Legislator Fusco took office on January 1st, 2008. As the newest member of the 9 member board, he is committed to bringing a fresh perspective without influence from the political machine.

As a husband of twenty years and a father of six children, Tony understands the importance of family values. At the Immaculate Conception Church, Tony served as a cantor and choir member for several years prior to moving to Putnam County. He and his family are now parishioners at St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac.

At a very young age, Tony developed a passion for community service. From chairing a local parade committee or leading a civic association, Tony has always been an integral part of his community and its quality of life. As a 13 year Rotarian, Tony has lived by the belief that “Service above Self” should be a common life practice. Tony was involved in the development of the Westchester "Gift of Life" program which began in the Eastchester Rotary where he was a board member for many years. "The Gift of Life" is a Rotary program which brings children from third world nations to our country, and provides them with life saving open-heart surgery.

In the roles of community volunteer, businessman and political activist, Tony has dedicated much of his life to the betterment of his community. As a former resident of Eastchester, New York, Tony was heavily involved in bringing to life their Annual Columbus Day Celebration. Together as a cohesive community we can build “A Better Putnam” for all of our families. Tony was an ardent member of the long range planning committee for the Eastchester school district, where Tony used his investigative skills to expand the grammar school building by pinpointing 20% more classrooms without additional construction costs. As six-term President of the Waverly Heights Civic Association, Tony spearheaded several community development projects that assisted in quality of life improvements for his neighborhood community.

For the past decade Tony has dedicated much of his time to growing his private business, A.S. Fusco & Associates, LLC. As a network consultant he ensures that his clients' computer systems are continuously able to communicate with one another and the outside world. Trusted with the security of virtually all of his clients, Tony prides himself in his integrity and loyalty. Over the past 9 years Tony has built his company from the ground up, and has expanded the scope of the services and products his company offers. Tony attributes much of his company's success to his ability to operate his business with a higher level of efficiency and fiscal conservatism.

As a financial analyst for the State of New York in the early 90's, he scrutinized the financial statements of large housing projects, the likes of Coop City in the Bronx. In the role of Fiscal Watchdog Tony has worked with both the Eastchester and Mahopac school districts to help cut waste. Mahopac School District was steadily increasing their budgets by 10% annually, as a result of Tony's efforts, we have now stabilized to less than half that rate. His efforts here in Mahopac now benefit the thousands that live in our community. This type of real-life business experience and community concern will be invaluable to our County Budgetary processes. Tony looks forward to tackling the challenge of taming the financial beast that is County Government. His successful entrepreneurship and life experiences will serve as valuable assets for Putnam County.