Joseph Saladino

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joe Saladino

| office1 = Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay

| term_start1 = January 31, 2017

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = John Venditto

| predecessor2 = Andrew Raia

| successor2 = Christine Pellegrino

| term_start2 = March 14, 2004

| term_end2 = January 31, 2017

| party = Republican Party

| birth_place = Massapequa, New York, U.S.

| alma_mater = New York Institute of Technology {{small|(B.S., M.S.)}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|03|28}}

| residence = Massapequa, New York, U.S.

| state_assembly2 = New York

| district2 = 9th

}}

Joseph S. Saladino (born March 28, 1961) is an American politician. He is the current Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York. Saladino previously served as a member of the New York Assembly. He is a Republican.

Early life and career

Saladino was born in Massapequa, New York in the year 1961, and he graduated from Massapequa High School in 1979.{{Cite web|date=August 27, 2008|title=Joseph S. Saladino inducted into M.H.S. Hall of Fame|url=https://www.massapequapost.com/articles/joseph-s-saladino-inducted-into-m-h-s-hall-of-fame/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.massapequapost.com}} His mother, Jessie Saladino, was a teacher, and his father was the late Joseph J. Saladino, a former New York Supreme Court Justice.{{Cite web|date=August 26, 2015|title=Jessie Saladino, volunteer and wife of late NYS Supreme Court justice |url=https://www.massapequapost.com/articles/jessie-saladino-volunteer-and-wife-of-late-nys-supreme-court-justice/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=www.massapequapost.com}}{{cite web

|url= http://massapequa.patch.com/articles/tobay-marina-dedicated-to-judge-joseph-j-saladino

|title= Tobay Marina Dedicated To Judge Joseph J. Saladino

|first= Chris |last= Boyle |publisher= Patch.com

|date= September 21, 2010 |access-date= March 8, 2011}} He attended Tulane University and the New York Institute of Technology; he received a masters degree in broadcast journalism from the latter. He graduated summa cum laude.{{Cite web|title=Meet Joe|url=https://www.josephsaladino.com/about|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Supervisor Saladino|language=en}}

After graduating, he worked in journalism for six years. Some places he worked at included WNYG (AM) and News 12 Long Island. He also had a brief stint working for the Town of Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay as an assistant.{{Cite web|title=Meet Oyster Bay's new supervisor, Joseph Saladino|url=https://www.liherald.com/oysterbay/stories/meet-oyster-bays-new-supervisor-joseph-saladino,90935|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Herald Community Newspapers|language=en}}

New York Assembly

After Steven L. Labriola was elected Town Clerk of Oyster Bay, on March 14, 2004, Saladino was elected defeating his Democratic candidate William R. Funk.{{Cite news|last=Toy|first=Vivian S.|date=March 14, 2004|title=No Surprises In 3 Special Elections|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/14/nyregion/in-brief-no-surprises-in-3-special-elections.html|access-date=August 10, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} He won later that year in the general election with about the same percentage, against the same person.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=November 2, 2004|title=New York State Board of Elections - Assembly Vote|url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2004/2004assembly.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=New York State Board of Elections}} He won every election since with at least 2/3 of the vote. After representing Assembly District 12, he was redistricted into District 9 in 2012 and was elected to represent that district.{{Cite web|date=November 7, 2012|title=Saladino Elected to Fifth Term|url=https://patch.com/new-york/massapequa/9th-assembly-district-2012-results|website=Massapequa, NY Patch}}

In the State Assembly, he was a strong advocate for the passing of Megan's Law in New York, and introduced bills related to drug abuse prevention.{{Cite web|title=New York Asm. Joseph Saladino {{!}} TrackBill|url=https://trackbill.com/legislator/new-york-assemblymember-joseph-saladino/622-3455/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=trackbill.com|language=en}}

Town Supervisor

After John Venditto resigned because he was facing federal corruption charges, the Town Board voted near-unanimously to appoint Saladino as Town Supervisor. He was sworn in by State Supreme Court Judge Stephen Bucaria on January 31, 2017, and he immediately changed leadership around the executive.{{Cite web|last=Rizzo|first=Frank|date=February 1, 2017|title=Saladino Takes The Helm In Oyster Bay|url=https://farmingdale-observer.com/2017/02/01/saladino-takes-the-helm-in-oyster-bay/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Farmingdale Observer|language=en-US}} Within the first month of being appointed, he merged the sanitation, recycling, engineering, highway, vehicle maintenance departments to form the Department of Public Works, reorganized the building department to increase efficiency, and created a Board of Ethics. In the 2018 budget, he lowered spending, slashed the debt, and cut property taxes, something he has wanted done in the state government as well.{{Cite web|title=Saladino: 2018 Proposed Budget Cuts Property Taxes, Eliminates Wasteful Spending, Reduces Debt & Continues to Deliver Important Services|publisher=Town of Oyster Bay|url=http://oysterbaytown.com/saladino-2018-proposed-budget-cuts-property-taxes-eliminates-wasteful-spending-reduces-debt-continues-deliver-important-services/|access-date=August 10, 2020|language=en-US}}

Saladino won his first election as Supervisor in November 2017 with just under 52% of the vote in a five-way election, and in 2019 he received 58% of the vote, against his Town Clerk, James Altadonna, Jr.{{Cite web|date=November 6, 2019|title=Nassau County 2019 Election Results|url=https://longislandweekly.com/nassau-county-2019-election-results/|access-date=August 10, 2020|website=Long Island Weekly|language=en-US}} He was re-elected in November 2023 against Democrat Jared Behr.

In Professional Wrestling

Saladino appeared on the April 5, 2023 episode of AEW Dynamite to present a key to the city to All Elite Wrestling world champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman.{{Cite web|date=April 4, 2023|title=AEW World Champion MJF Receives Key To Oyster Bay, Sincerely Praises Long Island|url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/1247789/aew-world-champion-mjf-receives-key-to-oyster-bay-sincerely-praises-long-island/|access-date=April 7, 2023|website=Wrestling Inc|language=en-US}}

Personal life

Saladino is married, with three daughters.{{Cite web|date=November 6, 2023|title=Joseph Saladino Vows To Continue Serving|url=https://www.liherald.com/oysterbay/stories/joseph-saladino-vows-to-continue-serving-oyster-bay,193697|access-date=August 10, 2023|website=Long Island Herald|language=en-US}} Saladino has lived in Massapequa his entire life.

References

External links

[http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=012 New York State Assembly – Joseph Saladino]
[http://oysterbaytown.com/elected-officials/supervisor-saladino/ Town of Oyster Bay - Joseph Saladino]

{{succession box

| title = New York State Assembly, 12th District

| years = 2003–2012

| before = Steven L. Labriola

| after = Andrew Raia

}}

{{succession box

| title = New York State Assembly, 9th District

| years = 2013–2016

| before = Andrew Raia

| after = Christine Pellegrino

}}