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dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American politician (born 1952)</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/New_York%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="New York's 19th congressional district">19th</a></span> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2019</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gibson_(New_York_politician)" title="Chris Gibson (New York politician)">Chris Gibson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Antonio Delgado</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />July 3, 2003 – June 5, 2006<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><i>Position established</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Anthony J. Colucci Jr.</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Minority Leader of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />March 2, 1998 – December 31, 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Reynolds" title="Thomas M. Reynolds">Thomas M. Reynolds</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Charles_H._Nesbitt" title="Charles H. Nesbitt">Charles H. Nesbitt</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a></span><br />from the 102nd district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 1, 1987 – December 31, 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Clarence_D._Lane" title="Clarence D. Lane">Clarence D. Lane</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joel_M._Miller" title="Joel M. Miller">Joel Miller</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">John James Faso Jr.</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1952-08-25</span>) </span>August 25, 1952<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 72)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Massapequa,_New_York" title="Massapequa, New York">Massapequa, New York</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Mary Frances</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1983)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_College_at_Brockport,_State_University_of_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="The College at Brockport, State University of New York">State University of New York, Brockport</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>John James Faso Jr.</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span><span title="/æ/: 'a' in 'bad'">æ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span>/</a></span></span>; born August 25, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. representative</a> for <span data-sort-value="New York19 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="New York's 19th congressional district">New York's 19th congressional district</a></span> from 2017 to 2019. Faso was first elected to the post in 2016. A <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, Faso previously represented the 102nd district in the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> from 1987 to 2002 and served as Assembly Minority Leader from 1998 to 2002. Faso ran for <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller" title="New York State Comptroller">New York State Comptroller</a> in 2002 and for <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">Governor of New York</a> in 2006, but did not prevail in either race. He was defeated for re-election to Congress in November 2018 by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Delgado (politician)">Antonio Delgado</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life,_education,_and_early_career"><span id="Early_life.2C_education.2C_and_early_career"></span>Early life, education, and early career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life, education, and early career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Faso is of <a href="/wiki/Italian-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian-American">Italian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Irish-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Irish-American">Irish</a> descent, the eldest of five siblings.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Archbishop_Molloy_High_School" title="Archbishop Molloy High School">Archbishop Molloy High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens, New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Brockport" class="mw-redirect" title="State University of New York at Brockport">SUNY-Brockport</a>. After college, Faso became a grants officer for <a href="/wiki/Nassau_County,_New_York" title="Nassau County, New York">Nassau County, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faso graduated from <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University_Law_Center" title="Georgetown University Law Center">Georgetown University Law Center</a> in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After law school, Faso took political jobs in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, including as a <a href="/wiki/Lobbyist" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobbyist">lobbyist</a>, while considering running for elective office in New York.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1979 to 1981, Faso served as a staff member on the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Oversight_and_Reform" class="mw-redirect" title="United States House Committee on Oversight and Reform">United States House Committee on Government Operations</a>. From 1983 to 1986, he worked at the New York State Legislative Bill Drafting Commission.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_State_Assembly">New York State Assembly</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: New York State Assembly"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1983, Faso moved to <a href="/wiki/Upstate_New_York" title="Upstate New York">upstate New York</a>, purposely choosing to live in a district where an Assembly seat would soon become open so that he could run. He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> for the first time in 1986.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Faso was a member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a> from 1987 to 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He received the 1997 <a href="/wiki/Rockefeller_College_of_Public_Affairs_%26_Policy" title="Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy">Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy</a> Award for distinguished public service.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1987, Faso called <i><a href="/wiki/Roe_v._Wade" title="Roe v. Wade">Roe v. Wade</a></i>, the landmark Supreme Court decision regarding abortion rights, a "black mark upon this country."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 1994, Faso served on <a href="/wiki/George_Pataki" title="George Pataki">George Pataki</a>'s transition team, where he chaired the budget committee.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became head of the team that wrote Pataki's first budget as governor.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, Faso became ranking member of the Assembly <a href="/wiki/Ways_and_Means" class="mw-redirect" title="Ways and Means">Ways and Means</a> Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He 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. He supported expanding the current cap on charter schools.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Faso was elected Assembly Minority Leader in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2002_campaign_for_New_York_State_Comptroller">2002 campaign for New York State Comptroller</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2002 campaign for New York State Comptroller"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Faso's work on the state budget fueled a run for <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Comptroller" title="New York State Comptroller">New York State Comptroller</a> in <a href="/wiki/2002_New_York_State_Comptroller_election" title="2002 New York State Comptroller election">2002</a>. Initially trailing Democrat <a href="/wiki/Alan_Hevesi" title="Alan Hevesi">Alan Hevesi</a> (then-Comptroller of New York City) by a 20-point margin,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faso lost the election 50%-47%. </p><p>During the campaign, Faso accused Hevesi of having mismanaged the city's pension funds.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hevesi was later forced to resign from office and jailed in a <a href="/wiki/Pay-to-play" title="Pay-to-play">pay-to-play</a> scheme involving New York's state pension fund.<sup id="cite_ref-another_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-another-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_campaign_for_Governor_of_New_York">2006 campaign for Governor of New York</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2006 campaign for Governor of New York"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_New_York_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 New York gubernatorial election">2006 New York gubernatorial election</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg/220px-Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg/330px-Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Faso_%26_Pataki.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Faso and Governor <a href="/wiki/George_Pataki" title="George Pataki">George Pataki</a> attend the NY State Fair.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2005, Faso announced his intention to run for governor. For the Republican nomination, Faso faced former Massachusetts Governor <a href="/wiki/William_Weld" class="mw-redirect" title="William Weld">William Weld</a>, former New York Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Randy_Daniels" title="Randy Daniels">Randy Daniels</a>, and Assemblyman Patrick Manning. Weld reportedly offered Faso the chance to join his ticket as a candidate for <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">lieutenant governor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Faso received the Conservative Party's endorsement<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Weld received the <a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a>'s nomination,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> guaranteeing both candidates a spot on the ballot if they stayed in the race. However, once the Republican State Convention voted to endorse Faso,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Weld announced his withdrawal from the race.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faso's running mate was former <a href="/wiki/Rockland_County,_New_York" title="Rockland County, New York">Rockland County</a> Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faso was opposed by Democratic nominee <a href="/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer" title="Eliot Spitzer">Eliot Spitzer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On Election Day 2006, Spitzer defeated Faso<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 3,086,709 votes to 1,274,335 votes.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Spitzer resigned from office a year into his tenure in the midst of <a href="/wiki/Eliot_Spitzer_prostitution_scandal" title="Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal">a prostitution scandal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-resignationCNN_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resignationCNN-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="U.S._House_of_Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: U.S. House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elections">Elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York#District_19" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19</a></div> <p>On September 14, 2015, Faso announced he would run for <span data-sort-value="New York19 !"><a href="/wiki/New_York%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="New York's 19th congressional district">New York's 19th congressional district</a></span> in the 2016 election.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Republican <a href="/wiki/Chris_Gibson_(New_York_politician)" title="Chris Gibson (New York politician)">Chris Gibson</a>, the retiring incumbent, endorsed Faso.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won the Republican primary against Andrew Heaney, 67.5% to 32.5%.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the general election, Faso faced academic and political activist <a href="/wiki/Zephyr_Teachout" title="Zephyr Teachout">Zephyr Teachout</a>. Faso defeated Teachout with 54.3% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-NYGeneral_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYGeneral-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Faso was named to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_the_Budget" title="United States House Committee on the Budget">House Budget</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Agriculture" title="United States House Committee on Agriculture">House Agriculture Committee</a> as well as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Transportation_and_Infrastructure" title="United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure">House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee</a>, where he served for one term as Vice Chairman of the Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Material Subcommittee.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_New_York#District_19" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York">2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New York § District 19</a></div> <p>Faso ran for re-election in 2018 and was challenged by Democrat <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Antonio Delgado (politician)">Antonio Delgado</a>. According to the <i><a href="/wiki/Poughkeepsie_Journal" title="Poughkeepsie Journal">Poughkeepsie Journal</a></i>, the race was "considered one of the more closely watched in the nation as Faso seeks a second term in a moderate Hudson Valley district that stretches from Dutchess County and into the Albany area and Southern Tier."<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the campaign, the <a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Congressional_Committee" title="National Republican Congressional Committee">National Republican Congressional Committee</a> ran an advertisement criticizing Delgado for his previous career as a <a href="/wiki/Rapper" class="mw-redirect" title="Rapper">rapper</a>. Faso called some of Delgado's rap lyrics "very troubling and offensive", saying they "paint an ugly and false picture of America." The then-candidate, who was seeking to become the first nonwhite person to represent New York's 19th district, has said the criticism of his rap lyrics is an attempt to "otherize" him.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ad against Delgado stirred controversy, with <i>The New York Times</i> editorial board criticizing Faso for what they termed a "cynical campaign of race-baiting".<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On November 6, 2018, Delgado defeated Faso<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 147,873 votes to 132,873.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_positions">Political positions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Political positions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Congressman_John_Faso,_Healthcare,_ACA_protest.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg/220px-Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg/330px-Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg/440px-Congressman_John_Faso%2C_Healthcare%2C_ACA_protest.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Faso at an <a href="/wiki/Indivisible_movement" title="Indivisible movement">Indivisible movement</a> protest in Kinderhook</figcaption></figure> <p>As of August 2018, Faso had voted with his party in 87.7% of votes in the <a href="/wiki/115th_United_States_Congress" title="115th United States Congress">115th United States Congress</a> and voted in line with President Trump's position in 90% of votes.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Faso was a member of the moderate <a href="/wiki/Republican_Main_Street_Partnership" title="Republican Main Street Partnership">Republican Main Street Partnership</a><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Climate_Solutions_Caucus" title="Climate Solutions Caucus">Climate Solutions Caucus</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/115th_United_States_Congress" title="115th United States Congress">115th United States Congress</a>, Faso was ranked the 18th most bipartisan Representative in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">House</a> by the Bipartisan Index, a metric created by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Lugar#The_Lugar_Center" title="Richard Lugar">The Lugar Center</a> and <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown's</a> <a href="/wiki/McCourt_School_of_Public_Policy" title="McCourt School of Public Policy">McCourt School of Public Policy</a> to assess <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">congressional</a> bipartisanship.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Drugs">Drugs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Drugs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On April 26, 2018, Faso announced that he had joined the bipartisan Heroin Task Force, which works on issues related to heroin and opioid abuse. Faso has "co-sponsored alongside more than 100 lawmakers" the Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, which aims to crack down on the shipment of synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl, to the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Economy">Economy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Faso voted against the <a href="/wiki/Tax_Cuts_and_Jobs_Act_of_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017">Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Almukhtar122117_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Almukhtar122117-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "From the beginning, I wanted to support a tax reform plan that would increase economic growth, increase worker paychecks, incentivize small business investment and ensure New York families are better off," he stated after voting against the bill. Faso argued that the $10,000 state and local tax deduction would also deeply impact New York residents of all wealth levels.<sup id="cite_ref-Moody121917_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Moody121917-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2017, Faso said he would vote against the Republican tax overhaul bill, citing the removal of state tax deductions as his reason.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment">Environment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Environment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2018, Faso and <a href="/wiki/Dan_Lipinski" title="Dan Lipinski">Dan Lipinski</a> (IL-3) introduced the bipartisan Challenges and Prizes for Climate Act of 2018 to encourage innovation in <a href="/wiki/Climate_change_mitigation" title="Climate change mitigation">combating climate change</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Health_care">Health care</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Health care"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2017, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a></i> reported on a closed-door meeting in which Faso said that he had "no problem" with defunding <a href="/wiki/Planned_Parenthood" title="Planned Parenthood">Planned Parenthood</a>, but urged his fellow Republicans not to do so as part of the proposed repeal of the <a href="/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act">ACA (Obamacare)</a>; Faso added that using Obamacare repeal legislation to defund Planned Parenthood would be "a gigantic political trap," "a political minefield," and a "grave mistake."<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a later interview, Faso clarified that he "does not favor defunding Planned Parenthood" and that "if a separate up-or-down vote on Planned Parenthood funding came up in the House, he would vote for the status quo, effectively keeping the organization funded."<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 2017, Faso voted against a resolution that "reverse[d] an Obama Administration rule barring states from defunding Planned Parenthood."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2017, Faso voted to amend an Obamacare repeal bill to remove language that would have defunded Planned Parenthood for one year.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 4, 2017, Faso voted in favor of the <a href="/wiki/American_Health_Care_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="American Health Care Act">American Health Care Act</a>, the House Republican bill to repeal the <a href="/wiki/Patient_Protection_and_Affordable_Care_Act" class="mw-redirect" title="Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act">Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act</a> (Obamacare).<sup id="cite_ref-:02_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He faced protests in his congressional district over his position on the AHCA.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:3_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his 2018 re-election campaign, Faso said that he supported protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Faso said that the AHCA bill that he voted for would have protected people with preexisting conditions; however <i>The New York Times</i> noted that the bill would have allowed states to drop protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immigration">Immigration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Immigration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 20, 2018, after attending a meeting on immigration with President Trump and other GOP House members, Faso said that Trump should halt the “zero tolerance” immigration policy under which children were removed from their parents at the Mexican border. On June 24, 2018, Faso told NPR that he supported a Republican compromise bill that would provide legal status for undocumented immigrants that were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_programs">Social programs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Social programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, Faso pushed for stricter work requirements on recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (also known as the Food Stamps program), claiming that SNAP was an easy target for fraudsters and drug dealers. Studies show that SNAP fraud is rare and that fraud represents a small fraction of the SNAP program.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legal_and_consulting_career">Legal and consulting career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Legal and consulting career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following his loss in the state comptroller election in 2002, Faso joined the firm of <a href="/wiki/Manatt,_Phelps_%26_Phillips" title="Manatt, Phelps & Phillips">Manatt, Phelps & Phillips</a> as a lobbyist/partner; he took a leave of absence to run for governor in 2006, then rejoined the firm.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rothfeld_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothfeld-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manatt,_Phelps_%26_Phillips" title="Manatt, Phelps & Phillips">Manatt, Phelps & Phillips</a> agreed to a settlement in 2010 in response to a corruption probe in which the firm was investigated for its "efforts to serve as a "placement agent" for public pension funds in New York and California without a state or federal license." According to the Wall Street Journal, some "of Manatt's efforts to secure investments were made by John Faso".<sup id="cite_ref-Rothfeld_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rothfeld-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2003 to 2006, Faso served as a member of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority control board.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2012 to 2015, Faso worked as a public affairs consultant for the Constitution Pipeline Co., an energy company that was attempting to build a pipeline to carry natural gas from <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> to New York State. The pipeline was controversial because the pipeline would have transported gas extracted from <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_fracturing" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydraulic fracturing">hydraulic fracturing</a> (fracking). Construction of the pipeline was ultimately blocked by the state.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Faso is married to Mary Frances Faso; they have two children, Nicholas and Margaret. Faso is a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt1_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Paterson" title="David Paterson">Paterson, David</a> <i>"Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."</i> New York, New York, 2020</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Faso&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210802183349/https://bfsa.ny.gov/previous_memb.html">"Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority - BFSA MEMBERS AND OFFICERS"</a>. <i>bfsa.ny.gov</i>. 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Lane">Clarence Lane</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> Member of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">New York State Assembly</a><br />from the 102nd district </b><br />1987–2002 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Joel_M._Miller" title="Joel M. Miller">Joel Miller</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_M._Reynolds" title="Thomas M. 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