Michael Montesano
Michael A. Montesano was member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th district, which includes portions of the towns of Hempstead, Hempstead, New York|North Hempstead] and Oyster Bay in Nassau County on Long Island. A Republican, he was initially elected in a 2010 special election. Since 2022 he has served as a district judge of Nassau County.
Early life
Montesano was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in the Gravesend neighborhood. He attended Saints Simon & Jude Elementary School before graduating from William E. Grady High School in 1973. He later worked for the Staten Island Rapid Transit Operating Authority, before becoming a dispatcher and with the New York City Emergency Medical Service in 1974, where he was eventually promoted to a supervising EMT. In 1979, Montesano moved to Glen Head, New York, and became a police officer in the New [York City Police Department] in 1981, later being promoted to detective.In 1983, Montesano received an A.A.S. degree in Police Science from Nassau County Community College and later a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice from St. John's University. In 1989 he earned his Juris Doctor from the City [University of New York School of Law] at Queens College and was admitted to the New York State Bar Association.
Montesano started a private practice law firm in 1990. He has served as Acting Village Justice and a Village Prosecutor for Roslyn Harbor. He has also been President of the North Shore School District Board of Education, and adjunct professor at the New York Institute of Technology.