constituency predecessor title party birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
suffolk county , new york james m. catterson , jr. . district attorney of suffolk county democratic 1942 2001 thomas spota
 incumbent thomas j. spota iii fairfield , b.a. st. john 's law , j.d.
thomas spota

thomas j. spota iii is the district attorney of suffolk county , new york .
spota was inducted into the long island press power list hall of fame having been named to the power list at least five times .
