Congressman Anthony D’Esposito is completing his first term representing New York’s 4th Congressional District, which includes the majority of the Town of Hempstead and the City of Long Beach in Nassau County. Anthony currently serves on the House Homeland Security, Transportation & Infrastructure, and House Administration committees. Anthony also serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Emergency Management & Technology, which places him at the center of developing the next generation of emergency preparedness plans for the United States.
Prior to his tenure in Congress, Anthony spent a career in the NYPD where he retired as a Detective. As a member of New York’s Finest, Anthony worked diligently to safeguard the streets of New York City’s most violent neighborhoods and made over 600 arrests for murder, assault, gang activity, and illegal firearms. Anthony’s first responder experience also extends to the fire service – he served as Chief of the Island Park Fire Department and led the all-volunteer organization’s response to Super-storm Sandy.
Congressman Anthony D’Esposito’s law enforcement background has been instrumental in guiding policy decisions on the House Homeland Security Committee and Congress at-large. Anthony helped rally support in the House to successfully pass comprehensive border security legislation, known as H.R. 2. – the only border security plan passed in either chamber of Congress since Anthony took office in 2023. What’s more, Anthony introduced and successfully passed legislation outlining a federal Law Enforcement Bill of Rights, and co-sponsored legislation to combat New York’s failed cashless bail law.
In addition to Congressman Anthony D’Esposito’s pro-law enforcement legislative victories, he has worked to advance several additional bipartisan policy priorities as a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus – a grouping of lawmakers determined to collaborate across the aisle to find common ground. Anthony led the successful effort to stop Governor Hochul and the MTA from implementing congestion pricing, and introduced bipartisan legislation to combat this thinly veiled commuter tax. As a member of the bipartisan SALT Caucus, Anthony brought Republicans and Democrats together in an effort to restore the federal State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
This leadership on behalf of hardworking, middle class Nassau County families earned Congressman Anthony D’Esposito the endorsement of CSEA and its 300,000 members across New York State for his re-election campaign.
Prior to Anthony’s election to Congress in November 2022, he was a member of the Hempstead Town Board where he won re-election in 2021 with nearly 70% of the vote. Hempstead is America’s largest township, with more than 800,000 residents.
As Town Councilman, Anthony D’Esposito cut or froze town taxes in each of the last four budgets passed by the Hempstead Town Board. This resulted in multiple credit rating upgrades from respected Wall Street credit rating agencies, Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings.
To combat the opioid crisis impacting suburban communities, Anthony has trained and equipped over 13,000 Long Island neighbors with lifesaving overdose response/NARCAN kits. Congressman D’Esposito’s work to secure the U.S.-Mexico border is driven by his commitment to halting the flow of narcotics into our communities.
D’Esposito serves on the Board of Directors for the Francis X. Pendl Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center and is on the Board of Directors of Limb Kind Foundation. He is a Second Battalion Delegate and a member of the New York Association of Fire Chiefs, as well as an honorary member of the Nassau County Firefighters Pipes and Drums.
Anthony also serves on the Board of Directors of RVC Blue Speaks, an organization that helps promote autism awareness. He is a member of the Italian Americans in government and is a co-founder of the Jimi Gubelli Foundations. He is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, 3rd Degree Knight, Father Joseph O’Connell Council Number 3481, Knights of Columbus of Oceanside and a member of the Order Sons of Italy in America, Judge Frank A. Gulotta Lodge Number 2180. He also serves as Co-Chairman of the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program.
The East Rockaway Chamber of Commerce honored D’Esposito as “Man of the Year” in 2016 and he was also honored by the Oceanside United Soccer Club as “Volunteer of the Year” for 2019-2020. He is the proud recipient of the “Anthony D’Esposito Award for Excellence” in 2020 by the Board of Directors of the Law Enforcement Officers Weekend (LEO Weekend), an organization which supports law enforcement families affected by a line of duty death or serious injury.
In 2021, Anthony received the Congressman Norman Lent Award for Public Service and the SCOPE Educational Services Community Service Award for Outstanding Service to the Island Park Union Free School District. He was named “Man of the Year” by the Chabad of Hewlett and has received the Nassau County Francis X. Pendl Humanitarian Award, Town of Hempstead Distinguished Service Award, and more than 50 police department medals for his commitment to service and protecting residents, including the 2016 Public Service Award for the New York Police Chief’s Benevolent Association. He was also honored by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Correction Officers Benevolent Association for his dedicated public service.
