Joseph Errigo

Joseph A. Errigo is a Republican politician who formerly represented New York's 133rd Assembly District in the New York State Assembly. The district includes Livingston County, as well as portions of Monroe County and Steuben County.

Background
Errigo was born in Rochester, New York in 1938 and graduated from the Aquinas Institute in 1956. He served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. Errigo then worked as a draftsman for the New York Department of Transportation. From 1965 to 1995, Errigo worked as a court reporter. He started a business, the Tiro Reporter Service, in 1978, and started a second business, Errigo Sand & Gravel, in 1995.

Political career
Errigo was elected as the representative for the 136th Assembly District in 2000, and after redistricting, represented the 130th Assembly District. He is a Republican. He did not seek reelection in 2010.

On September 14, 2016, Errigo was selected by a New York Republican State Committee to replace Bill Nojay on the general election ballot for the 133rd Assembly District. Nojay, the incumbent, had committed suicide several days before the primary election while under investigation for fraud. In the general election campaign, Errigo defeated Democratic candidate Barbara Baer.

Errigo lost renomination in 2018 to Marjorie Byrnes. On October 10, 2018, he was charged with fraud and other charges.

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