Thomas Suozzi
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Israel |
| County Executive of Nassau County | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Gulotta |
| Succeeded by | Ed Mangano |
| Mayor of Glen Cove | |
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In office 1992–2000 |
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| Preceded by | Donald DeRiggi |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ann Holzkamp |
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August 31, 1962 Glen Cove, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helene Suozzi; 3 children |
| Website | House website |
Thomas R. "Tom" Suozzi /ˈswɒzi/ (born August 31, 1962) is an American Democratic politician who is the U.S. Representative for New York's 3rd district.
He was the County Executive of Nassau County, New York, serving from 2002 to 2009. He was first elected to the post in 2001 after serving four terms as mayor of Glen Cove, New York. In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York. Suozzi was narrowly defeated for re-election in 2009 by Republican nominee Ed Mangano, and in a rematch in 2013 was again defeated, this time by a much larger margin of 59% to 41%.
The son of former Glen Cove mayor Joseph A. Suozzi, Thomas Suozzi was born on August 31, 1962 in Glen Cove. His father, Joseph, was born in Italy and his mother, Marguerite, is of Irish and English descent. The youngest of five siblings, Tom Suozzi attended Catholic schools, graduating from Chaminade High School, Boston College, and Fordham University School of Law. Suozzi and his wife, Helene, have three children.
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