Ed Mangano
| Edward P. Mangano | |
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| County Executive of Nassau County | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Suozzi |
| County Legislator of Nassau County | |
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In office January 1, 1996 – December 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Rose Marie Walker |
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Edward P. Mangano March 24, 1962 Bethpage, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Mangano |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Hofstra University |
Edward P. "Ed" Mangano (born March 24, 1962) is an American politician from the state of New York. He is the County Executive and a former legislator in Nassau County, New York. He was elected in 1995 and served seven terms as a county legislator. He defeated incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi for Nassau County Executive in an election that was held on November 3, 2009. In November 2013, he was re-elected as County Executive, again defeating Suozzi, by 59% to 41% to be elected to a second, consecutive, term.
On October 20, 2016, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Robert Capers unsealed a 13-count federal indictment for fraud and bribery against Edward Mangano, his wife Linda, and Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto. On February 8, 2017, a judge set a tentative trial date for January 2018 for this corruption case against Mangano and Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.
Edward Mangano was raised in Bethpage, New York, one of three siblings born to John and Rachel Mangano. He began his professional career as a janitor to put himself though college. While earning undergraduate and law degrees from Hofstra University Mangano found the time to have a successful career in printing and publishing newspapers and, in 1988, was admitted to the New York State Bar. Additionally he went on to serve as counsel to a local law firm, Rivkin Radler, on Long Island. He and his wife, Linda, have two children.
As a legislator, Mangano represented the 17th legislative district of Nassau County as County Legislator. This district includes areas of Bethpage, Hicksville, Plainedge, South Farmingdale, Levittown and Syosset. He was the first individual elected to serve in the position. He served on the Rules Committee, the Public Works Committee, the Recreation and Parks Committee, the Procedures Committee, and the Economic and Community Development Committee. He was replaced by fellow Republican Rose Marie Walker.
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