Joe Sempolinski | |
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| Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd district | |
| Assuming office September 13, 2022 | |
| Succeeding | Tom Reed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 10, 1983 Elmira, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) Yale University (MA, MPhil) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Joseph Michael Sempolinski (born February 10, 1983)[1][2] is an American politician who is the member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 23rd congressional district. A Republican, he was first elected in a special election held on August 23, 2022.[3]
Born in Elmira, New York, Sempolinski graduated from Corning-Painted Post West High School in Painted Post, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Yale University.[4]
Between 2010 and 2015, Sempolinski worked in the office of Congressman Tom Reed, including as district director.[5] A member of the Republican Party, he also serves as the chairman of the Steuben County Republican Committee.[6]
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Main article: 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election |
On May 10, 2022, Reed resigned from the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district, a seat to which he had already stated he would not stand for re-election past 2022, leaving a vacancy in the 117th United States Congress. The boundaries of the district were to be redrawn according to the 2020 United States Census. Though two Republican candidates emerged for the newly redrawn district, Carl Paladino and eventual primary winner Nick Langworthy, both lived outside the bounds of the 23rd district as drawn at the time and decided not to seek the seat in the special election; the Republician county chairmen from the district selected Sempolinski to run for the seat in the special election.[7] [8]
Sempolinski defeated Max Della Pia, the Democratic nominee by a 53.2–46.7% margin.[9]
Sempolinski has already pledged not to seek re-election in the November general election.[7] He will participate in his first Congressional session when Congress reconvenes on September 13 and expects to be sworn in along with other special election winners before the reconvention.[10]