Joseph Morelle

Joe Morelle
Ranking Member of the House Administration Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byRodney Davis
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 25th district
Assumed office
November 13, 2018
Preceded byLouise Slaughter
Majority Leader of the New York State Assembly
In office
January 1, 2013 – November 13, 2018
Preceded byRonald Canestrari
Succeeded byCrystal Peoples-Stokes
Speaker of the New York State Assembly
Acting
In office
February 2, 2015 – February 3, 2015
Preceded bySheldon Silver
Succeeded byCarl Heastie
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 136th district
In office
January 1, 1991 – November 13, 2018
Preceded byPinny Cooke
Succeeded byJamie Romeo
Personal details
Born (1957-04-29) April 29, 1957 (age 67)
Utica, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Mary Beth Bauer
(m. 1984)
Children3
Residence(s)Irondequoit, New York, U.S.
EducationState University of New York, Geneseo (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Joseph D. Morelle (/məˈrɛli/ mə-RELL-ee; born April 29, 1957)[1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018. A Democrat, he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly representing the 136th Assembly district, which includes eastern portions of the City of Rochester and the Monroe County suburbs of Irondequoit and Brighton. Speaker Sheldon Silver appointed him as majority leader of the New York State Assembly in January 2013 and Morelle served as acting speaker in the Speaker's absence.[2] He was elected to the United States House of Representatives for New York's 25th congressional district in November 2018 following the death of longtime Representative Louise Slaughter.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vote Smart was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ McKinley, Jesse; Kaplan, Thomas; Craig, Susanne (January 27, 2015). "Sheldon Silver to Be Replaced as Speaker of New York State Assembly". New York Times. Retrieved January 27, 2015.