Candidate Profile: Joseph Saladino

Name: Joseph Saladino

Hometown: Massapequa

Party: Republican

Bio: Saladino is serving in his ninth year in the New York State Assembly, elected first in a special election in March 2004 and re-elected three times since. He began his career in broadcast journalism as a news anchor for several Long Island broadcast outlets and his been in government four

Saladino is a 24-year member and past Kiwanis Club President where he received the distinguished “Kiwanian of the Year” award. He is also a member of the Sons of Italy-Columbus Lodge and a former Trustee of the Historical Society. 

Education: A graduate of Massapequa High School, Saladino attended Tulane University and holds a Master’s Degree from the New York Institute of Technology.

Opponent: Jay Cherlin

District: Ninth Assembly District