Preceded by Marc Alessi Website Official website Party Republican Party Children Joseph Education Stony Brook University | Spouse(s) Lynn Role American Politician Political party Republican Name Daniel Losquadro Succeeded by Anthony Palumbo | |
Born September 3, 1972 (age 51)
Locust Valley, New York ( 1972-09-03 ) Alma mater State University of New York at Stony Brook Residence Shoreham, New York, United States | ||
Daniel P. "Dan" Losquadro (born September 3, 1972) is an American politician who was 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, Losquadro married and bought a home in Shoreham where he now resides with his wife Lynn, who is a math teacher at Albert G. Prodell Middle School, 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, he 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 served full-time until 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. In November 2012, after re-apportionment, he was re-elected in the 2nd District. In March 2013, he was elected Highway Superintendent of Brookhaven Town. He was sworn into office on March 12, 2013 at a town hall ceremony.