John Faso
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 19th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Chris Gibson |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 102nd district |
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In office January 1, 1987 – December 31, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Clarence Lane |
| Succeeded by | Joel Miller |
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August 25, 1952 Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Frances Faso |
| Children | 2 |
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State University of New York, Brockport Georgetown University |
| Website | House website |
John Faso /ˈfæsoʊ/ (born August 25, 1952) is an American politician and the U.S. Representative for New York's 19th congressional district since January 3, 2017. He served as minority leader of the New York State Assembly from 1998 until 2002, representing the 102nd district from 1987 until 2002. A Republican, he gave up his seat in the Assembly to run for New York State Comptroller in 2002, losing to Alan Hevesi. In 2006, he made a run for Governor of New York, but was defeated by Democratic nominee Eliot Spitzer.
In 2016, he ran for U.S. Congress in New York's 19th congressional district. He was the endorsed Republican, Conservative, Independence, and Reform candidate. On November 8, 2016, Faso won the election to Congress for New York's 19th district, defeating Democratic challenger Zephyr Teachout.
On January 3, 2017, Faso was sworn in as a member of the 115th United States Congress. On February 15, 2017 he was named by the Washington Post as one of 10 most-vulnerable Republican incumbents.
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