Anthony Palumbo

Anthony H. Palumbo (born September 14, 1970) is the Assembly member for the 2nd District of the New York Assembly. He is a Republican. The district includes portions of the town of Brookhaven, and all of the towns of Riverhead and Southold on the North Fork of Long Island.[1]

Tony Palumbo
Member of the New York Assembly from the 2nd District
Assumed office
November 6, 2013
Preceded byDaniel Losquadro
Personal details
Born (1970-09-14) September 14, 1970
Brookhaven, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Tracy Palumbo
Children2
Alma materLafayette College (B.A.)
St. John's University (J.D.)
WebsiteOfficial website

Palumbo attended high school at Patchogue-Medford High School where he starred as a baseball player earning an athletic scholarship to Lafayette College. In 1992, Palumbo was named to the All-Patriot League baseball team.[2] In 1994 Palumbo graduated with a bachelor's degree in Government and Law from Lafayette College.

He attended the St. John's University School of Law and after his graduation in 1998 immediately began his career in public service as an assistant district attorney. He was eventually promoted to the position of trial supervisor to the five eastern Suffolk County towns under District Attorney Tom Spota. He left the District Attorney's office in 2004 to open a small law practice in Mattituck.[3]

Palumbo resides in New Suffolk, New York with his wife Tracy and two children.[1]

Career

New York State Assembly

Palumbo's first political campaign was his 2013 race against for the open 2nd Assembly District. On November 5, 2013 Anthony Palumbo defeated Democrat John McManmon with 57% of the vote.[4] In 2014 he ran for re-election against Democratic challenger Thomas Schirilo. Palumbo received 63% of the vote.[4] He easily won election again in 2016 and 2018.[5]

In 2019, Palumbo sponsored a bill to allow parents to expand college savings accounts and allow parents to withdraw from them in order to pay for elementary and secondary school education without paying taxes on that money.[6]

New York State Senate

After Senator Kenneth P. LaValle announced he would not be running for reelection after 44 years in the New York State Senate, Anthony Palumbo announced he would run for the seat in 2020.[7] Palumbo has been endorsed by the Republican Party and the Conservative Party.[8]

References
  1. "Anthony H. Palumbo: Biography". New York State Assembly. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. "Patriot League sport by sport records" (PDF). Patriot League. 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. "Anthony Palumbo official Facebook". Anthony Palumbo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. "Ballotpedia Anthony Palumbo". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  5. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Anthony H. Palumbo". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2019-02-06.
  6. "New York State Assembly | Bill Search and Legislative Information". nyassembly.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  7. Civiletti, Denise (2020-01-29). "Palumbo is running for State Senate". RiverheadLOCAL. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  8. "New York State Senate elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
Political offices
Preceded by
Daniel Losquadro		 New York Assembly, 2nd District
2013–present		 Incumbent
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