Joseph Saladino
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Joseph S. Saladino is a member of the New York State Assembly
and a former broadcast journalist
. He represents the 12th Assembly district which includes Massapequa
, Massapequa Park
, Farmingdale
and part of Levittown
.
He was first elected in a special election on March 9, 2004. To date, he has been the prime sponsor of one piece of legislation that became law, a bill making the striped bass
the official saltwater fish of New York. He also helped push for Megan's Law
, which eventually was passed.
Saladino is a lifetime resident of Massapequa. He graduated from Massapequa High School
in 1979. He completed his bachelor's degree
and master's degree
at the New York Institute of Technology
. Saladino worked as a news anchor and broadcaster on Long Island
, at radio stations WNYG
and WALK
, and television stations WLIW
and News 12
. He then became Executive Assistant for the Town of Hempstead. Before his election to the Assembly he was Director of Operations for the Town of Oyster Bay.
His father is Joseph J. Saladino, a former New York Supreme Court
Justice who died in 2000 at the age of 75.
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
and a former broadcast journalist
Broadcast journalism
Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
. He represents the 12th Assembly district which includes Massapequa
Massapequa, New York
Massapequa is a hamlet located in the suburban Nassau County, New York. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 21,685.Massapequa is located on the South Shore of Long Island....
, Massapequa Park
Massapequa Park, New York
The Village of Massapequa Park is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 17,008 at the 2010 census.-History:...
, Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New York
The Village of Farmingdale is an incorporated village on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York in the United States...
and part of Levittown
Levittown, New York
Levittown is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead located on Long Island in Nassau County, New York. Levittown is midway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a total population of 51,881....
.
He was first elected in a special election on March 9, 2004. To date, he has been the prime sponsor of one piece of legislation that became law, a bill making the striped bass
Striped bass
The striped bass is the state fish of Maryland, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and the state saltwater fish of New York, Virginia, and New Hampshire...
the official saltwater fish of New York. He also helped push for Megan's Law
Megan's Law
Megan's Law is an informal name for laws in the United States requiring law enforcement authorities to make information available to the public regarding registered sex offenders. Individual states decide what information will be made available and how it should be disseminated...
, which eventually was passed.
Saladino is a lifetime resident of Massapequa. He graduated from Massapequa High School
Massapequa High School
Massapequa High School is a four-year public high school located in Massapequa, New York for students grades 9 through 12. It is known locally for its low drop out rate and quality sports teams.As of the 2005–06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,868 students and 133.0 classroom...
in 1979. He completed his bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
and master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
at the New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...
. Saladino worked as a news anchor and broadcaster on Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
, at radio stations WNYG
WNYG
WNYG is a radio station licensed to serve the Long Island Area. It is currently silent.WNYG's daytime signal used to be heard in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, the southern coast of Connecticut and the Jersey Shore. Post-sunset, WNYG drops down to 38 watts -- enough to cover Babylon, its city...
and WALK
WALK (AM)
WALK is a radio station broadcasting a Nostalgia format, licensed to East Patchogue, New York, USA. The station is owned by Aloha Station Trust, LLC and features programing from Dial Global Radio Networks....
, and television stations WLIW
WLIW
WLIW, channel 21, is a non-commercial educational public television station licensed to Garden City, New York; which serves as a secondary Public Broadcasting Service member station for the New York City television market...
and News 12
News 12 Long Island
News 12 Long Island is a regional 24-hour cable news television channel reaching more than 800,000 television homes on Long Island, New York. The channel is the flagship of the News 12 Networks, which is touted by owner Cablevision as the "first, largest and most watched regional news network" in...
. He then became Executive Assistant for the Town of Hempstead. Before his election to the Assembly he was Director of Operations for the Town of Oyster Bay.
His father is Joseph J. Saladino, a former New York Supreme Court
New York Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of New York is the trial-level court of general jurisdiction in thestate court system of New York, United States. There is a supreme court in each of New York State's 62 counties, although some smaller counties share judges with neighboring counties...
Justice who died in 2000 at the age of 75.