Marcus Molinaro
Republican Representative of New York's 19th district
Representative
New York, district 19
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
- Served as the U.S. representative for New York’s 19th congressional district since 2023.
- Held positions as a member of the Dutchess County Legislature, the New York State Assembly, and county executive of Dutchess County, New York.
- Became the youngest mayor in the United States at age 19 when elected mayor of Tivoli.
- Was the Republican nominee for governor of New York in 2018 but lost to the incumbent.
- Announced candidacy for New York’s 19th district in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2021, lost a special election in August 2022, but won the general election in November 2022 under new district lines.
- Graduated from Dutchess Community College with an Associate of Science degree in Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Appointed to the Governor’s Mandate Relief Redesign Team in 2011.
- Launched a “Think Differently” initiative for people with disabilities as county executive.
- Described as a moderate and identifies as a communitarian, emphasizing community collaboration.
- Called for the expulsion of George Santos from Congress.
- Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.
- Supports same-sex marriage and voted for the Parents Bill of Rights in Education.
- Resides in Catskill, New York, with his wife, Corinne Adams, and has four children, including two with Adams.
- Protestant by faith.