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Joseph A. Maffia
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Arts and Culture Party, Republican Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Iona College, 1981

Personal
Birthplace
New York, N.Y.
Religion
Catholic
Profession
Partner at CPA firm, adjunct lecturer
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Joseph A. Maffia (Republican Party, Arts and Culture Party) ran for election to the New York State Assembly to represent District 75. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Maffia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joseph Maffia was born in New York, New York. He earned a bachelor's degree from Iona College in 1981. Maffia's career experience includes working as a partner in the CPA firm Janover, LLC and as an adjunct lecturer at Hunter College. As of his 2022 campaign, he was a certified public accountant.[1]

Elections

2022

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2022

General election

General election for New York State Assembly District 75

Tony Simone defeated Joseph A. Maffia in the general election for New York State Assembly District 75 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tony Simone
Tony Simone (D) Candidate Connection
 
84.7
 
36,039
Image of Joseph A. Maffia
Joseph A. Maffia (R / Arts and Culture Party) Candidate Connection
 
15.2
 
6,453
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
78

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,570
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 75

Tony Simone defeated Layla Law-Gisiko, Harrison Marks, Christopher LeBron, and Lowell Kern (Unofficially withdrew) in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 75 on June 28, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tony Simone
Tony Simone Candidate Connection
 
38.8
 
4,072
Image of Layla Law-Gisiko
Layla Law-Gisiko Candidate Connection
 
27.0
 
2,832
Image of Harrison Marks
Harrison Marks Candidate Connection
 
18.6
 
1,946
Image of Christopher LeBron
Christopher LeBron
 
13.3
 
1,390
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Lowell Kern (Unofficially withdrew)
 
2.1
 
223
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
26

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,489
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Joseph A. Maffia advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 75.

2016

See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2016

Elections for the New York State Assembly took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.

Incumbent Richard Gottfried defeated Joseph A. Maffia in the New York State Assembly District 75 general election.[2][3]

New York State Assembly, District 75 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Gottfried Incumbent 84.52% 46,186
     Republican Joseph A. Maffia 15.48% 8,462
Total Votes 54,648
Source: New York Board of Elections


Incumbent Richard Gottfried ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 75 Democratic primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 75 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Richard Gottfried Incumbent (unopposed)

Gottfried also ran on the Working Families Party ticket. Joseph A. Maffia ran unopposed in the New York State Assembly District 75 Republican primary.[4][5]

New York State Assembly, District 75 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Joseph A. Maffia  (unopposed)

Maffia also ran on the Reform Party ticket.

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Joseph A. Maffia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Maffia's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Joe Maffia is Co-district leader of the 75th Assembly district –south, a member of Community Board 5, and National delegate for the Newt Gingrich 2012 Presidential Campaign and former member of the executive committee of the Metropolitan Republican Club, and former President and co-president of the Gertrude & Morrison Parker Westside Republican Club for over a decade. Joe is a Certified Public Accountant and partner at Janover, LLC in New York City. Joseph has served on several not-for-profit organizations and currently serves on the board of directors of the New Dramatists and the 34th Street Partnership. He was recently appointed to a 5-year term as a board member to the State Board of Public Accountancy, an integral part of the Office of the Professions governing licensed CPA Professionals in New York.

Joe enjoys spending time with family and friends, photography, flying his drone, reading, and Shaolin Kung Fu in his free time.

  • NYS finances are in dire straights. Unfunded retirement benefit have put the state at risk which must be addressed now! It is not often publicized enough because of the inherent nature of the budgeting and accounting system - long term structural problems, i.e. if the bill is not due today we can kick the can down the road. This has to stop. There is more than $20K owed by each taxpayer of this state to fund the underfunded retirement liabilities. If we address this one issue - it will help NYS be solvent.
  • Art stirs imagination, engages, heals, and promotes economic expansion and like the saying goes “Art saves lives”. Therefore, I will establish an Arts district revitalization program for the Theatre District which will address crime, quality of life and provide economic stimulus to grow tourism, support housing and reduce congestion in the 75th Assembly District.
  • Crime, quality of life and education are significant concerns for the 75th Assembly district.NYS’s dire fiscal health and conditions on the ground in this important district demands a proven leader, with a business background and a vision to support the 75th Assembly District which is the life blood of New York. The district’s economic impact is significant to the success of New York City and the State. For example, Broadway and the theatre district’s economic impact is vital to New York. Art stirs imagination, engages and heals brings economic expansion and like the saying goes “Art saves lives”.
NYS’s dire fiscal health and conditions on the ground in this important district demands a proven leader, with a business background and a vision to support the 75th Assembly District which is the life blood of New York.
During my senior year in college, I listened to the Great Communicator and was hooked! My politics at the time started to shift away from a liberal viewpoint. Growing up, I was influenced by family and friends coupled with the lack of participation in our economy. We grew up extremely poor. But after studying business and economics and being influenced by Milton Friedman and Adam Smith, my thoughts shifted to free markets, capitalism, and less regulation. Ronald Reagan caught my fancy, introduced me to the hope and opportunity offered by free markets, and volunteered for his campaign. I was hooked ever since then and many decades later have supported many Republican campaigns in New York City. What appealed to me the most was the concept of individual freedom, the government's limited role, and the freedom of opportunity.
Free to choose by Milton Friedman embodies my economic and political philosophy and is what i believe capitalism and free markets have to offer. As we shift to more of a planned economy where the government plays a bigger and bigger role in our lives we need to determine when government should or should not step in. When do the rights and interests of the individual become second to social goals? While no doubt, in my opinion that the interaction of self interests will not solve all social problems, in certain cases when free markets fail to protect the participants then government will be required to step in. Asking government to self regulate itself and decide when to step in or not is like asking Carmelo Anthony to pass to the ball - it is not likely to happen. i have owned many copies and have read it many times and often give this book as an xmas present.
I love music - all kinds of music and am an audiophile. Allow me to play music for you. Funk from the '70s, blues from all periods, hip hop and rap, Jazz, Pop, female vocalists, disco, and all genres. We are patrons of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and frequent clubs and concerts all over the country.

The last song that got stuck in my head? Please don't laugh! I am singing it right now - Rick James and Teena Marie - fire and desire.
Growing up poor, mixed-race in Spanish Harlem, raised by a single parent. I struggled with my identity and the challenges of being poor.

I wasted too much time in life trying to figure out my race and struggled with my identity - Am I white, Spanish, or black? Whites thought I was Spanish or black, Spanish thought I was middle eastern, blacks thought I was white. I learned many lessons along the way and told my mixed-race children that to get anywhere in life, you have to know where you are coming from.

Despite this, I was able to achieve professional and personal success.
The fiscal health of the State is in dire straights. The inherent nature of politics is to kick the can down the road. The bill eventually becomes due at some point, and this ticking time bomb will explode unless we address unfunded retirement benefits. Every taxpayer currently owes $20K each towards that debt. For 2021, NYS received a grade of "F" by www.truthinaccounting.org. An independent nonprofit that rates and ranks state government's fiscal stability. NYS ranked 41 out of 50 states.
When a state has a part-time citizen legislator, such as NYS, a candidate must have comparable experience as the learning curve could be substantial.

With my involvement on many boards, teaching, service on the Community Board and NYS Board of accountancy, my experience will translate and be very helpful in a legislative role. Problem-solving, collaboration, compromise, and solution-driven expertise will apply to the State Assembly.
Several committees would both interest me and align well with my background. As a CPA, treasurer of many organizations, service on standard-setting committees in the profession, my unofficial title at community board 5 is "budget Czar" I would be able to offer significant contributions to the ways and means committee.

As part of my CPA practice, I have many entertainment clients, five years as the controller for Don King Productions, chaired the Entertainment and Sports Committees of the New York State Society of CPAs and my community board service includes the broadway theatre district. So the Tourism, Arts, Parks, and Sports Development committee would be a good fit for me, and I would bring a lot to the table.
Either I was running for NYC City Council or NYS Assembly. The opportunity for NYS Assembly came up, and this would be the only office that I have any interest in running. I believe 4 to 6 terms would be enough for me, and I would not have any further interest in continuing. Related to this question - the past incumbent held the seat for 52 years. There must be terms limits in NYS. I would suggest10 to 15 term limit for any part-time citizen legislature.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 8, 2022
    2. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
    3. ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016


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