ABOUT TOMMY JOHN
A record of service.

Tommy John Schiavoni is a husband, father, retired teacher of 32 years and former member of the Southampton Town Board

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With a passion for history and government, Tommy John earned a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education in Social Studies at SUNY Cortland and became a teacher. He worked from 1988 until retirement in 2018 in the Center Moriches School District teaching Participation in Government, Economics and U.S. History and Government. While working full-time, he earned a Master’s Degree from SUNY Stony Brook furthering his career as a High School Social Studies Teacher.

Tommy John Schiavoni - Assembly District 1 | Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly

Thomas Schiavoni earned a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education in social studies from SUNY Cortland and a master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook. He is a husband and father.

Tommy John Schiavoni - New York State Assembly

Thomas Schiavoni is a retired high school social studies teacher who worked in the Center Moriches School District.

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Thomas has served as a member of the New York State Assembly District 1 since 2025.

2026 New York General Election

As of September 9, 2026, Thomas Schiavoni’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Economy

On sustainability, he said, “We as a people need to fundamentally change how we get energy. We’re not going to change our energy use, but we can change the way that we produce it and reduce the carbon in the atmosphere. I believe we can serve as a model for the rest of the country for that.”

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Believes energy production should change to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

- Believes energy production should change to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.

Energy & the Environment

“On the state level,” he continued, “I want to put more money toward the research of tick-borne illnesses. It didn’t go away — we just had a global pandemic that put it on the back burner.”

Wants more state funding for research on tick-borne illnesses.

- Wants more state funding for research on tick-borne illnesses.

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Mr. Schiavoni is also making education and public health a priority, including ensuring robust state funding for schools, supporting mental health programs, and combating tick-borne illnesses. “Education is incredibly important. This is an area where others throughout the state might look to hog some money as far as state aid goes,” he said. “We need that money here in the First Assembly District. . . . Schools have become the delivery point for a lot of social services, so that funding is crucial to me.”

Calls for state aid for District 1 schools, citing their role in delivering social services.

- Calls for state aid for District 1 schools, citing their role in delivering social services.

Education

Mr. Schiavoni said he supports local government control over how affordable housing is created on the East End; his experience in zoning and housing issues comes from his prior service on the zoning boards of appeals in North Haven Village and Southampton Town; he is also the liaison to Southampton’s housing department. “I believe the towns, the local governments, should be the ones who are driving what we put in our communities to supply the housing that we need.”

Supports local government control over how communities provide needed housing.

- Supports local government control over how communities provide needed housing.

Housing & Urban Development

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Supports the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) and Community Housing Fund (CHF).

ABOUT
ABOUT TOMMY JOHN
A record of service.

Tommy John Schiavoni is a husband, father, retired teacher of 32 years and former member of the Southampton Town Board

With a passion for history and government, Tommy John earned a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education in Social Studies at SUNY Cortland and became a teacher.

Tommy John Schiavoni - Assembly District 1 |Assembly Member Directory | New York State Assembly

He worked from 1988 until retirement in 2018 in the Center Moriches School District teaching Participation in Government, Economics and U.S. History and Government. While working full-time, he earned a Master’s Degree from SUNY Stony Brook furthering his career as a High School Social Studies Teacher.

Thomas Schiavoni is a husband and father. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education in social studies from SUNY Cortland and a master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook.

For three generations Tommy John's family operated a local plumbing and heating business in Sag Harbor where he began working at the age of twelve. With a passion for History and Government Tommy John's earned a Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education in Social Studies at SUNY Cortland and became a teacher.

Thomas Schiavoni is a retired teacher who taught Participation in Government, economics, and U.S. history and government in the Center Moriches School District. He previously worked for his family's local plumbing and heating business in Sag Harbor.

Assembly Member Tommy John Schiavoni serves the 1st New York State Assembly District, which includes the towns of Southold, Shelter Island, East Hampton, Southampton and part of Brookhaven. He was elected to the NYS Assembly in November of 2024.

Tommy John has also been an active member of local government since first serving on the North Haven Village Zoning Board of Appeals in 2008. In 2014, he was elected to the North Haven Village Board, and in 2016, he was appointed to the Southampton Town ZBA before his election to the Town Council in 2017. He also served on the Sag Harbor School Board of Education from 2014 to 2017.

### 2020

See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020

#### General election

##### General election for New York State Senate District 1

Anthony Palumbo defeated Laura Ahearn in the general election for New York State Senate District 1 on November 3, 2020.

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Laura Ahearn defeated Valerie Cartright, Thomas Schiavoni, Skyler Johnson, and Nora Higgins in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 1 on June 23, 2020.

Thomas currently serves as the member of the New York State Assembly for District 1. He was elected in November 2024. Thomas was elected to the North Haven Village Board in 2014 and to the Town Council in 2017. He previously ran for New York State Senate District 1 in 2020 but did not win.

I have prioritized the East End's needs in Albany, delivering key funding and making the East End a more sustainable place to live.

In my first term representing the First Assembly District, I have partnered with state, local, and federal leaders to tackle the issues that matter most to our communities.

My priorities include improving water quality, increasing affordable housing opportunities, bettering our environment, improving mental health, and supporting our law enforcement officers.

Tommy John for NY Assembly

Prioritizes improving water quality and the environment.

- Prioritizes improving water quality and the environment.

Prioritizes increasing affordable housing opportunities.

- Prioritizes increasing affordable housing opportunities.

Isaac Brickman

Buket Urgen

Tommy John has continued to work with local officials, supporting the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) and the Community Housing Fund (CHF). He has worked hard with state and local partners to improve local transportation infrastructure such as our aging bridges and roads, and advocate for increased train service.

Stephen Kiely

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