Dan Halloran, was born in NYC and earned his Eagle Scout award in 1989. He was awarded the Bronx Borough Citation of Honor attending Fordham University on a full U.S. Air Force R.O.T.C. scholarship, and St Johns Law on scholarship- he was a licensed attorney with extensive trial experience and a diverse array of practice areas, having successfully conducted scores of bench and jury trials to verdictHe served as a Member of the NYC Council representing 161,000 people in Queens from 2009-2014. Committees: Public Safety (r), Land Use, Landmarks & Maritime Uses, Fire & Criminal Justice (r), Housing and Buildings- Public Housing (r), Mental Health (r). He appeared extensively on Fox Network news programs and was a regular contributor on the Strategy Room.While at the NYC Council, he implemented and audited a local Capital Budget of $5 million and a discretionary budget of $500k annually. Worked with local civic organizations, community boards, and not-for-profit organizations to improve the City and provide constituent services. Supervised a staff of 10, annual Expense budget of $175k and Personnel budget of $150k. On the Finance/Contracts committee - reviewed, critiqued, held hearings, and formulated policy on the NYC Budget (approx. $72 billion per year), overseeing 115 city agencies, municipal contracts, voting systems, public safety policy, public housing facilities, city land use, and mental health initiatives. On the Committee for Land Use- review of local laws, create, audit, modify building and zoning ordinances, ensure Agency compliance and enforcement of City code, assign and audit city land use contracts, document decisions of policy and community boards, and review City Uniform Land Use Policy & program throughout NYC. As the ranking member of Public Safety- he was involved in the audit, review and implement laws and policies for public safety agencies review data, ensure compliance of law enforcement, fire, corrections, EMS, and 911/311 systems.As an attorney he held Admissions: NY Bar; US Supreme Court; 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals; Armed Forces Court of Appeals, Federal Court of Trade, and numerous federal district courts.Today Dan is an avid scuba diver and Instructor in recreational Scuba Diving, Public Safety ERDI Diving, and First Aid/CPR as well as Technical and Scientific Research diving. He is working towards a graduate degree in Maritime Archaeology while teaching at Scuba Network of Long Island. He continues to consult on libertarian and governmental initiatives.