Joe Sempolinski

Joseph Michael Sempolinski (born February 10, 1983) is an American politician who is a member of the New York State Assembly from the 148th district. He previously served as the U.S. representative for from 2022 to 2023. A Republican, he was first elected in a special election held on August 23, 2022.

Early life and education Born in Elmira, New York, Sempolinski graduated from Corning-Painted Post West High School in Painted Post, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University and a Master of Arts and Master of Philosophy from Yale University.

Career Between 2010 and 2015, Sempolinski worked in the office of Congressman Tom Reed, including as District Director. A member of the Republican Party, he also serves as the Chairman of the Steuben County Republican Committee. At the time he was selected to run for Congress in 2022 New York's 23rd congressional district special election, he was serving as Chief of Staff in the office of New York State Assemblyman Joseph Giglio. He won 10 out of the 11 counties in the district, while Della Pia overwhelmingly won Tompkins County.

Tenure Sempolinski had pledged not to seek re-election in the November general election.

Committee assignments On September 13, 2022, Sempolinski was assigned to the following committees: United States House Committee on the Budget United States House Committee on Education and Labor

New York State Assembly

In February 2024, Sempolinski announced that he would run for the New York State Assembly in the 148th district in 2024, seeking to succeed state assemblyman Joseph Giglio, who employed Sempolinski as his chief of staff. Sempolinski defeated Democratic challenger Daniel Brown in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Sempolinski was named the Ranking Republican on the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and as a member of the Committees on Education, Environmental Conservation, Higher Education, Labor and People With Disabilities.