Government, Legal and Political
- Maryanne Trump Barry, U.S. Court of Appeals Judge
- Joseph Borg, J.D., Securities Commissioner of Alabama
- Norm Coleman, former U.S. Senator (R-Minnesota)
- Thomas DiNapoli, '76. former New York state assemblyman and current New York State Comptroller
- Dr. Lenora Fulani, first woman and the first African American to ever appear on the ballot in all 50 states for U.S. President
- Peter S. Kalikow, MTA chairman
- Ron Kovic, activist, paraplegic, author of Born on the Fourth of July
- Norman F. Lent, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
- David A. Levy, former U.S. Congressman, New York (R)
- Bernard Madoff, former Chairman of NASDAQ and Madoff Securities, LLC. Convicted of the largest investment Ponzi scheme in history (totaling $50 billion USD), currently serving a 150 year prison sentence.
- Ed Mangano, Republican, Nassau County, NY County Executive.
- Mary Matalin, Political consultant for the Republican Party, Advisor to President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. (attended but did not graduate).
- Joseph Margiotta, former Nassau County, Long Island Republican chairman
- Thomas McKevitt, BS, JD. represents District 17 in the New York State Assembly, which includes large portions of Nassau County, New York
- Joseph Mondello, BA, '62. Chairman, Nassau County, (NY) Republican Committee
- Robert O. Muller, JD, '74. co-founder of International Campaign to Ban Landmines, the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1997
- David Paterson, Governor of New York. Former minority leader of the New York State Senate. First African American governor of NY State
- Howard Safir, former New York City Police commissioner and former head of the United States Marshals Service
- Thomas C. Wales, assassinated federal prosecutor
- Owen H. Johnson BA '56, Honorary JD '98, New York State Senator, (R)
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