On January 1, 2010, Edward P. Mangano was sworn into office as Nassau County Executive and immediately got to work.  Keeping his promise to taxpayers, the County Executive, that day, repealed the Home Energy Tax to save taxpayers $38 million annually.

Since then, Ed Mangano’s top priority has been to rebuild Nassau County’s economy to create jobs and put people back to work.  Mr. Mangano believes that high taxes kill jobs.  That is why he has continually directed his staff to analyze County departments to find cost saving measures.  Within his first 100 days in office, the County Executive reduced the public payroll, including highly paid managers, by $22 million.

As a former small business owner, Ed Mangano knows firsthand the challenges New York businesses face because he faced them too.  To improve the business climate, Ed Mangano assembled a team of economic development professionals and business resource partners who are ready to assist employers looking to relocate or expand their business in Nassau County.  The County Executive also believes that Nassau County must do all it can to attract green jobs and clean energy producing facilities to Nassau County, while working to clean up Brownfield sites for use by future generations.

Mr. Mangano is continuing his efforts to right-size government, keeping the best interests of taxpayers in mind.  Within this first 100 days in office, Mr. Mangano signed an Executive Order providing certainty to homeowners and businesses by moving Nassau County from an annual to a four year cyclical assessment system.  This new system will allow the County Executive to begin reducing the $100+ million in annual errors.

The County Executive has made fixing Nassau County’s broken property tax assessment system a top priority since it costs the average homeowner 10% more annually on their county property tax bill and has resulted in $1.2 billion in debt to Nassau County.  In April 2010, Mr. Mangano issued two emergency Executive Orders that included solutions for reducing this debt along with $250 million in annual waste and debt related to the system.

Prior to becoming County Executive, Ed Mangano gained extensive experience as a County Legislator, where he served the 17th Legislative District for seven terms until leaving the position in 2009. As Legislator, Mr. Mangano helped revitalize the former Grumman Property and attracting more than 15,000 jobs to the site.  From establishing a Senior Citizen and Community Center, to preserving and protecting open space, Ed Mangano has always been a strong leader for Nassau residents

Raised in Bethpage, New York, Mr. Mangano began his professional career as a janitor while putting himself though college.  A graduate of Hofstra University and Hofstra School of Law, Mr. Mangano was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1988.  He went on to have a successful career in printing and publishing newspapers, as well as serving as counsel to Rivkin Radler LLP. Mr. Mangano also has been active in many charitable and fraternal organizations.

County Executive Ed Mangano resides in Bethpage with his wife, Linda, and two sons, Salvatore and Alexander.