Anthony Brindisi

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Brindisi ran for Congress in New York's 22nd congressional district, which was held by one-term Republican Claudia Tenney of nearby New Hartford. Tenney had served alongside Brindisi in the State Assembly from 2011 to 2017. Brindisi ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He was endorsed by former Republican congressmen Richard Hanna and Sherwood Boehlert. [14] [15] The brand of Republicanism in central New York has traditionally been a moderate one, and Tenney was considered a staunch conservative and an outspoken supporter of President Trump. [16]

On November 19, 2018, Brindisi declared victory. [17] [18] By November 20, his lead grew to over 3,900 votes, and there were not enough remaining absentee ballots for Tenney to close the gap. [19] [20] Tenney conceded on November 28. [21] The 22nd voted for Donald Trump by a 15% margin over Hillary Clinton in 2016, the largest margin in any House district to change hands from a Republican to a Democrat in 2018. [22]

Brindisi with his wife and children in 2019 Anthony Brindisi swearing in.jpg
Brindisi with his wife and children in 2019

Upon his swearing-in on January 3, 2019, Brindisi became only the second Democrat to represent the district in 68 years, and the third in 119 years. The last Democrat to represent this district was Mike Arcuri, who represented what was then the 24th district from 2007 to 2011. Arcuri won with 54% of the vote, becoming only the second Democrat to represent this district and its predecessors in 106 years, and the first since 1951. [23]

2020

Brindisi sought reelection to Congress in 2020. In October 2019, Tenney announced that she would challenge him. [24] The initial election results were too close to call, and a court challenge ensued. [25] On December 8, a New York state judge ordered a district-wide recanvass of all ballots, including provisional ballots and disputed ballots not included in the original count. [26] By January 29, 2021, Tenney had a 122-vote lead over Brindisi based on unofficial tallies. [27] On February 5, 2021, New York Supreme Court Judge Scott DelConte ruled in Tenney's favor, allowing her to be declared the winner of the election by 109 votes. [28]

Tenure

On December 18, 2019, Brindisi voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. [29]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Judicial service

2021 campaign for Supreme Court justice

In July 2021, Brindisi announced his candidacy for state Supreme Court. [30] He lost the 2021 race for the 5th Supreme Court District to Republican Danielle Fogel. [31]

New York State Court of Claims

In May 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul appointed Brindisi to the New York State Court of Claims. [32]

Federal judicial service

On July 31, 2024, President Joe Biden nominated Brindisi to serve as a United States district judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. [33] President Biden nominated Brindisi to a seat being vacated by Judge David N. Hurd, who announced his intent to assume senior status upon confirmation of a successor. [34] On September 25, 2024, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [35] During his confirmation hearing, he was questioned by Senator John Kennedy on the constitutional limits of the government speech doctrine. Brindisi could not say whether the government has free speech rights, struggling with the constitutional law question posed by Senator Kennedy. He was also questioned by Senator Marsha Blackburn over his support for the New York Dream Act and by Senator Lindsey Graham over his past congressional co-sponsorship of the Equality Act. [36] [37] [38] On November 21, 2024, his nomination was reported out of committee by an 11–10 party-line vote. [39] On December 4, 2024, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 50–48 vote. [40] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 50–49 vote. [41] He received his judicial commission on December 9, 2024. [42]

Electoral history

Anthony Brindisi
Anthony Brindisi, official portrait, 116th Congress (3x4 cropped).jpg
Official portrait, 2019
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 9, 2024
New York's 22nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Brindisi116,00146.2
Independence Anthony Brindisi5,6732.3
Working Families Anthony Brindisi4,6511.9
Women's Equality Anthony Brindisi1,3900.5
TotalAnthony Brindisi127,71550.9
Republican Claudia Tenney110,12543.9
Conservative Claudia Tenney12,0614.8
Reform Claudia Tenney1,0560.4
Total Claudia Tenney (incumbent)123,24249.1
Total votes250,957 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
New York's 22nd congressional district, 2020 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Claudia Tenney143,29143.88
Conservative Claudia Tenney12,8073.92
Total Claudia Tenney 156,098 47.80
Democratic Anthony Brindisi138,89842.53
Working Families Anthony Brindisi11,1883.43
Independence Anthony Brindisi5,9031.81
TotalAnthony Brindisi (incumbent)155,98947.77
Libertarian Keith Price6,7802.08
Total votes326,566 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
New York's 5th Supreme Court district, 2021 [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Danielle Fogel 102,144 56%
Democratic Anthony Brindisi85,21944%
Total votes194,059 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Personal life

Brindisi lives with his wife, Erica, and their two children in Utica. [45] [46]

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