He served as borough president of Staten Island from 1955 to 1965 and in the New York State Assembly from 1935 to 1941.
[1] Maniscalco cofounded the South Beach Democratic Club at age 15.
He ran for New York State Assembly in 1934. but lost to Herman Methfessel.
When Baker resigned from his role as borough president to assume a position on the New York State Supreme Court, the city council's members from Staten Island selected Maniscalco to serve as interim borough president.
[2][3] In November 1955, Maniscalco won the election to serve out the remainder of Baker's term.