Summary

Thomas Richard Suozzi (born August 31, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009, when he was unseated by Republican Ed Mangano. Before that, Suozzi served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County.

In October 2023, Suozzi announced that he would run for his old congressional seat in 2024. After Congress expelled George Santos that December, a special election to fill the remainder of the term was scheduled for February 13, 2024. Suozzi was selected as the Democratic nominee, and then won the special election, reclaiming the seat for Democrats.

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About

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“Serving as a public official has allowed me to do what I always dreamed of doing: help people, clean up pollution, build buildings, solve problems, and try to make people’s lives better.”

Tom Suozzi, trained as an attorney and CPA, has devoted most of his adult life to public service. He served as mayor of his home town Glen Cove for eight years, was Nassau County Executive for another eight years and then served six years in Congress. Tom returned to Congress in 2024, now once again proudly representing New York’s 3rd Congressional District.

Tom’s father was born in Italy, and his mother was born in Queens. He is a first-generation American who grew up in Glen Cove and, with his wife Helene, has raised their three children there. Tom’s maternal grandfather, a member of Local 3 IBEW for almost 50 years, put the lights on the top of the Empire State Building. His mother was a nurse, and his father, at 28, was the youngest judge ever elected in the history of New York State.

Tom graduated from Chaminade High School, Boston College, and Fordham University School of Law. At Fordham, his volunteer work in the soup kitchen at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle helped unleash a wave of student interest in public service, which led to the Fordham Law School’s Public Service Project, which lives on to this day.

Tom was elected as mayor of Glen Cove 30 years ago, where he is credited with a dramatic turnaround in his hometown. The New York Times wrote that Tom had “done more to revitalize [Glen Cove] and reinvigorate its flagging economy in a few short years than the last several mayors combined.”

In 2001, Tom was elected Nassau County Executive, inheriting a county that had been rated “the worst-run county in the country.” Tom was named Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year and was described as “the man who spearheaded Nassau County, New York’s remarkable turnaround from the brink of fiscal disaster.”

As Nassau County Executive, Tom oversaw the 12th largest police department in the country. During his tenure, Nassau’s crime rate was reduced drastically and was rated the safest community over 500,000 in the United States. Tom was also named New York State’s Environmentalist of the Year by the League of Conservation Voters for his environmental work.

In 2016, Tom was elected to Congress and continued his record of getting things done and delivering for his constituents. In their 2020 endorsement of his reelection, Newsday described Tom as “the relentless voice Long Island needs in Washington,” crediting him for leading the effort to reduce taxes, protect the environment, and improve infrastructure on Long Island. He served on the powerful Ways & Means Committee as well as the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Armed Services.

Tom focused on bipartisanship and was the Vice Chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, which is composed of 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans who meet every week to try and find common ground. In that role, he helped negotiate the historic Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which invested billions of dollars to improve New York’s infrastructure.

In 2019, he co-authored a New York Times opinion piece with Republican Congressman Peter King titled “A Grand Compromise on Immigration.” Their approach strengthens security at the border, stops the abuse of the asylum program, better screens immigrants for security risks while creating a path to earned citizenship for immigrants who work hard, follow the law and pay taxes.

Tom understands how expensive it is to live on Long Island and in Congress he worked tirelessly to bring federal funds back to Nassau and Queens, increasing funding by almost 500% for the Long Island Sound, securing millions for the Bethpage Water District, and leading a bipartisan effort for New York State to get its fair share of federal funds during Covid. Tom also passed legislation to lower the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.

Tom and his wife Helene reside in Glen Cove. They have three children, Caroline, Joseph, and Michael, and a family dog, Gabby.

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Committees

Rep. Suozzi is a member of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, the chief tax-writing committee of the House of Representatives; serving on both the Oversight and Tax Policy subcommittees. Established in 1789, the Committee on Ways and Means is the oldest committee of the United States Congress and exercises jurisdiction over revenue and related issues such as tariffs, trade agreements, Social Security, Medicare, and other social services programs. Typically reserved for senior Members of the House of Representatives, the prestigious committee’s alums include eight Presidents and eight Vice Presidents, 21 Speakers of the House of Representatives, and four Justices of the Supreme Court.

Prior to his assignment on Ways and Means, the Congressman was a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Armed Services Committee.

Caucuses 

Rep. Suozzi is a vice chair of the Congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, which is made up of 20 Republicans and 20 Democrats working together to get things done.

He is also the co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus which seeks to raise awareness of aircraft noise issues and find solutions to the problem.

Rep. Suozzi is a co-chair of the Congressional Long Island Sound Caucus. This bipartisan group seeks to preserve and protect this national treasure and diverse ecosystem.

The Congressman is also a member of the following Congressional organizations:

  • Armenian Issues Caucus
  • Bipartisan Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Bipartisan Task Force on Heroin
  • CPA Caucus
  • Climate Solutions Caucus
  • Dietary Supplement Caucus
  • Estuary Caucus
  • Fire Services Caucus
  • Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
  • Hidden Heroes Caucus
  • India and Indian Americans Caucus
  • Military Mental Health Caucus
  • Taiwan Caucus

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Issues

The growing influence of the far right and far left have led to gridlock in Congress. I have always worked to rise above partisanship and build relationships with both Republicans and Democrats. My philosophy is simple: I’ll never abandon my values, but I’m willing to work with anyone who wants to solve problems and make things better for people.

The following is my 10-Point Plan to Help Restore Sanity in Washington and Get Things Done:

1. Lower the Cost of Living, Repeal the SALT Cap, and Further Reduce Prescription Drug Prices

Repeal the SALT Cap:

When Republicans passed the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction in 2017, it was a body blow to New York and to hard working families across Long Island and Queens. Tom will not rest until this unfair burden on New Yorkers is removed and the full SALT deduction is restored.

In Congress, Tom led the fight on SALT. He joined with Republicans and Democrats to create the bipartisan SALT Caucus, which advocated for the restoration of the SALT deduction and highlighted the middle-class families who have been unfairly hurt by the cap. He also built a coalition of supporters that included teachers and other public employees, organized labor, and state and local government officials from across the country.

Because of Tom’s persistence, the House passed, with bipartisan support, bills to restore the SALT deduction on three separate occasions. Unfortunately, they were blocked by Republicans in the Senate. With the Republicans’ 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2025, there will be a new opportunity to negotiate for the reinstatement of the SALT deduction. That is why we need Tom back in Congress to keep fighting to fix this injustice.

Further Reduce Prescription Drug Prices:

Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anyone else in the world. In fact, Americans often pay several times more than people in other countries for the exact same drugs. When Donald Trump ran for President in 2016, he said that he would pass legislation to finally let the federal government negotiate lower drug prices with Big Pharma, who he said was “getting away with murder.” Unfortunately, President Trump broke his promise, and once he took office, he opposed drug price reform.

Fortunately, in 2022, Tom helped pass landmark prescription drug legislation that:

  • Created a cap on out-of-pocket drug costs for Medicare beneficiaries.
  • Capped the price of Insulin at $35 per month.
  • Allowed Medicare to finally negotiate lower prescription drug prices with Big Pharma.

Tom knows that we need to build on these successes by increasing the number of drugs Medicare can negotiate and passing on the cost savings to people with private insurance as well.

That is why we need Tom back in Congress to build on this progress, rather than someone who threatens to repeal it.

2. Address the Immigration Crisis by bringing “Order to the Border”

Tom knows that America’s immigration system isn’t working.

It’s time to fix it. It’s time to bring “order to the border.” Tom believes that we can secure the border and treat people like human beings. We can close illegal immigration routes, but open paths for those who follow the rules.

Tom believes that we must immediately:

1) Strengthen security at the border.

2) Fix the outdated 1980’s asylum law that is currently being manipulated and exploited by cartels and criminal organizations.

3) Modernize the legal immigration system, which is hopelessly outdated.

Tom supports the bipartisan Senate legislation that would both strengthen our security at the border and fix the outdated asylum system. That bipartisan bill, the Border Act of 2024, provides for the hiring of border agents and officers, immigration judges, and more asylum officers, funds the border wall, and would strengthen the criteria required for immigrants to claim asylum. It would also speed up the immigration process, discourage criminal coyotes from running immigrants into the country, and clear our backlog of millions of cases working their way through the immigration system.

Upon returning to Congress earlier this year, Tom got to work. He was appointed to the Committee on Homeland Security and as the chair of the Democrats for Border Security Caucus. Tom has also successfully called on President Biden to take executive action to extend legal work permits to the 1.1 million immigrant spouses married to U.S. citizens and to bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum. He has also forged a bipartisan coalition of ‘business, badges, and the Bible’ to push Congress for real solutions on this critical issue.

Fixing this broken system and bringing ‘order to the boarder’ are priorities for Tom.

3. Protect the Long Island Sound, Provide Clean Drinking Water, and Address Climate Change

Tom’s record as an environmentalist goes all the way back to 1993, when he was elected Mayor of Glen Cove. He orchestrated the $100 million cleanup of two Federal Superfund sites, a hazardous waste site, and numerous brownfields on Glen Cove’s waterfront. Tom’s efforts were recognized by then-Vice President Al Gore, who named Glen Cove a national Brownfields Showcase Community. Under Tom’s leadership, Glen Cove was the first community on the Long Island Sound to reduce nitrogen emissions into the Sound, cutting nitrogen output from its sewage treatment plant by half.

As Nassau County Executive, Tom implemented a $150 million environmental program to preserve open space, improve parks, protect water quality, and clean up brownfields. In recognition of his efforts, he received awards from the Sierra Club, EPA, and Citizens Campaign for the Environment, and was named the 2008 New York State Environmentalist of the Year by the League of Conservation Voters.

In Congress, Tom was Co-Chair of the bipartisan Long Island Sound Caucus. During his tenure, he helped increase funding for the Long Island Sound Geographic Program by 1000% (from $4 million in 2016 to $40 million in 2023) and secured federal dollars for projects that reduced stormwater runoff, promoted wind energy, and improved water infrastructure. Tom also secured tens of millions of dollars in additional funding to clean up the Navy-Grumman Bethpage Plume. Since returning to Congress earlier this year, Tom has secured commitments from House Appropriators that more than $16 million of federal funding will be set aside for local and environmental projects in New York’s third district.

Tom also knows that climate change is real and requires bold solutions to mitigate its impacts on Long Island. He was a leading member of the bipartisan Climate Solutions Caucus, a group of Republicans and Democrats who work together to combat climate change while also protecting our nation’s economic prosperity. Since his return to Congress, Tom has continued to lead on protecting the Long Island Sound, ensuring we have clean drinking water, and working to address climate change.

4. Improve Public Safety and Get Guns off the Streets

Tom knows that there is no more important job a public official has than to keep people safe.

Gun violence is an epidemic that kills over 100 Americans every day. That is why Tom has supported commonsense solutions to prevent crime and gun violence for his entire career in public service.

When Tom served as Nassau County Executive, he oversaw the 12th largest police department in the country. During his tenure, Nassau County had its lowest crime rate in decades and was ranked as the safest community in the entire nation with a population over 500,000. Tom reduced crime while stabilizing costs by reforming procedures, deploying resources more wisely, and increasing the use of technology to keep people safe.

Today, Tom wants to implement reforms centered on Intervention, like using precision policing models to find street criminals with illegal handguns, and Prevention, like community policing and deploying social services to at-risk young people.

Gun violence is an epidemic that kills over 100 Americans every day. That is why Tom has supported commonsense solutions to prevent crime and gun violence for his entire career in public service.

Tom is proud to have maintained his “F” rating from the NRA for his entire time in Congress. He is a staunch supporter of commonsense solutions to prevent gun violence – which include universal background checks, a ban on assault weapons, and closing loopholes to existing laws, which the vast majority of Americans support. Tom has co-sponsored every major gun violence prevention bill during his time in Congress, and will continue to do so.

5. Stand Up to Extreme Attacks on Reproductive Freedom

Tom is committed to ensuring that abortion is safe, legal, and accessible. He has a 100% lifetime rating from Planned Parenthood and a 100% lifetime rating from Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America).

Since 2022, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and took away the right to choose from women across the country, we’ve seen states impose extreme abortion bans that have put lives at risk. In Ohio, a ten-year-old girl who became pregnant after being raped was forced to travel out-of-state because her state didn’t have an exception for rape. Recently in Texas, extreme judges have forced a woman to travel out-of-state even though her fetus has been diagnosed with a condition that leaves it with near-zero chance of survival and that could threaten her own health.

Fortunately, since the Dobbs decision, we’ve seen voters across the country reject extreme, anti- choice candidates. We need to send Tom back to Washington so that he can work together with his colleagues to codify Roe v. Wade into law.

6. Support Israel and Ukraine

Jewish Insider has said that “Suozzi was outspoken, in his time in office, about calling out colleagues over anti-Israel comments — at times he was the most outspoken non-Jewish member on the issue. And he otherwise bucked his party when he believed it wasn’t sufficiently pro-Israel. He was also a leader on pushing the administration to take a harder line on Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah.” – Jewish Insider, 12/4/23

Throughout his career, Tom has been dedicated to strengthening the US-Israel relationship, bolstering Israel’s security, and combating anti-Israel bias and anti-semitism.

Tom has traveled to Israel three times. Most recently, he visited in Israel in December of 2023 to stand in solitary with the people of Israel and Jewish people around the world after Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attacks on October 7. In no uncertain terms, he made clear that the US must redouble its commitment to Israel as it employs every means necessary to end Hamas’ reign of terror in Gaza, Hezbollah’s constant threat on Israel’s northern border, and the Iranian Regime’s sponsorship of terrorism and antisemitism throughout the region. That includes boosting funding for the Iron Dome, David’s Sling, and Arrow missile defense systems. The US must do all it can to stop Hamas, ensure the long-term safety and security of Israel, and secure the release of the hostages, including his constituent from Plainview, Omer Neutra.

In Congress, Tom used his first ever floor speech in 2017 to condemn an anti-Israel UN Resolution. He was a vocal support of the Abraham Accords and of moving the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem. This April, Tom did everything he could to pass the urgently needed bipartisan $26.4 billion security package to replenish Israeli defense systems. Perhaps most importantly, Tom has not been afraid to call people out by name, including members of his own party, when they have used anti-Semitic tropes.

The State of Israel and the Jewish people will always be able to count Tom as a true friend.

Support for Ukraine

Tom has been inspired by the bravery of the Ukrainian people in the face of such trying circumstances. He traveled to Ukraine in April, and was able to meet to Ukrainian civilians, military professionals, and President Zelenskyy himself about how important it is to maintain strong American support for our democratic ally as they defend against Putin. Such a betrayal would embolden Putin to invade even more sovereign territory, and would likely give China more confidence to launch an attack on Taiwan. In Congress, Tom supports Ukraine’s military and its accession to NATO.

7. Never Forget the Vet

Throughout his public service career, Tom has promised to “never forget the vet.” He knows how much veterans and their families have sacrificed to protect our country, and has worked to ensure they can access the finest health care and post-service economic opportunities.

Tom worked closely with the Northport VA Medical Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve services at the facility. He invited Republican Congressman Phil Roe, then- Chair of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, to tour the campus and see its issues firsthand.

After that meeting, he successfully worked with President Trump’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain funding for major infrastructure improvements, including the demolition of decrepit buildings, enhancements to operating rooms, facilities for the homeless, mental health facilities, and heating and ventilation systems.

Tom has worked to combat the mental health crisis afflicting our nation’s veterans, which takes over 20 lives each day, introducing the bipartisan Mental Health Services for All Veterans Act.

He also voted to pass the landmark Honoring our PACT Act, which improved health care for veterans who were exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

In 2021, Tom’s Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act unanimously passed Congress and was signed into law. His bill awarded the 369th Infantry Regiment, a heroic African American regiment known as the “Harlem Hellfighters,” the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress bestows.

Veterans’ issues are personal for Tom, whose father was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a B-24 navigator during World War II. Tom established a district “Veterans Advisory Committee” and sponsored or co-sponsored every bill they recommended.

In Congress, Tom is working to re-establish this committee and work every day to ensure we never forget the vet.

8. Expand Affordable Health Care and Long-Term Care, and Protect Social Security and Medicare

When Tom arrived to Washington in 2017, Republicans were engaged in a cruel attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would have ripped health coverage away from millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions. Though he was brand new to Congress, Tom stepped right into the fight, rallying with his fellow Democrats to highlight the disastrous consequences of Republicans’ efforts. He also joined with the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus to propose a better way forward: a plan to make health care more affordable while ensuring the tens of millions of Americans with pre-existing conditions continue to receive the care they need.

After efforts to kill the ACA were successfully thwarted, Tom got to work on improving our nation’s health care system. He was one of the key negotiators on the 2020 legislation that outlawed “surprise medical billing,” protecting Americans from crippling bills for care by out-of-network providers. He also helped pass the landmark 2022 legislation that lowered prescription drug prices and extended the premium tax credits that make health coverage more affordable. Despite all the progress we’ve made, Tom knows that our health system is still far from perfect. That is why we need a Member of Congress who will build on the important achievements of recent years, not someone who threatens to repeal them.

Tom also knows that we have a storm coming in our country, with the number of disabled elders set to dramatically increase in the coming years. Many retirees have no way to pay for the care they might need during disability in old age, and without action, millions of disabled elders will need to be placed in Medicaid nursing homes, creating both a quality-of-life crisis for them and a budget crisis for federal and state governments. That is why Tom introduced the Well-Being Insurance for Seniors to be at Home (WISH) Act, first-of-its-kind legislation that would create a public-private partnership to finance long-term care insurance so disabled elders can remain at home (where most prefer to be) with the assistance of home health aides.

Tom continues to advocate for the WISH Act and other legislation to ensure our seniors have peace of mind and receive the care they need. He will stand up to attempts to cut Social Security and Medicare, like the ones in budget proposals from President Trump and congressional Republicans. Tom will continue his work to strengthen these programs that are so vital for tens of millions of Americans.

9. Defend Democracy

Tom was in the chamber of the House of Representatives on January 6, 2021 when alarms went off and members were told to get the gas masks from under their seats. He and his colleagues, along with Capitol Police, made sure that the doors were locked and barricaded. He heard the police officer’s gunshot that killed a rioter as she and others tried to breach the chamber and stop the certification of the election.

Tom has experienced firsthand what can happen when public figures undermine our democracy and knows that it is his responsibility to help protect our institutions. Tom often quotes the late Congressman Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor, who said, “The veneer of civilization is paper thin. We are its guardians, and we cannot rest.”

Tom has always respected our democratic process and the will of the voters. The people of New York’s Third District deserve to have someone like that representing them, not someone who can’t answer basic questions about election legitimacy.

10. “No Wrong Door”: Comprehensive, Wraparound Social Services for K-12 Students

Bishop Desmond Tutu famously said, “There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” When Tom first heard that quote, he took it to heart, and when he served as Nassau County Executive, he put it into action.

When Tom took over the Nassau County Government in 2002, social services buildings were spread out, in terrible condition, and inaccessible for people with disabilities, making it impossible for many residents to get the services they needed. Tom changed everything by implementing his revolutionary “No Wrong Door” program that created a consolidated campus with all health and human services offices, a “one-stop shop” that looked holistically at each person who went there for help.

We need to take Tom’s “No Wrong Door” approach and implement it in schools across the country. School buildings should have a multi-tiered support system that encompasses physical health, mental and emotional well-being, nutritional counseling, life and career readiness, and job skills training. By implementing Tom’s holistic approach to social services in schools across the country, we will improve the lives of millions of young people while saving the federal government money. Keeping Tom in Congress means keeping a representative who will emphasize holistic social service approaches at home and in school so all kids can reach their full potential.

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Wikipedia

Thomas Richard Suozzi[1] (/ˈswɒzi/ SWOZ-ee; born August 31, 1962) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009, when he was unseated by Republican Ed Mangano. Before that, Suozzi served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County.

In 2006, he ran unsuccessfully against Eliot Spitzer for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York.[2] Suozzi was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016 and reelected in 2018 and 2020.[3] He retired from Congress to run again for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 2022, losing to incumbent governor Kathy Hochul.[4]

In October 2023, Suozzi announced that he would run for his old congressional seat in 2024.[5] After Congress expelled George Santos that December, a special election to fill the remainder of the term was scheduled for February 13, 2024. Suozzi was selected as the Democratic nominee,[6] and then won the special election, reclaiming the seat for Democrats.[7]

Early life and education

The youngest of five siblings, Suozzi was born on August 31, 1962, in Glen Cove, New York.[8] His father, Joseph A. Suozzi, who was born in Ruvo del Monte, Italy, was an attorney and served as Glen Cove mayor from 1956 to 1960. His mother, Marguerite (née Holmes), of Irish and English descent, was an operating room nurse at Glen Cove Hospital.[9][10][11]

Suozzi graduated from Chaminade High School in 1980. He attended Boston College, graduating in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting.[12] He became a certified public accountant two years later. He then earned a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1989.[13][14]

Professional career

Before entering politics, Suozzi worked as an accountant at Arthur Andersen from 1984 to 1986, a law clerk to Thomas Collier Platt Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1989 to 1990, and a commercial litigator at Shearman & Sterling from 1990 to 1993.[14][15]

Suozzi returned to the private sector from 2010 to 2016, working as an attorney of counsel at Harris Beach, and as a consultant for Cablevision and Lazard.[15][16] After initially leaving Congress, he became co-chair of Actum LLC, a global consulting firm.[17]

Early political career

Mayor of Glen Cove

In 1993, Suozzi was elected mayor of Glen Cove, New York. He served as mayor for four terms.[18] His father and his uncle, Vincent Suozzi, were mayors of Glen Cove before him.[19]

As mayor, Suozzi focused on environmental cleanup of commercial and industrial sites, and redeveloping brownfield and superfund sites.[18] In 1994, the Glen Cove incinerator was permanently closed and dismantled.[20] In 1998, the city demolished and redeveloped the defunct Li Tungsten Refinery grounds, a federal superfund site.[21][22]

Nassau County Executive

Suozzi at the 2005 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Suozzi was elected Nassau County Executive in 2001, becoming the first Democrat elected to the position in traditionally Republican Nassau in 30 years.[23] He assumed office amid a fiscal crisis. By 1999, Nassau was on the brink of financial collapse: the county faced a $300 million annual deficit, was billions of dollars in debt, and its credit rating had sunk to one level above junk status.[24] According to The New York Times, he “earned high marks from independent institutions for his signature achievement, the resuscitation of Nassau’s finances.”[25]

While in office, Suozzi cut spending and reduced borrowing and debt. He also oversaw 11 county bond upgrades over two years, eliminated deficits in Nassau, and accumulated surpluses. In 2005, Governing Magazine named him one of its Public Officials of the Year, calling him “the man who spearheaded Nassau County, New York’s, remarkable turnaround from the brink of fiscal disaster.”[18][25] According to The New York Times, he garnered praise for social services like his “no wrong door” program, which centralized access to social services.[25]

Suozzi narrowly lost the 2009 county executive election to Ed Mangano. After working in the private sector as an attorney, he announced that he would seek a rematch against Mangano in 2013.[26] He attacked Mangano for “presiding over a decline in the county” while also emphasizing eight years of balanced budgets and reduced crime while he was county executive.[27] In November 2013, Mangano defeated Suozzi by a much wider margin of 59% to 41%.[28]

Gubernatorial campaigns

2006

Main article: 2006 New York gubernatorial election

Suozzi declared his candidacy for governor of New York in the Democratic primary against Eliot Spitzer on February 25, 2006. Few prominent Democrats apart from Nassau County Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs supported his bid; most of New York’s Democratic legislators and mayors campaigned for Spitzer. One of Suozzi’s biggest supporters was Victor Rodriguez, founder of the now disbanded Voter Rights Party. Rodriguez eventually became the lead field organizer for his Albany campaign office. The campaign was funded in part by Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone, former NYSE CEO Richard Grasso, vice chairman of the MTA David Mack, and many people on Wall Street whom Spitzer had investigated and prosecuted.[8]

On June 13, 2006, Suozzi spoke before the New York State Conference of Mayors along with Spitzer and John Faso. He received a standing ovation from the crowd of mayors.[29] On July 6, he announced to his followers that he had collected enough petitions to place himself on the primary ballot. During a debate, he said he had presidential aspirations.[30][31] On August 7, after much speculation, he announced that he would not seek an independent line were he to lose the primary.[32]

Spitzer defeated Suozzi in the Democratic primary with 81% of the vote to Suozzi’s 19%.[33]

2022

Main article: 2022 New York gubernatorial election

On November 29, 2021, Suozzi announced his candidacy for governor of New York in the 2022 election.[34] He strongly opposed a proposal by Governor Kathy Hochul to permit homeowners to add an accessory dwelling unit (such as an extra apartment and backyard cottage) on lots zoned for single-family housing.[35] The proposal was intended to alleviate New York’s housing shortage and make housing more affordable.[36] He said that he supported efforts to tackle housing problems, but that he was against “ending single-family housing”.[36][37]

Suozzi placed third in the Democratic primary with 12% of the vote, behind Hochul and Jumaane Williams.[4][38]

U.S. House of Representatives

Portraits of Suozzi as a member of the House
2017
2018
2019

Elections

2016

See also: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 3

In June 2016, Suozzi won a five-way Democratic primary in New York’s 3rd congressional district.[39] He was endorsed by The New York Times, Newsday, and The Island Now.[40][41][42] He defeated Republican State Senator Jack Martins in the general election on November 8, 53% to 47% and began representing New York’s 3rd congressional district in the 115th United States Congress in January 2017.[43]

2018

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 3

In June 2018, Suozzi won the Democratic primary unopposed. In the general election, He defeated Republican nominee Dan DeBono 59% to 41%.[44]

2020

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 3

In June 2020, Suozzi won a three-way Democratic primary in New York’s 3rd congressional district with 66.5% of the votes.[45] In the general election, he defeated Republican nominee George Santos 56% to 43%.[46][47]

2024

See also: 2024 New York’s 3rd congressional district special election
Suozzi at a 2024 special election campaign event

Suozzi announced his candidacy for New York’s 3rd congressional district in the November 2024 election. After Congress expelled Representative George Santos, Suozzi also declared his candidacy for the special election. He was selected as the Democratic nominee on December 7, 2023,[48] and defeated Republican nominee Mazi Melesa Pilip, a member of the Nassau County Legislature representing the 10th district, in the special election on February 13, 2024 by a margin of 54% to 46%.[7][49][50][a]

As the winner of the special election, Suozzi will serve out the remainder of Santos’s term in the House, which expires in January 2025.[52] According to a December 2023 Politico article, solidarity with Israel in response to the October Hamas-led terrorist attack was a top priority for the district, and both Suozzi and Pilip were “staunch supporters of Israel”.[53] Suozzi and Pilip primarily campaigned on the issue of an influx of migrants into the United States.[7]

Tenure

Suozzi with Joe Biden and Adriano Espaillat in 2021

Suozzi was vice-chair of the Problem Solvers Caucus, which comprises 22 Democrats and 22 Republicans. He also co-chaired the Long Island Sound Caucus, co-chaired the Quiet Skies Caucus, and chaired the United States Merchant Marine Academy‘s Board of Visitors.[54][55] Suozzi was a member of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus,[56] the United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[57] and the Climate Solutions Caucus.[58]

In Congress, Suozzi authored legislation to restore the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, which was capped at $10,000 in 2017.[59] He orchestrated a call from the New York congressional delegation for the repeal of the SALT cap.[60] The effort was not successful, and the SALT cap remained at $10,000.[61]

Suozzi voted in favor of three military aid package supplementals for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan respectively in April 2024, along with most Democrats.[62][63][64]

In response to the defeat of Kamala Harris in the 2024 United States presidential election, Suozzi alleged that the Democratic Party had lost because of participation by transgender girls in girls’ sports and a “general attack on traditional values”, provoking political backlash.[65]

Stock trading reports

In 2021, the nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center filed a formal ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics alleging that Suozzi had failed to file the reports required by the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 on approximately 300 different stock transactions with a value of $3.2 million to $11 million.[66][67]

In March 2022, it was reported that Suozzi failed to properly disclose another 31 stock transactions, worth as much as $885,000.[68] Two months later, it was reported for a third time that he had failed to properly disclose stock transactions he had made, this time 10 stock trades that in aggregate were between $171,000 and $515,000.[69]

When Suozzi came before congressional investigators to explain in a deposition why he had not disclosed hundreds of stock trades in a timely manner, he told investigators: “Quite frankly, we have a lot going on in Congress. I have a lot of other stuff going on. And it’s just not—ethics is a big priority for me. But…the…some of the formalities are not necessarily something I make a priority of.”[70] In July 2022, the U.S. House Ethics Committee said it had decided not to charge Suozzi for failing to file required reports on stock transactions on time because it was not a “knowing or willful” act. The committee said its five Democratic and five Republican members unanimously voted to dismiss the referral from the independent federal Office of Congressional Ethics.[71][72]

In December 2022, Suozzi disclosed dozens of additional stock trades that were reported up to three years past the federal deadline.[73]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Tom Suozzi’s son Joe with the New York Mets in 2024

Suozzi and his wife Helene (née Wrotniak) married in 1993. They live in Glen Cove and have three children.[13][14] His son Joe is a minor league baseball player who plays in the New York Mets organization.[80][81] Suozzi is Roman Catholic.[82]

Electoral history

Governor

2006 New York Democratic gubernatorial primary[83]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticEliot Spitzer 624,684 81.88
DemocraticTom Suozzi138,26318.12
Total votes762,947 100.00
2022 New York Democratic gubernatorial primary[84][85]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKathy Hochul (incumbent) 607,928 67.64
DemocraticJumaane Williams173,87219.35
DemocraticTom Suozzi116,97213.01
Total votes898,772 100.00

U.S. House

2016 New York’s 3rd congressional district election[43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Suozzi 167,758 52.9
RepublicanJack Martins131,53441.4
ConservativeJack Martins16,1345.1
ReformJack Martins1,9090.6
TotalJack Martins149,57747.1
Total votes317,335 100.0
Democratic hold
2018 New York’s 3rd congressional district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Suozzi149,93756.2
IndependenceTom Suozzi2,9621.1
Working FamiliesTom Suozzi2,8381.1
Women’s EqualityTom Suozzi1,3760.5
ReformTom Suozzi3430.1
TotalTom Suozzi (incumbent)157,45659.0
RepublicanDan DeBono98,71637.0
ConservativeDan DeBono10,7984.0
TotalDan DeBono109,51441.0
Total votes266,970 100.0
Democratic hold
2020 New York’s 3rd congressional district election[86][87]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticTom Suozzi195,92752.6
Working FamiliesTom Suozzi9,1932.5
IndependenceTom Suozzi3,2920.9
Total Tom Suozzi (incumbent) 208,412 56.0
RepublicanGeorge Santos147,43739.6
ConservativeGeorge Santos14,4703.9
TotalGeorge Santos161,90743.5
LibertarianHoward Rabin2,1540.5
Total votes372,473 100.0
Democratic hold
2024 New York’s 3rd congressional district special election[88]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticTom Suozzi 93,183 53.92 +9.66
RepublicanMazi Melesa Pilip69,77840.38−8.97
ConservativeMazi Melesa Pilip9,5125.50+1.09
TotalMazi Melesa Pilip79,29045.88−7.88
Write-in3370.20N/A
Total votes172,810 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Pilip has been a registered Democrat since 2012, but was elected to the Nassau County Legislature as a Republican.[51]

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Political offices
Preceded by

Donald DeRiggi
 Mayor of Glen Cove
1994–2001		Succeeded by

Preceded by

 County Executive of Nassau County
2001–2009		Succeeded by

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 3rd congressional district
2017–2023		Succeeded by

Preceded by

 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York’s 3rd congressional district
2024–present		Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by

 United States representatives by seniority
223rd		Succeeded by


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