Angelo Morinello

American politician

Angelo Morinello

Member of the New York State Assembly from the 145th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 1, 2017
Preceded by	John Ceretto
Judge of the Niagara Falls City Court
In office 2001–2015

Personal details
Political party	Republican
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Website	Official website

Angelo J. Morinello is the Assembly member for the 145th District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Republican. The district includes Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda as well as Lewiston in Erie and Niagara counties.

Life and career

Morinello was born and raised in Western New York, and is a veteran of the War in Vietnam.^[1] An attorney, Morinello served as the in-house counsel for his family's business, Certo Brothers Distributing Company. He previously served as an assistant Nassau County district attorney, as well as the counsel to Niagara Falls Community Development.^[2]

Previously, Morinello served as Niagara Falls City Court judge from 2001 to 2015.^[3]

New York State Assembly

In 2016, Assemblyman John Ceretto switched parties, becoming a Democrat after initially being elected as a Republican.^[4] Ceretto had previously been a Democrat, but rode the Republican wave into office in 2010, before voting more often with Democrats in his second term. While the district was competitive on paper, it historically had supported Republicans.

Morinello was drafted by Republicans to run against Ceretto in 2016.^[5] The campaign was one of the most expensive Assembly races of the cycle.^[6] In a good year for Republicans, he defeated Ceretto 55% to 45%. He was sworn into office on January 1, 2017.

References

^ "Morinello, Norris sworn in as new Assemblymembers". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "Morinello takes on committee roles". January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ Thomas J. Prohaska (December 15, 2016). "Morinello vs. Ceretto Assembly race cost $2 million - The Buffalo News". Retrieved March 8, 2017.
^ "Morinello takes office in Albany". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
^ "Photos: Angelo Morinello sworn into office". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
^ "Assembly Member Morinello's Committee Roles Position Him to Fight for Local Control of Tourism". Retrieved 2017-01-14.