The Candidate for Everyone

    Lukas Ventouras, is a first generation American, product of Greek immigrants. His grandfather, Lambros, walked through Ellis Island in the 1950s, as a refugee from the Greek Civil War. 

He was born at North Shore Hospital, moving to East Northport when he was 3 years old. East Northport is his true home, where he was raised, embodying everything about this district and the people who raised him. Whether it was summers with his Grandparents in Mattituck, or winters at North Sport playing Eatons Neck Basketball, Long Island has always been who Lukas is.

    Having attended and graduated from 5th Avenue Elementary, East Northport Middle, and Northport High School, Lukas is a proud product of the public school education system. When he was growing up, his mother, Helen, worked 2 jobs while studying for her PhD, teaching as an adjunct professor, and working as a therapist, until she expanded her private practice. His father, Gerassimos, ran a familial real estate business, and was primarily responsible for taking care of Lukas and his brother Marko while mom worked late nights. 

    In 2023, Lukas graduated from NYU, majoring in History and minoring in Broadcast Journalism, during which time he founded and served as the inaugural president of Students Demand’s NYU chapter, and had a stint as a sports reporter for Student Gamecock Television. He will shortly finish his education at St. John’s University School of Law, getting the experience to work in the Law office of Frederick Brewington, the finest Civil Rights Attorney in New York State, where he was tasked with delivering a seminar on Project 2025, to a team of lawyers and community leaders. He also served as president of St John’s chapter of the American Constitution Society. 

    Lukas interned in the Flushing office of Congresswoman Grace Meng, when she co sponsored H.R.8448, the “No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act,” the year after serving as an intern writer for Mediaite. 

    He truly never wanted to be in politics. As a kid, Lukas dreamed of being an author, working in the UN as a lawyer, or as a journalist, but he felt that it was time for a new voice in Long Island politics, one who has a vision for our shared future.