1. John Faso ran for New York State Comptroller in 2002 and for Governor of New York in 2006, but did not prevail in either race.
31 Facts About John Faso
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John Faso was defeated for re-election to Congress in November 2018 by Democrat Antonio Delgado.
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John Faso is of Italian and Irish descent, the eldest of five siblings.
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John Faso attended Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York and SUNY-Brockport.
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From 1979 to 1981, John Faso served as a staff member on the United States House Committee on Government Operations.
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In 1983, John Faso moved to upstate New York, purposely choosing to live in a district where an Assembly seat would soon become open so that he could run.
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John Faso was elected to the New York State Assembly for the first time in 1986.
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John Faso was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1987 to 2002.
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John Faso became head of the team that wrote Pataki's first budget as governor.
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In 1995, John Faso became ranking member of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee.
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John Faso was the original sponsor of charter school legislation and was involved in the passage of Governor Pataki's proposal to create charter schools in New York State in 1998.
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John Faso supported expanding the current cap on charter schools.
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In 2005, John Faso announced his intention to run for governor.
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John Faso received the Conservative Party's endorsement while Weld received the Libertarian Party's nomination, guaranteeing both candidates a spot on the ballot if they stayed in the race.
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However, once the Republican State Convention voted to endorse John Faso, Weld announced his withdrawal from the race.
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On September 14,2015, John Faso announced he would run for in the 2016 election.
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John Faso was named to the House Budget and House Agriculture Committee as well as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he served for one term as Vice Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Material Subcommittee.
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John Faso ran for re-election in 2018 and was challenged by Democrat Antonio Delgado.
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John Faso was a member of the moderate Republican Main Street Partnership and the Climate Solutions Caucus.
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John Faso has "co-sponsored alongside more than 100 lawmakers" the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention Act, which aims to crack down on the shipment of synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl, to the United States.
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John Faso voted against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
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John Faso argued that the $10,000 state and local tax deduction would deeply impact New York residents of all wealth levels.
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In November 2017, John Faso said he would vote against the Republican tax overhaul bill, citing the removal of state tax deductions as his reason.
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On May 4,2017, John Faso voted in favor of the American Health Care Act, the House Republican bill to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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John Faso faced protests in his congressional district over his position on the AHCA.
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John Faso said that the AHCA bill that he voted for would have protected people with preexisting conditions; however The New York Times noted that the bill would have allowed states to drop protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.
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On June 24,2018, John Faso told NPR that he supported a Republican compromise bill that would provide legal status for undocumented immigrants that were illegally brought to the US as children.
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In 2018, John Faso pushed for stricter work requirements on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, claiming that SNAP was an easy target for fraudsters and drug dealers.
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From 2003 to 2006, John Faso served as a member of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority control board.
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From 2012 to 2015, John Faso worked as a public affairs consultant for the Constitution Pipeline Co.
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John Faso is married to Mary Frances John Faso; they have two children, Nicholas and Margaret.