James Molinaro
| James Molinaro | |
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Molinaro in 2009
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| 14th Borough President of Staten Island | |
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In office January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Guy V. Molinari |
| Succeeded by | James S. Oddo |
| Deputy Borough President of Staten Island | |
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In office January 1, 1990 – December 31, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Nicholas LaPorte |
| Succeeded by | Daniel M. Donovan, Jr. |
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March 11, 1931 (age 86) Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Carol (m. 1962; d. 1990) |
| Children | Peter Steven |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
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James P. Molinaro (born March 11, 1931) is the former Borough President of Staten Island.
Molinaro first won election as Borough President on November 6, 2001 defeating his Democratic opponent Councilman Jerome X. O'Donovan, with 50 percent to 43 percent. He took office on January 1, 2002.
Molinaro won re-election for a third and last term on November 3, 2009, with 46,061 votes (62.7%) compared to 27,356 (37.3%) votes for his challenger John Luisi, who also challenged him in 2005.
Molinaro was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to Italian immigrants. He has three brothers and two sisters. He has lived in the Staten Island neighborhood of Fort Wadsworth since 1964.
He is a widower since 1990 when his wife of 28 years, Carol, died of complications relating to scleroderma. The couple had two sons, Peter and Steven.
His political career began in 1964, when he joined the New York State Conservative Party. In 1976 he was elected as Chairman of the Richmond County Conservative Party and subsequently as Vice Chair of the State Party. In 1989, he was elected Executive Vice Chair of the New York State Conservative Party, a post he still holds today.
Molinaro served for 12 years as Deputy Borough President to former Borough President Guy V. Molinari. He also served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Guy V. Molinari, representing New York's 14th Congressional District. Molinaro has had two Deputy Borough Presidents while in office. His first was Daniel M. Donovan, Jr., who left to become the Richmond County (Staten Island) District Attorney in January 2004 after winning election to that office the previous November. The Deputy post was left vacant until November 2006. After much speculation Molinaro named Ed Burke to the Deputy position. Ed Burke had been Executive Assistant to Guy V. Molinari for twelve years and to Molinaro for nearly five.
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