Anthony Brindisi | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2019 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Claudia Tenney |
| Succeeded by | Claudia Tenney |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 119th district | |
| In office September 14, 2011 – January 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | RoAnn Destito |
| Succeeded by | Marianne Buttenschon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Joseph Brindisi November 22, 1978 Utica, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Erica McGovern |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Mohawk Valley Community College Siena College (BA) Albany Law School (JD) |
Anthony Joseph Brindisi (born November 22, 1978) is an American lawyer and politician from the state of New York. As a Democrat, Brindisi served as the U.S. representative from New York's 22nd congressional district from 2019 to 2021. He represented New York's 119th Assembly District from 2011 to 2019. He is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Before his election to the New York State Assembly, Brindisi served on the Utica School Board and practiced as an attorney. He was first elected to the New York State Assembly in a September 2011 special election. Brindisi narrowly defeated Republican U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney in the 2018 election in New York's 22nd congressional district. Tenney challenged Brindisi in 2020. Initially, the 2020 election was too close to call, and its results were challenged in court. On February 5, 2021, a state trial court judge declared Tenney the winner.