VoterLens
New York State Assembly District 1
SUNY Cortland—Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education in Social Studies; SUNY Stony Brook—Master’s Degree
Data last updated 10/19/2026
Tommy John Schiavoni serves New York State Assembly District 1 and was elected to the Assembly in November 2024. Before joining the Assembly, he worked as a Center Moriches School District social studies teacher from 1988 until his retirement in 2018, and served in local government roles including North Haven Village Zoning Board of Appeals, North Haven Village Board, Southampton Town ZBA, Southampton Town Council, and the Sag Harbor School Board of Education. His family operated a local plumbing and heating business in Sag Harbor, where he began working at age twelve.
Committee Assignments: Committee on Agriculture · Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse · Committee on Environmental Conservation · Committee on Local Governments · Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Thomas "Tommy John" Schiavoni, Democratic Assembly member for New York State Assembly District 1, has emphasized public-health responses to tick-borne disease, including Alpha-gal syndrome, Lyme disease, and related insurance-coverage issues. His healthcare record includes sponsoring bills for disease reporting, state grants for tick-disease prevention, and co-sponsoring patient-access measures in hospitals and nursing homes.
Thomas (Tommy John) Schiavoni emphasizes affordability and a local East End economy, including relief for commercial fishing costs, reinvestment in the blue economy, tourism-related infrastructure, and returning Suffolk County hotel/motel tax revenue to local cultural and infrastructure needs.
Thomas Schiavoni, the Democratic incumbent/candidate for New York State Assembly District 1, has no broad campaign immigration platform located, but his Assembly co-sponsorship record shows support for limiting immigration enforcement in schools, ending New York governmental immigration-detention contracts, and restricting state recruitment benefits for recent ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations employees.
Thomas "Tommy John" Schiavoni, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 1, presents Climate & Energy priorities through environmental protection, water quality, resiliency, and energy-policy implementation rather than a single broad campaign climate platform. His record includes co-sponsoring measures on gas stove warnings, drilling-waste/brine road-use restrictions, septic/water-quality funding, C-PACE energy/resiliency financing, and regional review of climate and energy mandates.
Thomas "Tommy John" Schiavoni, Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 1, emphasizes support for public education and school-based services, drawing on his background as a retired teacher and former school board member. In office, his education-related record includes sponsoring bills on student mental-health certificates and teaching-assistant discipline protections, and co-sponsoring measures on school mental-health staffing, classroom AI limits, and graduate-student fees.
Thomas (Tommy John) Schiavoni, the Democratic Assemblymember for New York Assembly District 1, has taken public-safety positions focused on school-bus and school-grounds safety, emergency-response traffic rules, firearm safe storage, and limiting public-safety risks from aggressive immigration enforcement. He has also backed transportation infrastructure framed as strengthening public safety on the East End.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Schiavoni stated that masked ICE raids in Hampton Bays and Westhampton harmed trust between public officials, law enforcement, and the public, putting civilians and law enforcement in danger.
SourceSchiavoni announced LIRR bridge replacements and said the projects were critical to maintaining a safe and reliable transportation network for residents, commuters, and visitors.
SourceNew York State Assembly - Tommy John Schiavoni Biography
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=001&sh=bioFetched: biography, education, background
New York State Assembly - Tommy John Schiavoni Committee Membership
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=001&sh=commFetched: committees
BallotReady - Thomas Schiavoni
https://www.ballotready.org/people/thomas-schiavoniFetched: biography, education, background
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/?ad=001&sh=bioFetched: votingRecord
Election.org / Open States current officeholder record
https://www.election.org/state/new-york/legislature/lower/district-1Fetched: votingRecord
MyRepTracker
https://www.myreptracker.com/new-york/legislators/ny-house-1-tommy-john-schiavoni/voting-recordFetched: votingRecord
Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/0ce0775b-4d8a-4a62-a9ee-7b46bb02f66f/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/c87fc4cb-e2bd-4661-a471-f78dfc389a09/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/1140b282-96ad-46e1-b3eb-8ca8ab306995/Fetched: votingRecord
Open States
https://open.pluralpolicy.com/vote/a9a30f24-8ea4-45a1-9f70-1f0c8b6afbe2/Fetched: votingRecord
Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-assembly-district-1-74509Fetched: campaignFinance
Blue Voter Guide
https://bluevoterguide.org/district/NY/New_York_State_Assembly_District_1/51853/830Fetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/192037/thomas-schiavoniFetched: identity, ratings
Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts
https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/uploads/filer_public/b1/1e/b11e9b50-900f-45df-a922-1a3c9feff9a6/2024_ratings_assmb_oct.pdfFetched: ratings
New York State Assembly Member Directory
https://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=001&sh=aboutFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly press release on Alpha-gal syndrome reporting
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/story/118457Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate bill page for Assembly Bill A6047
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6047Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A10347
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A10347&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A00387
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A00387&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page for A11111
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A11111&default_fld=&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/story/117658Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A10934
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10934&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly member page
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/story/118884Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly bill page A10895
https://www.nyassembly.gov/leg/?bn=A10895&leg_video=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly sponsored legislation page
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/?ad=001&sh=sponsorFetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly
https://www2.nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A04181&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Tommy John Schiavoni
https://nyassembly.gov/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A00073
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A00073&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Schiavoni drilling fluids vote video
https://assembly.ny.gov/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/video/26579/Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - Septic upgrades press release
https://www.nyassembly.gov/mem/Tommy-John-Schiavoni/story/115262Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly - A05404
https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&Votes=Y&bn=A05404&leg_video=1&term=Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - A9364
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9364Fetched: issuePositions
Tommy John for NY Assembly - Campaign Website
https://www.tommyjohnschiavoni.com/Fetched: issuePositions
Branch - Thomas Schiavoni 2026 Candidate Profile
https://www.branch.vote/races/2026-new-york-general-election-ny-state-state-representative-ny-state-house-1/candidates/thomas-schiavoniFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A4656
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4656Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Legislation - A10148
https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Summary=Y&Text=Y&bn=A10148&default_fld=&leg_video=&term=0Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A610
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A610Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A9190
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A9190Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A5457
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A5457Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Member Directory - Tommy John Schiavoni
https://www.assembly.ny.gov/mem/Tommy-John-SchiavoniFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate Legislation - A6050
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6050Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Legislation - A08688
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y&bn=A08688&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Assembly Legislation - A01962
https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?Actions=Y&bn=A01962&term=2025Fetched: issuePositions