Andrew Garbarino

Andrew R. Garbarino is the Assembly member for the 7th District of the New York Assembly. He is a lifelong Republican. The district includes portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Islip, including Fire Island, Bay Shore, Bohemia and Patchogue in Suffolk County on Long Island.

Andrew Garbarino
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 7th district
Assumed office
January 1, 2013
Preceded byMichael Fitzpatrick
Personal details
Born1983/1984 (age 36–37)[1][2]
Sayville, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Hofstra University (JD)

Garbarino was born and raised in Sayville, New York on Long Island, which he represents today.[3] He graduated from Sayville High School and The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in History and Classical Humanities before receiving his J.D. degree from Hofstra University School of Law.[4]

Following graduation from law school, Garbarino has worked at his family law firm in downtown Sayville. His family also owns numerous small businesses throughout the downtown communities from Bay Shore to Patchogue.[5]

Career

New York State Assembly

In 2012, Phil Boyle vacated his New York Assembly seat to run for the New York Senate. Garbarino was nominated by the New York Republican Party to replace him, and won his first term with 56%.[6] He has been reelected three times since.[7]

2020 Congressional Race

Following the announcement that 14-term Congressman Pete King would not be running for re-election in 2020, Assemblyman Andrew Garbarino announced his intention to run for Congress in New York's 2nd Congressional District. He ran in the Republican Party primary on June 23, 2020 and was endorsed by sitting congressman Peter T. King, as well as the Nassau County and Suffolk County Republican Parties.[8] He beat Assemblyman Mike LiPetri by a margin of 65 percent to 35 percent.[9]

Garbarino has been nominated by the Republican Party, Conservative Party, Libertarian Party, and Save America Movement Party. He is running against Democrat Babylon Town Councilwoman Jackie Gordon.[10]

References
  1. Korb, Priscila (June 23, 2020). "Candidate Profile: Andrew Garbarino for Congress". Patch.
  2. Mottl, Judy (November 7, 2012). "Garbarino Wins 7th Assembly District Seat". Patch.
  3. "Editorial: Elect Andrew Garbarino in 7th Assembly District". Newsday. October 23, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. "Assemblyman Andrew R. Garbarino '09". Hofstra Law News. July 31, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  5. "Sayville attorney, a veteran of political battles, likely to be new Islip GOP chairman". Newsday. September 17, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  6. "Garbarino Wins 7th Assembly District Seat". Sayville-Bayport Patch. November 7, 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  7. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Andrew R. Garbarino". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. "King endorses Andrew Garbarino for Congress". Newsday.
  9. "Election Results". apps2.suffolkcountyny.gov. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  10. "New York's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
New York State Assembly
Preceded by
Michael Fitzpatrick		 Member of the New York Assembly
from the 7th district
2013–present		 Incumbent
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