website says Michos has nearly a decade of experience in banking, financial services and wealth management and nearly 14 years of executive leadership experience with publicly traded companies, and that she is a former small business owner.[5] An endorsing club describes her as having "managed billions of dollars."[2] She serves as PTA president of the Stefanos and Areti Cherpelis Hellenic School of Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing.[1][2] She ran on the Republican and Conservative Party lines, and a campaign fundraiser was held in Bayside in September under the slogan "Protect the American Dream."[1] She received 34.2% of the vote to Toby Ann Stavisky's 65.6%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[3][4]