Joseph Marino
| Joseph Anthony Marino, III | |
 | |
Louisiana State Representative for
District 85 (Jefferson Parish) | |
| In office 2016–2024 | |
| Preceded by | Bryan Adams |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | Vincent E. Cox, III |
| Born | November 12, 1966 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Holy Cross High School (New Orleans) Louisiana State University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Joseph Anthony Marino, III (born November 12, 1966),[1] is the District 85 former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, a rare Independent when he served in the lower legislative chamber.[2]
A former member of the Gretna City Council in Jefferson Parish in suburban New Orleans, Marino ran without opposition in 2016 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Republican Representative Bryan Adams,[3] who instead joined the office of the state fire marshal.[4] When no one opposed Marino's candidacy, the special election was canceled, and he automatically succeeded Adams.[3]
Marino graduated from Roman Catholic Holy Cross High School in New Orleans, Louisiana State University in the capital city of Baton Rouge with a degree in journalism, and then the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, South Carolina. A former president of the Jefferson Bar Association, Marino is a member of the Westbank Rotary International and a board member of the Westbank Boys and Girls Club.[4]
Marino joins Democrats in choosing House Speaker
On January 13, 2020, Marino was one of two Independents -- the other is Roy Daryl Adams of Jackson in East Feliciana Parish -- who collaborated with twenty-three Moderate Republican lawmakers, known as the Fraud Squad, who voted for Republican Clay Schexnayder of Ascension Parish for House Speaker. Schexnayder was cobbled together by the votes of thirty-five Democratic lawmakers along with Marino and Adams, and thirty-five Democrat legislators. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards made legislative contacts on Schexnayder's behalf. Schexnayder hence won the position, sixty to forty-five, the number of the more conservative Republicans in the House who stood with the party caucus choice, Sherman Mack of Albany in Livingston Parish.[5]
Marino did not seek a third term in the state House primary held on October 14, 2023. He was succeeded by a Republican, Vincent E. Cox, III.
References
- ↑ Joseph Marino. Mylife.com. Retrieved on September 12, 2017.
- ↑ Joseph A. Marino, III. Louisiana House. Retrieved on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joseph Marino (Louisiana). ballotpedia.org. Retrieved on December 22, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gretna Councilman Joe Marino to run for Louisiana House seat. New Orleans Times-Picayune (June 9, 2016). Retrieved on May 5, 2017.
- ↑ The Moon Griffon Show, January 23, 2020.