Background
Mondello, Joseph N. was born on February 13, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose Martin Mondello.
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Mondello, Joseph N. was born on February 13, 1938 in Brooklyn. Son of Joseph and Rose Martin Mondello.
Bachelor, Hofstra College. Juris Doctor, New England School of Law. District Attorney (honorary), Five Towns College, 1995.
Mondello continues to serve as the head of the Nassau County Republican Committee, a post he has held since 1983. He is a lawyer with the firm of Berkman, Henoch, Peterson and Peddy of Garden City, New York, and holds the rank of Major General in the New York Guard. Prior to being elected state chairman, he served as the head of the Nassau County Republican Committee for twenty three years.
He is a former Town supervisor of Hempstead, New York, as well as an attorney, college professor, high school teacher and probation officer
He served as deputy commander of the New York Guard, and also served in the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force. Mondello was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 13, 1938 to Rosario (Joseph) Mondello and Rosario (Rose) Martín, who were of Sicilian and Puerto Rican descent respectively.
Upon graduating high school, Mondello entered the Air National Guard as an airman from 1955 to 1956, and transferred to the United States Army as Corporal in the infantry from 1956 to 1958. After being honorably discharged, Mondello attended Hofstra University, and earned his Bachelor of Arts in 1962.
Chairman Mondello would later return to his alma mater to teach as an adjunct professor of government.
His activities as a probation officer spurred him to return to the study of law, and in 1966, Mondello entered the New England School of Law. Mondello distinguished himself during his tenure in law school. He was named to law review after his first semester, an honor rarely accorded a freshman law student.
He graduated in 1969, and after passing the bar examination joined the Levittown based law firm of Flaum, Imbarrato and Mondello.
Mondello then served in a host of legal positions, including counsel to the New York State Legislature, and an Assistant District Attorney in the Complaint, Felony and Trial Bureaus. He would later serve as a Special Agent in the United States. Office of Naval Intelligence.
In 1975 he ran and was elected to the proposed Nassau County Legislature but because the electorate failed to approve a referendum setting up a legislative form of government in the County, never served in that capacity. From 1979 to 1987, Mondello served as a Councilman of the Town of Hempstead, New New York
In January 1987, Mondello was appointed Town supervisor of Hempstead, which is the largest town in the United States with a population close to 800,000.
He was later reelected by wide margins in 1987, 1989, and 1991. In 1984, Mondello became Chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee, a position in which he continues to serve.
Major general New York Guard, Albany. District chairman Boy Scouts American, coordinator Catholic Charities. Member Nassau Country Bar Association, District Attorneys' Association, Nassau Lawyers' Association, Columbian Lawyers' Association (Distinguished Service award), New York State District Attorneys' Association, Criminal Bar Association, Long Island Area Development Association, Uniondale Hispanic Association, Nassau County Heart Association, Knights of the Holy Sepulcher, Knights of Columbus, Marco Polo Lodge, Order of Sons of Italy (Community Service recognition), Levittown Kiwanis Club, American Veterans, American Legion,, Ushers Society St. Bernard Church.
Married Linda Elisabeth Crabtree. Children: Joseph, Elizabeth, Lisa.