Bayside attorney and civic leader Vince Tabone, the Queens GOP's nominee for Northeast Queens' 26th Assembly District.
Queens County Republican Party Endorses Vince Tabone for Assembly
For Immediate Release:
January 19, 2010
Contact: Dan Egers 718-690-3737
At their executive committee meeting on January 13th, the Queens County Republican Party unanimously endorsed Bayside attorney and civic leader Vince Tabone for the 26th Assembly District, encompassing the neighborhoods of Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Douglaston, Whitestone and parts of Little Neck, Floral Park, Flushing, Glen Oaks and New Hyde Park, Queens.
Tabone, who volunteers as the party’s executive vice president, thanked the GOP’s executive committee for their backing.
“I am truly grateful for your encouragement and early support. It’s time to restore real, responsible and accountable representation for Northeast Queens in the Assembly. Volunteering in our community, one thing I keep hearing is that middle class New Yorkers are being nickeled and dimed by a government that is recklessly spending us deeper into debt. I will work tirelessly for fiscal responsibility and lower taxes to create jobs. And as a father raising my kids right here in Queens, I am committed to improving our schools and protecting our quality of life,” said Tabone.
Queens County Republican Chairman Phil Ragusa said, “I’m proud to endorse Vince Tabone for Assembly. The incumbent has failed to represent Queens’ middle class. She moved out of Queens to a Long Island mansion and has the worst attendance record in the Assembly. The Assemblymember only shows up to work 38% of the time, and when she does, votes to raise taxes and increase spending. Vince Tabone is committed to our community and will bring fiscal sanity to Albany.”
About Vince Tabone
Bayside attorney and community leader Vince Tabone is a lifelong resident of Queens. He and his wife Saida are raising their two daughters and one son in their home one block off of Northern Boulevard, where their daughters have attended P.S. 31 and M.S. 158. Saida is an Assistant Principal at a Queens High School. The Tabones are parishioners at St. Robert Bellarmine in Bayside and Vince is a 3rd Degree Knight of Columbus.
As a young man, Vince earned his Bachelors in Business Administration from Baruch College in New York City while working full time. Vince went on to attend New York Law School on a merit scholarship while continuing to work full time and raising a young family. Vince has served on the Alumni Board of Directors of New York Law School.
Before entering the private practice of law, Vince served in both the Giuliani and Bloomberg Administrations as a high ranking official in the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), where as Vice President under the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, he was responsible for Queens economic development projects, creating thousands of jobs and investing millions in our local economy. In this capacity he also served on a number of Mayoral and Borough President task-forces and represented EDC and City Hall at the Queens Chamber of Commerce and numerous other forums. Vince has the experience we need to revitalize our economy by investing in small businesses, creating good-paying jobs and providing real middle-class tax relief and economic opportunity.
Most recently, Vince served under both Republican and Democratic Governors as the General Counsel and an Assistant Special Deputy Superintendent at a New York State agency overseeing all litigation, corporate, and contracting matters for insolvent insurers, with billions in assets at stake.
Vince also worked at the NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development on many successful affordable and senior housing development projects.
Vince is raising his family right here in Northeast Queens and is committed to our neighborhood’s future. He has been fighting to improve our community’s quality of life and protect our local environment for years. Vince serves on a pro bono basis as General Counsel to Friends of Oakland Lake, a parks and lake preservation not-for-profit group in Bayside and is a member of the Alley Pond Environmental Center. He remains a Board Member of the Bayside Historical Society, working to protect our community’s unique character and heritage. Vince is also a member of the 111th Precinct Community Council.
Vince has been a strong advocate for our children’s education. Vince has served effectively as a Council Member on Community Education Council District 26. He will fight for accountability in our schools and demand Queens gets its fair share of state education funding, for smaller class sizes and giving teachers the tools they need to prepare our kids for life.
As our Assemblyman, Vince will be our responsive, independent and accountable voice in Albany, working tirelessly to get results for the community he loves.
