Joseph Griffo

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predecessor = Raymond A. Meier
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Joseph A. Griffo of Rome, New York is a New York State Senator representing the 47th district which includes Oneida, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

Political career and background

Griffo received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with Magna Cum Laude distinction in 1978 from the State University of New York at Brockport. He then served as director of community relations for the City of Rome and as an administrative assistant to the mayor. Griffo first sought elective office in 1989, running for a seat on the Oneida County Legislature. In 1991, Griffo was elected as Mayor of Rome, New YorkCitation | publication-date = 1991-11-06 | title = Griffo Wins Rome Race | periodical = The Observer-Dispatch | publication-place = Utica, New York | page = 6A, and reelected in both 1995Citation | publication-date = 1995-11-08 | title = Griffo's Vision for Rome Receives Vote of Confidence | periodical = The Observer-Dispatch | publication-place = Utica, New York | page = 8A and 1999. He was appointed Oneida County Executive in 2003 to serve out the term of his predecessorCitation | publication-date = 2003-11-05 | title = Griffo Claims County Victory | periodical = The Observer-Dispatch | publication-place = Utica, New York | page = B1, before running for State Senate in 2006 to replace Raymond Meier, who was running for Congress.

Role in investigation of Governor Spitzer

The Senate Committee on Investigations is considering investigating a controversial multimillion-dollar loan that New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer's father Bernard Spitzer gave him when he ran for attorney general in 1998, a loan Mr. Spitzer has acknowledged not being truthful about. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/24/nyregion/24governor.html?_r=1&oref=slogin New York Times, "His Aura Faded Now, Spitzer Faces Bolder Enemies", by DANNY HAKIM, July 23, 2007.] ] [http://www.nypost.com/seven/07232007/news/columnists/gop_puts_heat_on_eliots_5m_loan_columnists_fredric_u__dicker.htm New York Post, "GOP PUTS HEAT ON ELIOT'S $5M LOAN", by FREDRIC U. DICKER, July 23, 2007.] ] Committee Chairman George Winner told "The New York Post" that subpoenas should be used to find out about the loans. [ [http://www.fox23news.com/news/state/story.aspx?content_id=420ce8af-a58f-4439-bf24-7ea5fa4a0988 Associated Press, "State Senate GOP Seek Spitzer Loan Records", July 23, 2007.] ] Winner wrote to Griffo, who is the Chairman of the Senate Elections Committee, that an article profiling Spitzer in "New York Magazine" "outlined what may have been a willful effort by Eliot Spitzer and his father to circumvent campaign-contribution limits in New York state law and then conceal their actions." In 1998, Spitzer claimed that he secured the $5 million loan by mortgaging apartments his developer had given him, but later revealed that his father was actually paying off the loans and, therefore, financing his campaign.

Electoral History

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (US)
candidate = John L. Murad
votes = 31,370
percentage = 36.4
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party = Republican Party (US)
candidate = Joseph Griffo
votes = 43,662
percentage = 50.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independence Party of New York
candidate = Timothy J. Julian
votes = 5,033
percentage = 5.8
change = Election box candidate
party = Working Families Party
candidate = Leon R. Koziol
votes = 5,938
percentage = 6.9
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*Griffo also ran on the Conservative Party of New York ticket.

References

External links

* [http://www.nyssenate47.com/ New York State Senate Member Website]
* [http://www.votegriffo.com/about/about-bio.htm Official Griffo for Senate Homepage]

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