Thomas Gulotta
6th County Executive of Nassau County
In office
January 16, 1987 – December 31, 2001
Preceded byFrancis T. Purcell
Succeeded byTom Suozzi
Presiding Supervisor of Hempstead
In office
1981–1987
Preceded byAl D'Amato
Succeeded byJoseph Mondello
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 13th district
In office
1977–1981
Preceded byMilton Jonas
Succeeded byGuy Mazza
Personal details
Born
Thomas Stephen Gulotta

(1944-04-27)April 27, 1944
Oceanside, New York, U.S.
DiedAugust 4, 2019(2019-08-04) (aged 75)
Oceanside, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBetsy Gulotta
Education
Professionlawyer

Thomas Stephen Gulotta (April 27, 1944 – August 4, 2019) was an American Republican politician from Nassau County, New York, who was the county executive of Nassau from 1987 to 2001.

Early life

Gulotta was born in Oceanside, New York, on April 27, 1944,[1] the son of Josephine and Frank Gulotta Sr.[2] His father was a former Nassau County district attorney and former New York State Supreme Court judge. The younger Gulotta was raised on Long Island and attended Malverne High School, where he was student president.[2] He graduated from Trinity College,[3] and earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1969.[1][3]

Career

Gulotta was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1977 to 1981, sitting in the 182nd, 183rd and 184th New York state legislatures. He represented a district that included his hometown of Merrick, New York, until 1981 when he was selected to become the presiding supervisor of the town of Hempstead,[1] succeeding Al D'Amato, who had been elected to the United States Senate.[4] He was re-elected to the position in 1983.[5]

On January 16, 1987, Gulotta was appointed county executive by the county's board of supervisors,[1] and was elected to a full term in November 1987.[3] He opted not to run for a fifth term in 2001, after having won 11 straight elections.[6] His successor was Democrat Tom Suozzi.

Gulotta later founded Executive Strategies, a consulting firm, and joined the law firm of Shaw, Licitra, Bohner, Eserino, Schwartz & Pfluger in Mineola, New York,[6] and was named a partner of the firm in 2004.[7] At the time of his death in 2019 Gulotta was a special counsel at Albanese & Albanese, LLP, a law firm in Garden City, New York.[8]

Personal life

Gulotta married Elizabeth Abbott Fryatt; they had two living children.[1][9]

Gulotta died on August 4, 2019, at the age of 75.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Gutis, Philip S. (January 17, 1987). "Man in the News; Nassau's New Leader: Thomas Stephen Gulotta". The New York Times. p. 30. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Baker, Al (March 18, 2001). "The Man Who Could Not Say No Cries Uncle". The New York Times. p. LI1.
  3. ^ a b c Schmitt, Eric (November 1, 1987). "Gulotta: Tireless Executive". The New York Times. p. 22.
  4. ^ Carroll, Maurice (November 11, 1980). "D'Amato Picks Transition Group". The New York Times. p. B3.
  5. ^ "The 1983 Elections: Facts and Figures". The New York Times. November 10, 1983. p. A1.
  6. ^ a b Mancini, Rosamaria (January 23, 2004). "Former Nassau County Executive Tom Gulotta has new home at Mineola law firm". Long Island Business News.
  7. ^ Solnick, Claude (October 22, 2004). "Tom Gulotta makes a name for himself at Shaw, Licitra". Long Island Business News.
  8. ^ "Gulotta Honored At American Kidney Fund Golf Outing". Long Island Press. August 31, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  9. ^ "Elizabeth Fryatt Engaged to Wed Thomas Gulotta". The New York Times. December 15, 1968. p. 103. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  10. ^ "Ex-County Executive Thomas Gulotta dies at 75".
Political offices Preceded byMilton Jonas New York State Assembly 13th district 1977–1981 Succeeded byGuy Mazza Preceded byFrancis T. Purcell County Executive of Nassau County, New York 1987–2001 Succeeded byTom Suozzi
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