{{short description|American politician (born 1970)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Anthony Palumbo | term_start1 = January 1, 2021 | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = Kenneth LaValle | successor = | term_start2 = November 6, 2013 | term_end2 = December 31, 2020 | predecessor2 = Daniel Losquadro | successor2 = Jodi Giglio | image = (01-30-23) NYS Senator Anthony Palumbo (cropped).jpg | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|09|14}} | birth_place = Brookhaven, New York, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = Tracy Palumbo | children = 2 | alma_mater = Lafayette College (BA)<br>St. John's University (JD) | website = {{Official website|1=http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Anthony-H-Palumbo}} | state_senate1 = New York State | district1 = 1st | state_assembly2 = New York | district2 = 2nd | caption = Palumbo in 2021 }}
'''Anthony Howard Palumbo''' (born September 14, 1970) is an American Republican Party politician who currently represents the 1st district of the New York State Senate. He previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly.
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. 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 Thomas Spota. He left the District Attorney's office in 2004 to open a small law practice in Mattituck, New York.
Palumbo resides in New Suffolk, New York with his wife Tracy and two children.<ref name="Official bio"/>
== 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.<ref name="Ballotpedia"/> In 2014 he ran for re-election against Democratic challenger Thomas Schirilo and won with 63% of the vote.<ref name="Ballotpedia" /> He was re-elected again in 2016 and 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=337253|title=Our Campaigns - Candidate - Anthony H. Palumbo|website=www.ourcampaigns.com|access-date=2019-02-06}}</ref>
=== 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<ref>{{Cite web|last=Civiletti|first=Denise|date=2020-01-29|title=Palumbo is running for State Senate|url=https://riverheadlocal.com/2020/01/29/palumbo-is-running-for-state-senate/|access-date=2020-06-20|website=RiverheadLOCAL|language=en-US}}</ref> and won against Democratic challenger Laura Ahearn.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gormley|first=Michael|date=December 2, 2020|title=Officials: GOP flips Democratic state Senate seat held by Monica Martinez|url=https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/new-york-senate-suffolk-absentee-count-d48351|access-date=2020-12-02|website=Newsday|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202160952/https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/new-york-senate-suffolk-absentee-count-1.50080230|archive-date=2020-12-02}}</ref>
Palumbo introduced a bill that would allow the towns of East Hampton, Riverhead, Shelter Island, Southampton, and Southold to establish community housing funds that would help provide financial assistance to first-time home purchasers in the form of a grant or loan. The bill was signed by the governor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-19|title=NY State Senate Bill S6847|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/s6847|access-date=2021-11-21|website=NY State Senate|language=en}}</ref>
== Electoral history == {{Election box begin|title=2020 New York State Senate election, District 1}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=''Laura Ahearn''|votes=''81,543''|percentage=47.8%|change=+4.7}}{{Election box candidate|party=Protect the Taxpayer|candidate=''Laura Ahearn''|votes=''1,357''|percentage=0.8%|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate no change|party=Total|candidate=Laura Ahearn|votes=82,900|percentage=48.6%}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=''Anthony Palumbo''|votes=''77,666''|percentage=45.6%|change=-2.9}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party of New York State|candidate=''Anthony Palumbo''|votes=''9,897''|percentage=5.8%|change=+0.2}}{{Election box winning candidate no change|party=Total|candidate=Anthony Palumbo|votes=87,563|percentage=51.4%}}{{Election box end}}
== References == <references> <ref name="Official bio">{{cite web |url= http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Anthony-H-Palumbo |title= Anthony H. Palumbo: Biography |publisher= New York State Assembly |access-date= 20 January 2015 }} </ref>
<ref name="Ballotpedia">{{cite web |url= http://ballotpedia.org/Anthony_Palumbo |title= Ballotpedia Anthony Palumbo |publisher= Ballotpedia |access-date= 20 January 2015 }} </ref> </references>
==External links== *[http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Anthony-H-Palumbo New York State Assembly, 2nd District: Anthony H. Palumbo] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150915134413/http://www.palumboforassembly.com/ Palumbo for Assembly (campaign site)]
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