Rob Walker (New York politician)

Rob Walker
Rob Walker
Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County, New York
	In office; January 2010 – January 2018
Member of the New York State Assembly; from the 15th district
	In office; May 2005 – December 2009
Preceded by	Donna Ferrara
Succeeded by	Michael A. Montesano
Personal details
Born	Richard Robinson Walker; 1974/1975 (age 45–46)[1]
Political party	Republican
Profession	politician

Richard Robinson "Rob" Walker (born 1974/1975)[1] was the Chief Deputy County Executive of Nassau County, New York from January 2010 until January 2018. He was previously a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing the 15th Assembly District,[2] which includes parts of central Nassau County including Hicksville, Westbury and Syosset.

Political career

Walker had started out as a summer intern for then Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano.[3] He moved on to become the assistant to Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto and Director of Traffic Safety and Constituent Services. He then went on to become the Deputy Commissioner of Parks for the Town of Oyster Bay. He was a major force behind the Save Environmental Assets Fund Committee.[2]

Walker was then elected to the State Assembly. He was first elected after a special election held on May 24, 2005. He was then reelected in November 2006 and 2008. In the Assembly, he was the Vice Chair of the Steering Committee, Ranking Member of the Assembly Tourism, Parks, Arts & Sports Development Committee and the Assembly Standing Committees on Aging, Election Law, Energy, Labor, and member of the Assembly Sub Committee on Renewable Energy and the Joint Budget Conference Committee on Education.[4] He served as the Chairman of the RemaiNY Young New Yorkers task force, as well as the Medicaid Fraud task force, Waste and Abuse task force, Safer Communities task force and successful schools task force.[2]

When Ed Mangano decided to run against Tom Suozzi as Nassau County Executive in 2009, Walker acted as Mangano's Campaign Manager.[5] After Mangano won the election, he became Mangano's Chief Deputy County Executive.[3]

In February 2018 Walker was arrested on charges of lying to the FBI, obstruction, and corruption. He put up his house in Hicksville and was released on $200,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Family

Walker is a lifelong resident of Hicksville, New York, where he resides with his wife Elizabeth.[2]

His mother, Rose Marie Walker was councilwoman on the Town of Oyster Bay's Town Board, but left that position to take Ed Mangano's old seat in the Nassau County Legislature.[1]

Election results

May 2005 special election, NYS Assembly, 15th AD[6]

Rob Walker (REP - CON)	...	2,040
Kathleen Magin Arreco (DEM)	...	471

November 2006 general election, NYS Assembly, 1st AD[7]

Rob Walker (REP - IND - CON - WOR)	...	19,294
Matthew G. Pangburn (DEM)	...	13,368

November 2008 general election, NYS Assembly, 1st AD[8]

Rob Walker (REP - IND - CON - WOR)	...	30,528
Stephanie G. Ovadia (DEM)	...	20,272

References

Caputo, Mike (December 3, 2009). "Assemblyman named to lead Mangano's team: Rob Walker appointed chief deputy county executive". LIHerald.com. Retrieved April 14, 2011. Walker, 34
"Deputy County Executives". Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
Murphy, William; Jones, Bart (December 2, 2009). "Mangano's new chief deputy? His old intern". Newsday. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
Archived September 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
Samuels, Michael H. (January 22, 2010). "A look at Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's new cabinet". Long Island Business News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.(subscription required)
"Special Election Results, 15th Assembly District: May 24, 2005" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
"General Election Results, State Assembly: November 7, 2006" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 14, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
"General Election Results, State Assembly: November 4, 2008" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Donna Ferrara	New York State Assembly, 15th District 2005–2009	Succeeded by Michael Montesano

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[LIHerald.com-1] Caputo, Mike (December 3, 2009). "Assemblyman named to lead Mangano's team: Rob Walker appointed chief deputy county executive". LIHerald.com. Retrieved April 14, 2011. Walker, 34

[Nassau_County-2] "Deputy County Executives". Nassau County, Long Island, New York. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

[Newsday-3] Murphy, William; Jones, Bart (December 2, 2009). "Mangano's new chief deputy? His old intern". Newsday. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

[4] Archived September 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Samuels, Michael H. (January 22, 2010). "A look at Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's new cabinet". Long Island Business News. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014.(subscription required)

[6] "Special Election Results, 15th Assembly District: May 24, 2005" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2005. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

[7] "General Election Results, State Assembly: November 7, 2006" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 14, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2011.

[8] "General Election Results, State Assembly: November 4, 2008" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. December 4, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2011.