Joseph A. “Joe” Griffo (born January 16, 1956) of Rome, New York is currently a New York State Senator representing the 47th district. The 47th district encompasses all of Lewis County, most of Oneida County, and St. Lawrence County.
Joseph Griffo was born to Joseph and Betty Griffo in Rome, New York. While he was an only child, Griffo had a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. His mother was a seamstress and his father worked as a...
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Joseph A. “Joe” Griffo (born January 16, 1956) of Rome, New York is currently a New York State Senator representing the 47th district. The 47th district encompasses all of Lewis County, most of Oneida County, and St. Lawrence County.
Joseph Griffo was born to Joseph and Betty Griffo in Rome, New York. While he was an only child, Griffo had a large extended family of aunts, uncles and cousins. His mother was a seamstress and his father worked as a meter officer. Griffo went through the Rome public school system and graduated from Rome Free Academy High School in 1974. He then went on to State University of New York at Brockport where he graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. Griffo first served in government during his senior year of college at an internship with State Assemblyman James Hurley. After college, he served as Director of Community Relations for the City of Rome and as an Administrative Assistant to mayor Carl Eilenburg....
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