Daniel Losquadro
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Daniel P. "Dan" Losquadro (born September 3, 1972) is an American
politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly
.
Losquadro is a lifelong Suffolk County, New York
resident who was raised in Wading River
and attended Shoreham-Wading River schools. Later, Dan married and bought a home in Shoreham
where he now resides with his wife Lynn and son Joseph.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
, earning a B.A. degree in history. For nearly a decade before taking office, worked as a senior property claims estimator for State Farm Insurance
.
A Republican
, Losquadro won election to Suffolk County’s
6th Legislative District in November 2003 and has served full-time till January 2011. He has served as chairman of the Environment, Planning and Agriculture Committee as well as the Veterans & Seniors Committee. In 2006, Losquadro was elected by his peers as the legislature’s Minority Leader.
In November 2010, he defeated incumbent Marc Alessi
in an election to represent the 1st Assembly District of the New York State Assembly.
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politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
.
Losquadro is a lifelong Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
resident who was raised in Wading River
Wading River, New York
Wading River is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, USA, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 7,719....
and attended Shoreham-Wading River schools. Later, Dan married and bought a home in Shoreham
Shoreham, New York
Shoreham is an incorporated village in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census.The Incorporated Village of Shoreham is inside the Town of Brookhaven.-Geography:Shoreham is located at ....
where he now resides with his wife Lynn and son Joseph.
He graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
State University of New York at Stony Brook
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public research university located in Stony Brook, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island, about east of Manhattan....
, earning a B.A. degree in history. For nearly a decade before taking office, worked as a senior property claims estimator for State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance
State Farm Insurance is a group of insurance and financial services companies in the United States. The company also has operations in Canada....
.
A Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, Losquadro won election to Suffolk County’s
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
6th Legislative District in November 2003 and has served full-time till January 2011. He has served as chairman of the Environment, Planning and Agriculture Committee as well as the Veterans & Seniors Committee. In 2006, Losquadro was elected by his peers as the legislature’s Minority Leader.
In November 2010, he defeated incumbent Marc Alessi
Marc Alessi
Marc Steven Alessi is an American politician from Shoreham, New York who formerly served in the New York State Assembly. He represented the state's 1st district from 2005 to 2010. The district comprised Brookhaven, Riverhead, Southold and Shelter Island...
in an election to represent the 1st Assembly District of the New York State Assembly.
Election results
- November 2010 general electionGeneral electionIn a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
, NYS Assembly, 1st ADDaniel P. Losquadro (REP New York Republican State CommitteeThe New York Republican State Committee is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in New York, headquartered in Albany.-History:...
- CON - STR)... 23,860 Marc S. Alessi (DEM New York State Democratic CommitteeThe New York State Democratic Committee runs the local branch of the United States Democratic Party in the state of New York. Its headquarters are in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and it has an office in Albany.-List of chairpersons:...
- INDIndependence Party of New YorkThe Independence Party is an affiliate in the U.S. state of New York of the Independence Party of America. The party was founded in 1991 by Dr. Gordon Black, Tom Golisano, and Laureen Oliver from Rochester, New York, and acquired ballot status in 1994...
- WORWorking Families PartyThe Working Families Party is a minor political party in the United States founded in New York in 1998. There are "sister" parties to the New York WFP in Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Oregon, but there is as yet no national WFP...
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