Thomas D. Croci | |
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Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia | |
In office February 3, 2020 – January 19, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | David Samuel Sedney |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Zimmerman |
Member of the
New York Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lee Zeldin |
Succeeded by | Monica Martinez |
Town supervisor of Islip, New York | |
In office January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Phil Nolan |
Succeeded by | Angie Carpenter |
Personal details | |
Born | May 21, 1972 Bohemia, New York |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Sayville, New York |
Alma mater |
James Madison University (
BS) New York Law School ( JD) |
Website | Official Site |
Thomas D. Croci is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican, Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018. [3] He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia in the Trump administration, from February 3, 2020 to January 19, 2021. [4]
He was elected to his first political office, town supervisor for the Town of Islip, in 2011. [3] Croci was first elected to the State Senate in 2014. [5]
Croci graduated from Connetquot High School and received a bachelor's degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. [3] [6]
He graduated from New York Law School in 1997 and then joined the U.S. Navy, where he went to Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida. [7] He spent eight years on active duty and attained the rank of commander in 2013. [7] He served in Afghanistan and was on the staff of the Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush and also served on the Barack Obama presidential transition team. [7] Croci thereafter returned to active duty as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan, sixteen months into his first term as town supervisor for Islip, New York; he returned to Islip in 2014. [7]
Croci was formerly an aide to Republican state Senator Lee Zeldin. [6] Croci was elected to New York State Senate for the 3rd district in November 2014, and was elected to a second term. [6] Croci abruptly left the state Senate to rejoin the U.S. Navy in May 2018 without resigning his seat. According to Newsday, Croci's absence threw "a monkey wrench into the day-to-day operations of the State Senate" by depriving Senate Republicans of a governing majority. [8] Croci did not seek re-election in November 2018. [6] [9]
Croci resides in Sayville, New York. [6]
Thomas D. Croci | |
---|---|
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia | |
In office February 3, 2020 – January 19, 2021 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | David Samuel Sedney |
Succeeded by | Rebecca Zimmerman |
Member of the
New York Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lee Zeldin |
Succeeded by | Monica Martinez |
Town supervisor of Islip, New York | |
In office January 1, 2012 – December 31, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Phil Nolan |
Succeeded by | Angie Carpenter |
Personal details | |
Born | May 21, 1972 Bohemia, New York |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Sayville, New York |
Alma mater |
James Madison University (
BS) New York Law School ( JD) |
Website | Official Site |
Thomas D. Croci is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican, Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018. [3] He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia in the Trump administration, from February 3, 2020 to January 19, 2021. [4]
He was elected to his first political office, town supervisor for the Town of Islip, in 2011. [3] Croci was first elected to the State Senate in 2014. [5]
Croci graduated from Connetquot High School and received a bachelor's degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. [3] [6]
He graduated from New York Law School in 1997 and then joined the U.S. Navy, where he went to Officer Candidate School in Pensacola, Florida. [7] He spent eight years on active duty and attained the rank of commander in 2013. [7] He served in Afghanistan and was on the staff of the Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush and also served on the Barack Obama presidential transition team. [7] Croci thereafter returned to active duty as an intelligence officer in Afghanistan, sixteen months into his first term as town supervisor for Islip, New York; he returned to Islip in 2014. [7]
Croci was formerly an aide to Republican state Senator Lee Zeldin. [6] Croci was elected to New York State Senate for the 3rd district in November 2014, and was elected to a second term. [6] Croci abruptly left the state Senate to rejoin the U.S. Navy in May 2018 without resigning his seat. According to Newsday, Croci's absence threw "a monkey wrench into the day-to-day operations of the State Senate" by depriving Senate Republicans of a governing majority. [8] Croci did not seek re-election in November 2018. [6] [9]
Croci resides in Sayville, New York. [6]