1. Marcus James Molinaro is an American politician who served as the US representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.
29 Facts About Marc Molinaro
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Marc Molinaro was reelected county executive in 2015 and 2019.
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Marc Molinaro was the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2018, losing to Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.
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On September 21,2021, Marc Molinaro announced that he would run for New York's 19th district in the United States House of Representatives in 2022.
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Marc Molinaro was the Republican nominee for the same seat in the November 2022 general election, this time defeating Democratic nominee Josh Riley under new district lines.
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Marc Molinaro was born in Yonkers, New York, to Anthony Marc Molinaro and Dona Vananden.
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Marc Molinaro's mother struggled financially, and the family received food stamps.
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Marc Molinaro graduated from Dutchess Community College in 2001 with an Associate of Science degree in humanities and social sciences.
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Marc Molinaro was first elected to public office at the age of 18 in 1994, when he was elected to the Village of Tivoli's Board of Trustees.
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Marc Molinaro was reelected five times, and served in the Dutchess County Legislature.
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In 2006, Marc Molinaro was elected to represent the 103rd District in the New York State Assembly.
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In January 2011, at the recommendation of Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Marc Molinaro to serve on the Governor's Mandate Relief Redesign Team.
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Marc Molinaro announced his bid to succeed 20-year Dutchess County Executive William Steinhaus in May 2011.
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Marc Molinaro was sworn into office on January 1,2012.
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In 2015, Marc Molinaro was reelected, defeating Democratic nominee Diane Jablonski, 30,181 votes to 17,539.
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Marc Molinaro won a third term in 2019, defeating Democratic nominee Joseph Ruggiero, 41,285 votes to 29,293.
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In 2014, Marc Molinaro was awarded the Pace University Land Use Law Center's Groundbreaker's Award.
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In 2015, Marc Molinaro was elected second vice president of the New York State Association of Counties.
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In March 2018, Molinaro informed Republican leaders that he would run for governor of New York in the 2018 election.
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Marc Molinaro announced his candidacy on April 2,2018, and was endorsed by the New York Conservative Party on April 13.
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Marc Molinaro's running mate was Julie Killian, a former Rye City councilwoman and state senate candidate.
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On September 21,2021, Marc Molinaro announced his candidacy for Congress in New York's 19th congressional district.
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Marc Molinaro was the Republican nominee in the November 2022 general election in the 19th district.
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Marc Molinaro faced Riley in a rematch of their 2022 race.
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Marc Molinaro was among a group of New York congressman calling for the ultimately successful expulsion of George Santos from Congress.
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In 2024, Marc Molinaro was rated as the second most bipartisan member of the US House during the 118th United States Congress in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy.
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Marc Molinaro has sponsored several bipartisan bills to help children and adults with disabilities.
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Marc Molinaro said that he would have voted for the Respect for Marriage Act had he been in office during the 117th Congress.
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Marc Molinaro has two children with his first wife Christy and two children with Adams.