James Carver Elected PBA President

James Carver will take over as president of Nassau's Police Benevolent Association in May. He received 70 percent of the vote in a recent election to replace retiring union head Gary DelaRaba. Carver, 46, has been serving as first vice president of the union since January 2005. He was supported in his bid for the top job by DelaRaba, who retires May 17 after nearly 20 years as PBA president.

The son of a former Nassau police lieutenant, Carver said he started as a transit cop in Brooklyn in 1982, moved to the city force the next year and was appointed to the Nassau department in July 1986. He was assigned to the Fourth Precinct in Hewlett, where he became involved in union activities. "Helping cops out is what interested me," Carver said. "We come to this job to help people and there's no better people to represent than cops." His goal? "To make sure the cops get the benefits they deserve and the public gets the service they deserve," said Carver, who will finish out DelaRaba's term, which expires at the end of next year. County Executive Thomas Suozzi said, "I know I can work with Jim Carver, just as I have with Gary DelaRaba, especially over the past year."

By Celeste Hadrick (Newsday)
Posted Tuesday, April 22, 2008

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