2026 New York General Election

Frank A Tantone

BIOGRAPHY

Frank A. Tantone is a sitting Suffolk County Family Court judge, first elected to the bench in 2016, per court records citing nycourts.gov. Before becoming a judge he was a partner at Tantone & Gulotta in Ronkonkoma beginning in 2000 and served as prosecuting attorney for the Village of Islandia from 2010 to 2016, per the same records. He earned a bachelor's degree from Hofstra University in 1982 and a law degree from Notre Dame Law School in 1985, per the same records. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.

Tantone vs. Garbarino vs. Tanenbaum: Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats)

Suffolk Family Court Judge (3 seats) - The Ballot Brief

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Tantone, 66, of Bayport, is a registered Republican and is running unopposed on the Republican and Conservative party lines in the general election.

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