After law school, Tannousis worked as a prosecutor in Staten Island and
The Bronx. He also served as a counselor to City Councilman
Joe Borelli. After
Nicole Malliotakis announced that she would not seek re-election to the
New York State Assembly and instead run for the
United States House of Representatives, Tannousis declared his candidacy to succeed her. Tannousis defeated Marko Kepi in the Republican primary and Democratic nominee Brandon Patterson in the November general election. == References ==