Joseph Griffo - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Joseph Griffo net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Joseph A. “Joe” Griffo (born January 16th 1956) is a senator from the New York Senate and has been representing the 47th district since 2007. The 47th district includes the entirety of Lewis County, most of Oneida County, and parts of St. Lawrence County. Prior to his appointment for the state Senate, Griffo served as the Mayor in Rome, New York and as Oneida County Executive. As a Republican, Griffo serves as the Deputy Minority Leader of State Senate. In this article, we will discover how old is Joseph Griffo? Who is Joseph Griffo dating now & how much money does Joseph Griffo have?

Joseph Griffo Biography

Joseph Griffo is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on January 16, 1956 in Rome, New York, United States. Griffo was elected as mayor of his home town from Rome, NY in 1991 and won the city’s subsequent elections in the year 1995 and 1999.

Griffo was instrumental in bringing Woodstock 1999 to Rome; this effort earned him the nickname “The Rock N’ Roll Mayor.” The concert was held at the deserted Griffiss Air Force Base and served as a precedent to using the space for future concerts and events. Woodstock ’99 attracted over 200,000 people. The event was largely successful until the final day, when the audience–encouraged by the performing band–began making bonfires. As the crowd got out of control, state troopers and local police dispersed the crowd without further incident.

Griffo was appointed Oneida County Executive in June 2003 to serve out the term of his predecessor. Griffo was then elected to the post in November 2003. After raising taxes 16% for 2003, his predecessor had announced that taxes for 2004 might need to be raised by as much as 26% due to skyrocketing Medicare costs and retirement benefits. However, after Griffo was appointed County Executive, he was able to balance the 2004 budget while raising taxes by 2.9%. In 2005, he implemented a prescription drug plan that cut drug costs for Oneida county residents by up to 38%.

Griffo was a member of the Oneida County Legislature from 1989 to 1991.

Griffo was detained in the early hours of August 1st, 1988 for being accused of serving alcohol or allowing the serving of alcohol for minors at a gathering that he hosted. The case was dismissed on the possibility of dismissal. After his arrest Griffo claimed that the police officer who was in charge of his arrest of being “disgruntled” even though being adamant about the Rome Police having legitimate grounds to warrant an arrest. Then, the Rome Democratic Party employed lawyer Robert Abrams to probe into Rome Judge James Kehoe’s decision on charges against Joseph Griffo.

As Mayor, Griffo eliminated Rome’s special one-quarter percent sales tax. Also, Griffo “was able to prevent a tax hike there (Rome) in all but one of his years in office, despite the crippling loss of Griffiss Air Force Base in 1993 – perhaps the worst single economic blow the county has ever seen.” Griffo merged the parks and recreation departments and handed over the city’s weights and measures and emergency management departments to the county, resulting in savings. To prevent closures and service cuts, he privatized Rome Hospital, the Erie Canal Village, and city trash collection services.

Joseph Griffo Net Worth

Joseph is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Joseph Griffo's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Joseph Griffo was the son of Joseph the wife of Betty Griffo in Rome, New York. Although he was a sole kid, Griffo had a large extended family that included cousins, uncles, and aunts. His mother was a seamstress , and his father was an officer of the meter. Griffo attended the Rome public schools and was able to graduate of Rome Free Academy High School in 1974. Then he attended The State University of New York in Brockport where he was awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, magna cum laude, in the year 1978.

Griffo was elected in 2006 to represent the 47th district in the New York State Senate. He replaced Raymond Meier, who instead ran for Congress that year. Among Griffo’s significant legislation was a law that created the website ResultsNY.gov where anyone could log on and see how state funds were being used. Griffo also proposed bills that would create term limits for the Governor, Comptroller and Attorney-General as well as forcing vacancies at statewide positions to be filled through popular election rather than appointment by the Governor. “His bills have included child abuse victim protection, a law to keep snowmobile fees for trail system use and legislation capping assessment increases for farmers.” Griffo voted against same-sex marriage legislation on December 2, 2009; the bill was defeated. In 2011, he voted against the Marriage Equality Act, which the Senate passed 33-29.

On January 3, 2017, Griffo drew media attention for a sharp and contentious Twitter exchange with Melissa DeRosa, Chief of Staff to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2006, Griffo ran for State Senate. Utica Mayor Tim Julian ran against Griffo in the Republican primary for State Senator. While Julian lost the primary, he secured a spot on the Independence Party ticket and continued his campaign. A week before the election, Julian dropped out of the race.

Who is Joseph Griffo Dating?

According to our records, Joseph Griffo married to Lorraine Griffo . As of January 13, 2024, Joseph Griffo’s is not dating anyone.

In December 2018, Griffo was appointed Deputy Minority Leader of the State Senate. In January 2019, he was appointed Acting Minority Leader after Minority Leader John J. Flanagan sought treatment for alcoholism.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Griffo increased the county sales tax 1.5% in the 2005 budget to cover soaring Medicaid costs. Normally, sales tax revenues are split amongst state, county and townships/cities. However, in order to cover mandated Medicaid costs, the 1.5% increase would all go to the county government. Utica Mayor Tim Julian began claiming a share of the revenues. Griffo remained adamant in refusing to split the revenues. Griffo tried to disarm the situation by offering the city of Utica $800,000 in debt forgiveness, which Julian refused. Griffo eventually won out and the county did not split the extra sales tax revenues with Utica.

Facts & Trivia

Joseph Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Joseph Griffo celebrates birthday on January 16 of every year.

Who is the US senator for New York?

Senators

Who is the Senator for Oneida County?

Griffo, of Rome, represents parts of Oneida, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties in the New York State Senate, a position he’s held since 2007.

Who is the senator of New York 2021?

New York’s current U.S. senators are Democrats Chuck Schumer (serving since 1999, also serving as Senate Democratic Leader since 2017) and Kirsten Gillibrand (serving since 2009).

Who are the NY state senators 2020?

Is Joe Griffo Republican or Democrat?

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