Joseph D. Morelle

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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from New York's 25th district
Assumed office
November 13, 2018
Preceded by Louise Slaughter
Majority Leader of the New York Assembly
In office
January 1, 2013 –November 13, 2018
Preceded by Ronald Canestrari
Succeeded byTBD
Acting Speaker of the New York State Assembly
In office
February 2, 2015 –February 3, 2015
Preceded by Sheldon Silver
Succeeded by Carl Heastie
Member of the New York Assembly
from the 136th district
In office
January 1, 1991 –November 2018
Preceded by Pinny Cooke
Succeeded by Jamie Romeo
Personal details
Born (1957-04-29) April 29, 1957 (age 61)
Utica, New York, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s)Mary Beth
Children3
Education State University of New York, Geneseo (BA)
Website House website

Joseph D. Morelle (born April 29, 1957) [1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. He was formerly is a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly District, which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013. As such, Morelle was Acting Speaker in the Speaker's absence. [2] He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's 25th congressional district in November 2018 following the death of longtime congresswomen Louise M. Slaughter.

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New Yorks 25th congressional district American political district

The 25th Congressional District of New York is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Democrat Joseph D. Morelle. The district is now located entirely and exclusively within Monroe County, centered on the city of Rochester.

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Early life and education

Morelle was born in Utica, New York, and grew up in the town of Irondequoit, where he attended Eastridge High School. [3] He went on to receive a bachelor's degree in political science from SUNY Geneseo [3] in 1986. [1]

Utica, New York City in New York ----, United States

Utica is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York, its population was 62,235 in the 2010 U.S. census. Located on the Mohawk River at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, Utica is approximately 95 miles northwest of Albany, 55 mi (89 km) east of Syracuse and 240 miles northwest of New York City. Utica and the nearby city of Rome anchor the Utica–Rome Metropolitan Statistical Area, which comprises all of Oneida and Herkimer counties.

Irondequoit, New York Town in New York, United States

Irondequoit is a town in Monroe County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the coterminous town-CDP had a total population of 51,692. Irondequoit is a major suburb of the city of Rochester, lying just north and east of the city limits. The name is of Native American origin.

Eastridge High School

Eastridge High School is an American public secondary school located in Irondequoit, New York. The School is an IB world school. It also offers Honors and AP classes. Its current principal is Timothy Heaphy. This is the main high school in the East Irondequoit Central School District. The school also features a marching band, indoor percussion ensemble and drama club for yearly shows. On May 7, 2015, Eastridge High School was named one of ten schools chosen as a School of Opportunity by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC). More than 80 schools applied and four were awarded “Gold Recognition” and six earned “Silver Recognition”. Eastridge is one of the schools awarded Silver Recognition.

In his early years, he was a sales manager for a drycleaning and laundry business. [4]

Political career

County legislature

Morelle, a Democrat, made his first foray into politics at the age of 24 when he ran for a seat in the Monroe County legislature. [5] He failed to unseat the incumbent on the first try, but prevailed in the 1983 election. [6] He was re-elected once before running for the New York State legislature. [7]

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State legislature

In 2009 with Garth Fagan, James Alesi, and Nazareth College president Daan Braveman Garth Fagan, NYS Assemblyman Joseph Morelle, NYS Senator James Alesi, and Nazareth College President Daan Braveman.jpg
In 2009 with Garth Fagan, James Alesi, and Nazareth College president Daan Braveman
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Marching on Independence Day in 2011
In 2014 with Kathy Hochul HochulMorelleLaborDayParade2014.JPG
In 2014 with Kathy Hochul

Morelle was first elected to the State Assembly in 1990. [3] He ran uncontested in the November 2008 general election [8] [9] and won the November 2010 general election with 61 percent of the vote. [10] [11]

A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.

During his tenure in the State Legislature, among the more than 200 laws authored by Morelle are major reforms to the workers compensation system, laws to require carbon monoxide detectors in one- and two-family homes, toughen regulations governing charitable organizations, protect the elderly and infirm who live in nursing homes or receive home based health care, and raise senior citizens' real property tax exemption. Morelle has sponsored bills to exempt veterans from certain state licensing fees, protect their gravesites, and assist them with regard to the civil service application process.

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In January 2001, Morelle was appointed the Chairman of the Assembly Standing Committee on Tourism, Arts, and Sports Development. He worked with area leaders to develop Rochester as a center for tourism and the arts in Western New York.[ citation needed ]

In addition to the Tourism Committee, Morelle's standing committee assignments have included Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce and Industry; Higher Education; Local Governments; and Libraries and Education Technology. At his request, the Speaker created the Subcommittee on Manufacturing in order to give New York's manufacturing sector a greater voice in state government.

In 2005, Morelle issued a report, "Creating a State of Innovation: Unleashing The Power of New York's Entrepreneurial Economy," detailing New York's economic decline, particularly in Upstate, and offering numerous policy recommendations to reverse this years-long trend.

In 2005, Morelle was elected chairman of the Monroe County Democratic Committee, [12] and held this position until 2014.

Campaign violations

In 1991, The Buffalo News reported Morelle was charged with 7 misdemeanor counts for violating state elections laws by improperly obtaining signatures for an election petition during his 1990 run for State Assembly. He was offered a plea to disorderly conduct on two counts. The signatures were for an Independent Party endorsement when he ran against Republican Mark S. Ogden. Morelle has never contested that he obtained the signatures in question fraudulently. A judge from the State Supreme Court ruled that he was in violation of election law, but he was nevertheless allowed to run on the Independence Party ballot. [13]

House of Representatives

After the death of Representative Louise Slaughter, Morelle announced he was a Democratic candidate for New York's 25th congressional district; he won the Democratic Party's nomination on June 26th, 2018. [14] On November 6th he was elected to congress with both the remaining time on Slaughter's term and the new two year term defeating Republican Jim Maxwell. [15]

Morelle was sworn in on November 13, 2018.

Personal life

He lives in Irondequoit with his wife, Mary Beth. [3] They have three children: [3] Lauren, Joseph Junior, and Nicholas. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Assembly Member Joseph D. Morelle (NY)". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  2. ↑ McKinley, Jesse; Kaplan, Thomas; Craig, Susanne (January 27, 2015). "Sheldon Silver to Be Replaced as Speaker of New York State Assembly". New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Assembly District 132, Joseph D. Morelle: Biography". New York State Assembly . Retrieved March 25, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Morelle Narrowly Wins Over Ogden", Democrat and Chronicle , Rochester, New York, pp. 8A, November 11, 1990
  5. ↑ "GOP Keeps Control of County Legislature", Democrat and Chronicle , Rochester, New York, pp. 2A, November 4, 1981
  6. ↑ "Democrats Gain 2 Seats in Legislature", Democrat and Chronicle , Rochester, New York, pp. 3A, November 9, 1983
  7. ↑ "Morelle Defeats His Challenger", Democrat and Chronicle , Rochester, New York, pp. 3A, November 4, 1987
  8. ↑ "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times . 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-05-11.
  9. ↑ "Assembly Election Returns: November 4, 2008" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times . 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15.
  11. ↑ "Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Morelle Officially Seeks Chair", Democrat and Chronicle , Rochester, New York, pp. 2A, May 27, 2005
  13. ↑ "Rochester Assemblyman is Offered Plea Bargain", The Buffalo News , Buffalo, New York, December 19, 1991
  14. ↑ "Assemblyman Joseph Morelle to run for Louise Slaughter's congressional seat". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  15. ↑ "Joe Morelle defeats Jim Maxwell for Louise Slaughter's seat". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
New York Assembly
Preceded by
Pinny Cooke 		Member of the New York Assembly
from the 132nd district
1991–2012		Succeeded by
Phil Palmesano
Preceded by
Phil Palmesano 		Member of the New York Assembly
from the 136th district
2013–2018		Succeeded by
Jamie Romeo
Preceded by
Ronald Canestrari 		Majority Leader of the New York Assembly
2013–2018		Succeeded by
TBD
Political offices
Preceded by
Sheldon Silver 		Speaker of the New York Assembly
Acting
2015		Succeeded by
Carl Heastie
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Louise Slaughter 		Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 25th congressional district
2018–present		Incumbent
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