Anthony Palumbo

Anthony H. Palumbo (born September 14, 1970) is the senator for the 1st District of the New York State Senate. He is a Republican. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly.

Tony Palumbo
Member of the New York State Senate from the 1st district
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byKenneth LaValle
Member of the New York Assembly from the 2nd District
In office
November 6, 2013 – December 31, 2020
Preceded byDaniel Losquadro
Succeeded byJodi Giglio
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.[1] 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.[2]

Palumbo resides in New Suffolk, New York with his wife Tracy and two children.[3]

Career

New York State Assembly

In 2013, in his first political campaign, Palumbo defeated Democrat John McManmon with 57% of the vote for the open 2nd Assembly District seat.[4] In 2014 he ran for re-election against Democratic challenger Thomas Schirilo and won with 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

In 2020, after Senator Kenneth P. LaValle announced he would not be running for reelection after 44 years in the New York State Senate, Palumbo entered the race[7] and won against Democratic challenger Laura Ahearn.[8]

References
  1. "Patriot League sport by sport records" (PDF). Patriot League. 2004. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. "Anthony Palumbo official Facebook". Anthony Palumbo. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. "Anthony H. Palumbo: Biography". New York State Assembly. 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. "Palumbo Win". Newsday. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
Political offices
Preceded by
Daniel Losquadro		 New York Assembly, 2nd District
2013–2020		 Incumbent
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