Joseph A. Nicoletti is an American politician and business person. He is a graduate of

Henninger High School Anthony A. Henninger High School is a high school in the Syracuse City School District. Henninger is the largest of the four high schools in the district with an enrollment of approximately 1800 students. History Henninger High School was bui ...

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, and of the

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. He entered politics as a

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, and was a member of the Syracuse City Council. In November 1991, he was elected to the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

(120th D.) to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Melvin N. Zimmer. He was re-elected in November 1992, and remained in the Assembly until 1994, sitting in the 189th and

190th New York State Legislature The 190th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6, 1993, to December 31, 1994, during the eleventh and twelfth years of Mario Cuomo's governorship, in Albany. B ...

s. In November 1994, he ran for re-election but was defeated by Republican Bernard J. Mahoney.Election result, 120th District NY Assembly, November 8, 1994
at ourcampaigns.com Overall in his career, Nicoletti has run unsuccessfully for mayor on four occasions as both Republican and Democrat. He resides on the North Side of Syracuse.

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