Thomas D. Croci (born May 21,1972) is an American politician and naval officer from the state of New York. A Republican,Croci represented the 3rd District of the New York State Senate from 2015 through 2018.[3] He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan,Pakistan,and Central Asia in the Trump administration,from February 3,2020 to January 19,2021.[4]
Croci was formerly an aide to Republican state Senator Lee Zeldin.[6] Croci was elected to New York State Senate for the 3rd district in November 2014,and was elected to a second term.[6] Croci abruptly left the state Senate to rejoin the U.S. Navy in May 2018 without resigning his seat. According to Newsday,Croci's absence threw "a monkey wrench into the day-to-day operations of the State Senate" by depriving Senate Republicans of a governing majority.[8] Croci did not seek re-election in November 2018.[6][9]
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