Joseph J. Savino

Joseph J. Savino (commonly known as Jay Savino) is a disbarred lawyer and former chairman of the Republican Party in the Bronx, New York City. In 2006, he ran for the State Senate in the 34th district (which covers the Bronx and a part of Westchester County), but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent, State Senator Jeffrey D. Klein.

Savino practices in numerous areas of the law. In 1996, Savino worked for the Bronx Torts division of the Corporation Counsel and in 1998, he joined the New York State Senate as counsel and deputy chief of staff to then senior State Senator Guy J. Velella.

Since 2000, he has served on the Bronx Republican Law Committee. In 2003, he was elected District Leader in the 80th Assembly District. In 2004, he was appointed by the chairman of the Bronx Republican Party to serve as Bronx Republican Commissioner for the New York City Board of Elections.

In 2005, Savino was elected Chairman of the Bronx County Republican Committee. He is the Senior Chairman for the five counties of the City of New York. In 2008, he was elected 2nd Vice Chairman of the New York State Republican Party.

Savino is a past president and current member of the Morris Park Kiwanis. He is the recording secretary and counsel for the Bronx Columbus Day Parades Committee, a long-standing member of the Throggs Neck Volunteer Ambulance Corps Board of Directors, and now serves on the TNVAC Advisory Board.

He also serves as an honorary member of the Bronx Fire Patrol, and has been honored by numerous community organizations including the Morris Park Community Association, Van Nest and Bronxchester Little Leagues, and Kiwanis International.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Iona College and his Juris Doctor from City University of New York.

Savino is a partner in the law firm Faga Savino, LLP.

On April 2, 2013, Savino was arrested on corruption charges alleging that he accepted bribes related to fixing the Republican nomination for New York City mayor.[1] He pleaded guilty to bribery charges on November 12, 2013 in Federal District Court in White Plains [2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/03/nyregion/state-senator-and-city-councilman-accused-of-trying-to-rig-mayors-race.html?_r=0
  2. ↑ http://westchester.news12.com/news/former-bronx-county-republican-chairman-joseph-savino-pleads-guilty-to-bribery-scheme-indictment-1.6425253

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