Santa Fa, Argentina Politics
James D. Conte - Assembly Member
Party Affiliation
Republican, Conservative, Independence, Working Fa
Family
Wife: Debra; 3 Children: Sarah Ashley, Jeffrey James, Samantha Irene
Birth
Born in Huntington, NY
on January 01, 1959
Home Town
Huntington Station, NY
Education
BA, Political Science/Economics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1982
Profession
Intergovernmental Analyst, Office of the Suffolk County Executive Intergovernment Relations Unit
Staff, New York State Assembly, Assemblymember Toni Rettaliata
Intern, New York State Senate, Senator James Lack
Staff, New York State Senate, Senator Martin Knorr
Political Carrer
Assemblymember, New York State Assembly, 1988-present
Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2011-present
Won Special Election, New York State Assembly, March 1988
Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore, New York State Assembly, 2005-2010
Congressional Committee Membership
Member, Bi-State Long Island Sound Marine Resources Commission, present
Member, New York State Transplant Council, 1997-present
Vice Chair, New York State Assembly Minority Affordable Housing Task Force
Membership in Other Organizations
Board of Directors, Alliance for Donation, present
Member, Constantino Brumidi Lodge Sons of Italy, present
Member, Huntington Elks Club, present
Member, Huntington Historical Society, present
Member, Huntington Koumbaro Club, present
Member, Huntington Station Rotary Club, present
Member, New York/New Jersey Coastal Ocean and Shore Trust, present
Member, Transplant Recipient International Organization, present
Board of Directors, New York Organ Donor Network, 2005-present
Regional Advisory Board, American Kidney Fund
Founder, Huntington Coalition for Drug Free Schools
Member, Italian-American Arts and Assistance Council
Member, Save Our Shore
Member, Suffolk County Boy Scouts Council
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Religion
Roman Catholic