Angelo Morinello

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.

Angelo Morinello
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 145th District
Assumed office
January 1, 2017
Preceded byJohn Ceretto
City Court Judge of Niagara Falls
In office
2001–2015
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteOfficial website

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
  1. Staff, WBFO. "Morinello, Norris sworn in as new Assemblymembers". Retrieved January 14, 2017.
  2. PSG, 360 (January 11, 2017). "Morinello takes on committee roles". Retrieved January 14, 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. Thomas J. Prohaska (December 15, 2016). "Morinello vs. Ceretto Assembly race cost $2 million - The Buffalo News". Retrieved March 8, 2017.
  4. PSG, 360. "Morinello takes office in Albany". Retrieved 2017-01-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. PSG, 360. "PHOTOS: Angelo Morinello sworn into office". Retrieved 2017-01-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Assembly Member Morinello's Committee Roles Position Him to Fight for Local Control of Tourism". Retrieved 2017-01-14.
Political offices
Preceded by
John Ceretto		 New York Assembly, 145th District
2017–present		 Incumbent
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