Joseph Marthone
Joseph Marthone was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of New York.[1] He was defeated by Gregory Meeks in the Democratic primary on June 24, 2014.[2]
Marthone was also a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of New York.
Elections
2014
Marthone ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 5th District. Marthone sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 24, 2014, but was defeated by Gregory Meeks.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gregory Meeks Incumbent |
80.1% | 8,119 | ||
| Joseph Marthone | 19.9% | 2,023 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,142 | |||
| Source: New York State Board of Elections - Official Election Results |
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2012
Marthone ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New York's 5th District. He sought the nomination on the Democrat ticket and faced 6th District incumbent Gregory Meeks, Mike Scala, and Allan Jennings Jr. in the June 26 Democratic primary. He was defeated by Meeks.[3][4]
Small-business owner Joseph Marthone said education is the way to solve the nation's problems.[5]
At a forum in early June, the three challengers and a representative of Meeks discussed issues of importance. Jennings called for an end to the NYPD "stop and frisk" policy. Marthone pledged to fight hydrofracking and airplane noise pollution. Scala criticized Meeks for supporting the Budget Control Act, which took away subsidized loans for graduate students.[6] Meeks was busy in Washington at the time of the forum, but his representative said that most of the issues brought up were city and state issues, not national ones -- indicating that the challengers were not prepared for federal politics.[6]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Gregory W. Meeks Incumbent |
66.2% | 8,507 |
| Allan Jennings | 13.3% | 1,712 |
| Mike Scala | 11% | 1,417 |
| Joseph Marthone | 9.5% | 1,217 |
| Total Votes | 12,853 | |
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New York's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New York's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
- New York's 5th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Candidate Petition List," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New York - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "2012 primary results," accessed February 9, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Filings for June 26, 2012 Federal Primary," accessed June 11, 2012
- ↑ Long Island Herald, "Four seek Democratic nod in 5th Congressional District," June 20, 2012
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Queens Campaigner, "Candidates for Congress spar," June 14, 2012
