Editing Mineola, New York (section)

=== Politics and government ===
* [[Lloyd Bryce]] (1851-1917), diplomat and one-term congressman of [[New York's 7th congressional district]]
* [[Steven Derounian]] (1918-2007), congressman of New York's [[New York's 2nd congressional district|2nd]] and 3rd congressional districts
* [[Herb Guenther]] (1941-2021), politician who was a member of both the [[Arizona House of Representatives]] and the [[Arizona State Senate]]
* [[Martin W. Littleton]] (1872-1934), politician and attorney known for involvement in high-profile trials during the early 1900s
* [[Carolyn McCarthy]] (born 1944), politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 4th congressional district from 1997 to 2015
* [[Bill Owens (congressman)|Bill Owens]], former Congressman for [[New York's 23rd congressional district|New York's 23rd District]]
* [[Ed Ra]] (born 1981), Republican member of the [[New York State Assembly]], representing the 19th district
* [[Gerry Studds]] (1937-2006), Democratic congressman of [[Massachusetts]] who was [[List of the first LGBT holders of political offices|the first]] member of Congress to be [[openly gay]]
* [[Frances Townsend]] (born 1961), US Homeland Security Adviser under President [[George W. Bush]]<ref>Douglas, William. [http://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article24447976.html "From Long Island to the West Wing, Frances Townsend has come a long way"], [[McClatchy DC]], July 25, 2005. Accessed June 23, 2016. "Born: Dec. 28, 1961, in Mineola, N.Y.; raised in Wantagh, N.Y."</ref>
* [[Mitchell Van Yahres]] (1926-2008), Democrat [[List of mayors of Charlottesville, Virginia|mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia]] and served in the [[Virginia House of Delegates]]
* [[Paula Xinis]] (born 1968), [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of Maryland]], appointed by [[Barack Obama|former President Barack Obama]]
* [[Frank E. Young (physician)|Frank E. Young]] (1931-2019), physician who served as [[Commissioner of Food and Drugs]] and deputy assistant secretary in the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]]