| Lou Tobacco | |
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| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 62nd district |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Vincent Ignizio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1972 [1] Staten Island, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer[2] |
| Children | four[2] |
| Residence | Tottenville, Staten Island[2] |
| Alma mater | SUNY Albany[2] |
| Profession | politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Official website |
Louis R. "Lou" Tobacco[3] (born May 16, 1972)[1] is a member of the New York State Assembly representing Staten Island's 62nd District.
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Born in Staten Island, Tobacco attended Public School 35, St. Joseph Hill Academy Grammar School, and Monsignor Farrell High School,[2] from where he graduated in 1990. In his senior year at Farrell, Tobacco was elected student council president. He was also a Boys State delegate.
While attending the State University of New York at Albany, Tobacco served as a Congressional intern for former Congressman Guy V. Molinari as well as a summer intern for Molinari when he later served as Staten Island Borough President. Upon his graduation from college in 1994, he was appointed by the borough president to serve as assistant director of contract oversight. He worked closely with Staten Island organizations and civic groups and assisted the development of their discretionary funding contracts from the Department of Youth Services and the Department of Cultural Affairs. While at Borough Hall, Lou represented Staten Island on the Mayor's Health and Human Services Planning Council and the Community Action Board.
Tobacco was elected on March 27, 2007 in a special election to replace Vincent Ignizio, who resigned his seat to become a New York City Councilmember. He and fellow Staten Islander Nicole Malliotakis are the only Republicans in New York City's State Assembly delegation.
He serves as the Ranking Minority Member of the Social Services Committee. He also serves on the Transportation, Governmental Employees, Higher Education, Cities and Aging committees. He was recently tapped to serve as vice chair of the Assembly Minority Sex Offender Watch Task Force and has been appointed to the MTA Capital Program Review Board. Tobacco has also been active in criticizing the rising toll on the Verazanno Narrows Bridge and cuts to the mass transit budget for services to Staten Island Residents. In the winter of 2009, Tobacco made headlines with is "Taxation Without Transportation" campaign, distributing over 3,000 bumper stickers with this message to constituents.
Lou Tobacco resides in the Tottenville section of Staten Island with his wife Jennifer and their children: Madison, Christian, Ella, and Luke.[2]
| New York Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by Vincent Ignizio |
New York State Assembly, 62nd District 2007–present |
Incumbent |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Leticia M. Remauro |
Republican nominee for New York State Assembly, 60th District 1996 |
Succeeded by Glenn A. Yost |