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Current Position: US Representative of NY District 25 since 2018
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Delegate from 1991 – 2018
District: Monroe County and part of Orleans County, centered on the city of Rochester.
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Joseph D. Morelle was appointed by Speaker Sheldon Silver as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker’s absence. 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 Representative Louise Slaughter.
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Congressman Joe Morelle is proud to represent New York’s 25th Congressional District, which includes Monroe County and a section of neighboring Orleans County. A lifelong resident of Upstate New York, Rep. Morelle is a former small business owner and was previously elected to the Monroe County Legislature as well as the New York State Assembly, where he served as Majority Leader from 2013-2018. Throughout his career, Rep. Morelle has worked diligently to improve and expand access to healthcare for all people, grow our economy, and protect our communities by passing legislation to ban assault weapons and strengthen gun background checks.
A graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo, Rep. Morelle resides in the town of Irondequoit in Rochester, New York, with his wife, Mary Beth. They have three children and five grandchildren.
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Full Name: Joseph ‘Joe’ D. Morelle
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Mary Beth; 3 Children: Lauren, Joseph Jr., Nicholas
Birth Date: 04/29/1957
Birth Place: Utica, NY
Home City: Irondequoit, NY
Religion: Catholic
Source: BA, Political Science, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1975-1986 Representative, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 25, 2018-present Candidate, United States House of Representatives, New York, District 25, 2022 Majority Leader, New York State Assembly, 2013-2018 Assembly Member, New York State Assembly, 1990-2018 Member, Monroe County Legislature, 1984-1990 Washington DC Office Rochester District Office Source: none Source: Open Secrets Congressman Joe Morelle currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee and as Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration. Below is a comprehensive list of all the caucuses Congressman Morelle is a member of: Source: Government page No matter who you love or how you identify, equality is a human right that must be extended to everyone who calls our nation home. The effects of climate change pose an existential threat to our environment as we know it. America has long prided itself as a land of hope and opportunity. A nation where anyone can be anything and a person is only limited by the limitations of their dreams. Below I have provided links to resources from across our county related to healthcare, school closings, access to food and childcare, and more. Source: Government page The following resources are for people seeking information or assistance applying for Federal Grants. Source: Wikipedia New York’s 25th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives. It is currently represented by Democrat Joseph Morelle. Since 2023, the district has been located within Monroe County and part of Orleans County, centered on the city of Rochester. In the 2018 race, the seat was vacant. State Assembly Member Joseph Morelle (Democrat)[3] faced James Maxwell (Republican, Conservative, Reform),[4] in the general election, which Morelle won handily.[5] Morelle went on to win reelection in 2020 and 2022. Joseph D. Morelle (/məˈrɛli/ mə-RELL-ee; born April 29, 1957)[1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York’s 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat, he was formerly 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 and Morelle served as 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 Representative Louise Slaughter. Morelle was born in Utica, New York, to Gilbert and Juliette Morelle. Gil was a Korean War veteran, a heating and cooling technician and a lifelong Plumbers and Pipefitters Union member. Joe and his three siblings grew up Catholic, on Vayo Street in Irondequoit, where he attended Eastridge High School.[3] He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from SUNY Geneseo[3] in 1986.[1] In his early years, Morelle was a sales manager for a drycleaning and laundry business.[4] He got his political start working for State Senator John D. Perry as a constituent services representative in Rochester and legislative aide in Albany.[5] Morelle, a Democrat, made his first foray into elective politics at age 24 when he ran for a seat in the Monroe County legislature.[6] He failed to unseat the incumbent on the first try, but prevailed in the 1983 election.[7] He was reelected once before running for the New York State legislature.[8] Morelle was first elected to the State Assembly in 1990.[3] He ran uncontested in the November 2008 general election[9][10] and won the November 2010 general election with 61% of the vote.[11][12] During his tenure in the state legislature, Morelle authored more than 200 laws, including 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. He sponsored bills to exempt veterans from certain state licensing fees, protect their grave sites, and assist them with the civil service application process.[citation needed] In January 2001, Morelle was appointed chair 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 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.[citation needed] 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 upstate, and offering numerous policy recommendations to reverse this years-long trend.[citation needed] In 2005, Morelle was elected chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee,[13] and held this position until 2014. In 1990, an acting state Supreme Court justice ruled that Morelle fraudulently obtained several signatures on nominating petitions to qualify him for an independent line on the 1990 ballot (New York permits cross-filing in some circumstances) during his run for the State Assembly.[5] Morelle remained on the ballot and won the election.[14] He later admitted that he allowed family members to sign the petitions for the individuals whose names appeared on them and did not personally witness the signatures, both of which are illegal.[14] In 1991 he was charged with seven misdemeanor counts of violating state election law.[14] Morelle denied intentionally violating the law, but accepted a plea bargain in which he was found guilty of two counts of disorderly conduct.[14] He was sentenced to 32 hours of community service and a $25 fine.[14] Because disorderly conduct is a violation of the law, rather than a misdemeanor or felony, Morelle’s plea enabled him to avoid having a permanent criminal record as a result of the incident.[14] After the death of Representative Louise Slaughter, Morelle announced his candidacy for New York’s 25th congressional district; he won the Democratic Party’s nomination on June 26, 2018.[15] On November 6, he ran in two elections: a special election for the last two months of Slaughter’s 16th term, and a regular election for a full two-year term. He won both, defeating Republican nominee Jim Maxwell.[16] Morelle ran for reelection to a second full term, winning the Democratic primary against challenger and Brighton town councilwoman Robin Wilt.[17] He defeated the Republican nominee, businessman George Mitris,[18] in the general election.[19][20] Morelle was sworn in on November 13, 2018. Morrelle voted with President Joe Biden‘s stated position 100% of the time in the 117th Congress, according to a FiveThirtyEight analysis.[23] On July 7, 2024, it was reported that Morelle had expressed interest in encouraging Biden to end his bid for re-election. This was during a call that U.S. House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries held with the committee leaders. [24] Morelle lives in Irondequoit with his wife, Mary Beth.[3] They have three children.[1] Education
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Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Morelle 16,245 45.63% Democratic Rachel A. Barnhart 7,003 19.67% Democratic Robin Wilt 6,158 17.30% Democratic Adam McFadden 6,103 17.14% Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Joseph Morelle 141,290 58.29% +2.10% Republican Jim Maxwell 101,085 41.71% −2.10% Total votes 242,375 100.0 N/A Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Morelle 147,979 54.8 Independence Joseph Morelle 4,585 1.7 Working Families Joseph Morelle 4,575 1.7 Women’s Equality Joseph Morelle 2,105 0.8 Total Joseph Morelle 159,244 59.0 Republican Jim Maxwell 91,342 33.8 Conservative Jim Maxwell 17,781 6.6 Reform Jim Maxwell 1,613 0.6 Total Jim Maxwell 110,736 41.0 Total votes 269,980 100.0 Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Morelle 187,503 53.9 Working Families Joseph Morelle 14,584 4.2 Independence Joseph Morelle 4,309 1.2 Total Joseph Morelle (incumbent) 206,396 59.3 Republican George Mitris 115,940 33.4 Conservative George Mitris 20,258 5.8 Total George Mitris 136,198 39.2 Libertarian Kevin Wilson 5,325 1.5 Total votes 347,919 100.0 Democratic hold Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Morelle 136,788 48.88 Working Families Joseph Morelle 11,893 4.25 Total Joseph Morelle (incumbent) 148,681 53.13 Republican La’Ron Singletary 106,573 38.08 Silly Party Chuck Baldo 1 0.001 Conservative La’Ron Singletary 21,929 7.84 Total votes 279,841 100 Personal life
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