Vito Fossella | |
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16th Borough President of Staten Island | |
Assumed office January 1, 2022 | |
Preceded by | James Oddo |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th district | |
In office November 4, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Susan Molinari |
Succeeded by | Michael McMahon |
Member of the New York City Council from the 51st district | |
In office April 1994 – November 1997 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Cerullo |
Succeeded by | Stephen Fiala |
Personal details | |
Born | Vito John Fossella Jr. March 9, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) |
Mary Rowan (m. 1990) |
Children | 4 |
Education | Iona College University of Pennsylvania (BS) Fordham University (JD) |
Vito John Fossella Jr. (born March 9, 1965) is an American politician. He became the Borough President of Staten Island in 2022. He represented New York's 13th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for six terms, from 1997 to 2009. Fossella is a member of the Republican party.
In March 2021, Fossella announced that he was running for Borough President of Staten Island and won the Republican nomination in July.[1] He was elected Borough president in November 2021.[2]