PATRICK J. MORONEY
15th District

    

Please feel free to contact Pat at:
(845) 638-5754 or
email moroneyp@co.rockland.ny.us


Personal
Born in County Clare, Ireland
Immigrated to New York in 1956
Married, six children, fourteen grandchildren
Elected to the Rockland County Legislature in 1989
First Irish-born person elected to the Rockland County Legislature
 
 

Legislation

  • Initiated Cherry Brook drainage project on Crooked Hill Road in Pearl River
  • Secured funding for other drainage problems in Pearl River and Nanuet
  • Involved in May Place Project, Nanuet
  • Initiated traffic light installation at Schoolhouse Road and Garden State Parkway Exit in Chestnut Ride
  • Helped stabilize county property tax resulting in no increase in taxes in fourteen years
  • Initiated defibrillators in Rockland County, installing in local police departments
  • Initiated cell phone legislation, afterwards adopted by New York State

 

Committees

Formerly
Majority Leader of Legislature under the late Senator Thomas Morahan
Minority Leader
Served on Budget and Finance Committee
 

 
Currently
2nd Vice Chairman of Solid Waste Authority
Member of Planning and Public Works Committee

 

Community Involvement
Member of the Knights of Columbus, Pearl River Elks, Rockland Gaelic Athletic Association, Rockland Irish Cultural Center, Ancient Order of Hibernians Division III, Past Grand Marshal St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1994, Founder of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Chapter in Rockland County