Joe Pinion
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Joe Pinion | |
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| Born | Joseph Pinion III August 11, 1983 Yonkers, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Colgate University (BA) |
| Website | Campaign website |
Joseph Pinion III (born August 11, 1983) is an American former television host and political candidate. He was the nominee of the Republican and Conservative parties in the 2022 United States Senate election in New York, making him the first African American to receive a major party's backing for the U.S. Senate in the State of New York.
Early life and education
Pinion was born in Bronxville. He attended Colgate University on an athletic grant, playing football.[1]
Career
Pinion was a youth development director at a Bronx health center for some time. He later became a political commentator and appeared on news networks such as CNN.[2] He eventually became the host of "Saturday Agenda" on the channel Newsmax.[3] He is also involved in climate change advocacy,[4] working with the organization RepublicEn, a right-leaning environmentalist advocacy organization.[5]
Politics
Prior to running for office, Pinion served as Chair of the Conservative Color Coalition and was the Outreach Director for the New York Young Republican Federation.[5]
In 2018, Pinion announced his candidacy for New York's 90th assembly district, which was vacated after Shelley Mayer won an open seat to the state senate.[2] He received the Republican and Conservative party nominations, but lost the election to Nader Sayegh.[6]
In 2022, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pinion announced that he was running for the United States Senate in a video highlighting Martin Luther King Jr.[7] At the Republican convention in Nassau County, he received the party designation.[8] In doing so, he became the first black individual to receive a major party's backing for senate in the state of New York.[9] He unsuccessfully challenged Democratic incumbent Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader.
References
- ^ "Joe Pinion - Football". Colgate University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ a b Eberhart, Christopher J. (2018-05-07). "Yonkers: Joe Pinion running for Shelley Mayer's vacated state Assembly seat". The Journal News. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Taddeo, Sarah (2022-03-01). "Republican Joe Pinion secures GOP designation for historic bid against Schumer". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Ayala, Christine (2018-12-26). "Climate change denial is killing the GOP's future". TheHill. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ a b Inglis, Bob; Pinion, Joseph (2017-09-19). "NY Republicans are taking the lead on confronting climate change (Commentary)". syracuse. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Certified Results from the November 6, 2018 General Election for NYS Assembly" (PDF).
- ^ Brant, Brian (2022-01-17). "VIDEO: Newsmax host launches GOP challenge to unseat Chuck Schumer". 1010 WINS. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ Taddeo, Sarah (2022-03-01). "Republican Joe Pinion secures GOP designation for historic bid against Schumer". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ Reisman, Nick (2022-02-21). "U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinion wants to build an 'uncommon coalition'". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.