Joe Borelli | |
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Minority Leader of the New York City Council | |
Assumed office November 17, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Steven Matteo |
Member of the New York City Council from the 51st district | |
Assumed office November 30,2015 | |
Preceded by | Vincent Ignizio |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 62nd district | |
In office January 1,2013 –November 30,2015 | |
Preceded by | Louis Tobacco |
Succeeded by | Ronald Castorina |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Charles Borelli July 27,1982 New York City,New York,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | Marist College (BA) College of Staten Island (MA) |
Website | Official website |
Joseph Charles Borelli (born July 27,1982) [1] is an American politician and the New York City Council member for the 51st district and Minority Leader of the New York City Council. He is a Republican and a staunch supporter of Donald Trump. [2] The district encompasses much of Staten Island's South Shore.
Joseph was born on Staten Island and adopted at birth by the Borelli family. [3] He attended Public School 4,Our Lady Star of the Sea Grammar School,and St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School, [1] from which he graduated in 2000.
After graduating from Marist College,he worked on the campaign of Vincent Ignizio,who was elected to the New York State Assembly from the 62nd District. He became Chief-of-Staff to the then-Assemblyman,and continued in that role when Ignizio was elected to the New York City Council in February 2007. [1]
Borelli was elected on November 6,2012,to the State Assembly to succeed the retiring Louis Tobacco. [4] He was one of only two Republicans in New York City's State Assembly delegation.
On November 3,2015,Borelli won election to replace fellow Republican Vincent Ignizio on the City Council. Ignizio left in July to work for a nonprofit. He was sworn into office on November 30,2015,and was chosen to be the Council's Minority Whip. Borelli serves as the chair of the Council's Committee on Fire and Emergency Management. [5]
In 2016,Borelli frequently appeared on national cable TV news shows where he supported Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee. Borelli also co-chaired Trump's campaign during the 2016 New York Republican primary. [2] Borelli was re-elected in the New York City Council elections,2017,winning 80% of the vote. [6]
In 2019,Borelli was the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for NYC Public Advocate running against Democratic incumbent Jumaane Williams. Williams won the race garnering 77.9 percent of the vote to Borelli's 20%. [7] [8] In 2019,New York State Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy named Borelli as a spokesman to help spread the New York GOP's message during the 2020 election cycle. [9]
On November 17,2021,Borelli was elected as Minority Leader of the City Council's Republican delegation,replacing outgoing Council Member Steven Matteo.[ citation needed ]
In 2022,Borelli criticized the implementation of congestion pricing to the most congested and polluted areas of Manhattan. [10] [11]
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