Thomas McKevitt
American politician
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::summary American politician ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox officeholder"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tom McKevitt |
| state_assembly | New York |
| district | 17th |
| term_start | February 28, 2006 |
| term_end | December 31, 2017 |
| predecessor | Maureen O'Connell |
| successor | John Mikulin |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Oceanside, New York |
| party | Republican |
| spouse | Samantha McGill |
| children | Connor and Meagan Mckevitt |
| residence | East Meadow, New York |
| alma_mater | Hofstra University |
| Hofstra Law School | |
| profession | lawyer, politician |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Tom McKevitt | image = | caption = | state_assembly = New York | district = 17th | term_start = February 28, 2006 | term_end = December 31, 2017 | predecessor = Maureen O'Connell | successor = John Mikulin | birth_date = | birth_place = Oceanside, New York | party = Republican | spouse = Samantha McGill | children = Connor and Meagan Mckevitt | residence = East Meadow, New York | alma_mater = Hofstra University Hofstra Law School | profession = lawyer, politician | religion = | website = | footnotes =
Thomas McKevitt (born April 28, 1971) is an American politician who represented District 17 in the New York Assembly from 2006 to 2017, which includes large portions of Nassau County, New York.
McKevitt was born in East Meadow, New York and is a lifetime resident of Nassau County. He received a B.A. from Hofstra University, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1993. McKevitt earned his Juris Doctor from the Hofstra Law School in 1996.{{cite web |url = http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AttyTMcDevitt.html |title = Attorney Profiles: Thomas McKevitt |publisher = Sahn Ward Coschignano & Baker PLLC |accessdate = March 11, 2011 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716171659/http://www.swcblaw.com/N1AttyTMcDevitt.html |archivedate = July 16, 2011 |url= http://www.hofstra.edu/alumni/HofMagazine/hofmag_f06_classnotes4.html |title= Class Notes |work= Hofstra Magazine |date= Fall 2006 |publisher= Hofstra University |accessdate= March 11, 2011}} He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
Formerly the Deputy Attorney for Hempstead, New York, as well as a staffer for former Senator Alfonse D'Amato and State Senator Kemp Hannon, McKevitt was chosen in a special election held on February 28, 2006 to replace outgoing Assemblywoman Maureen O'Connell, who is now the Nassau County Clerk.
McKevitt and Samantha McGill were married in July 2001. He and his wife reside in East Meadow, New York with their two children.
Election results
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February 2006 special election, NYS Assembly, 17th AD{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/Special/200617AD.pdf |title= Special Election Results, 17th Assembly District: February 28, 2006 |publisher= New York State Board of Elections |year= 2006 |accessdate= April 13, 2011}} :{| class="Wikitable" | Thomas McKevitt (REP - IND - CON) || ... || 3,561 |- | Zahid Ali Syed (DEM - WOR) || ... || 1,691 |}
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November 2006 general election, NYS Assembly, 17th AD{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2006/general/2006_assem.pdf |title= General Election Results, State Assembly: November 7, 2006 |publisher= New York State Board of Elections |date= December 14, 2006 |accessdate= April 13, 2011}} :{| class="Wikitable" | Thomas McKevitt (REP - IND - CON) || ... || 19,048 |- | Dolores D. Sedacca (DEM - WOR) || ... || 16,622 |}
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November 2008 general election, NYS Assembly, 17th AD{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2008/General/NYSAssembly08.pdf |title= General Election Results, State Assembly: November 4, 2008 |publisher= New York State Board of Elections |date= December 4, 2008 |accessdate= April 13, 2011}} :{| class="Wikitable" | Thomas McKevitt (REP - IND - CON) || ... || 31,803 |- | John L. Pinto (DEM) || ... || 23,321 |}
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November 2010 general election, NYS Assembly, 17th AD{{cite web |url= http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2010/general/2010Assembly.pdf |title= General Election Results, State Assembly: November 2, 2010 |publisher= New York State Board of Elections |date= December 13, 2010 |accessdate= April 13, 2011}} :{| class="Wikitable" | Thomas McKevitt (REP - IND - CON) || ... || 24,766 |- | Thomas J. Devaney (DEM - WOR) || ... || 15,060 |}
References
|url= https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E1DB1738F93BA35754C0A9679C8B63 |title= WEDDINGS; Samantha McGill, Thomas McKevitt |work= The New York Times |date= July 8, 2001 |accessdate= March 11, 2011}}
|url= http://www.govbuddy.com/directory/NY/thomas-mckevitt/3137/ |title= State Assembly: Thomas McKevitt Jr. (R-C-I), District 17 |publisher= GovBuddy.com |archiveurl= https://archive.today/20130125081346/http://www.govbuddy.com/directory/NY/thomas-mckevitt/3137/ |archivedate= January 25, 2013 |accessdate= March 11, 2011}}
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