Vincent M. Ignizio

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Prior to his election to the New York State Assembly in 2004, Ignizio served as the Chief of Staff to former Staten Island City Councilmember Stephen Fiala, and then as the Chief of Staff of City Councilmember Andrew J. Lanza. In 2004, he launched a successful campaign to unseat Assemblymember Robert Straniere, who had held this seat since 1981. Even though he had not earned the support of the Conservative Party of New York State, which usually cross-endorses Republican nominees, he won the general election, defeating Straniere, who was running on a third-party line; Mario Bruno Jr., the Conservative endorsee; and Emanuele Innamorato, his main Democratic Party opponent. ^{[citation needed]}

During his two years as an assemblyman, Ignizio served at various times as Ranking Minority Member of the Social Services Committee, Ranking Minority Member of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee and Ranking Minority Member of the Corporations, Authorities and Commissions Committee. During his tenure as the chief Republican on the Corporations Committee, the committee held a series of highly public hearings on public authorities in the state, along with issues surrounding electricity delivery in the city. These investigations and hearings were initiated by the committee's chairman, Richard Brodsky of Westchester. In addition to his committee appointments, Ignizio served as Chairman of the Assembly Republican Review Committee. ^{[citation needed]}

In January 2007, he announced his candidacy in a special election for New York City Council member for the 51st district. The special election was held to fill the Council vacancy of Andrew Lanza, who resigned his seat when he was elected to the New York State Senate in November 2006.^[2] On February 20, 2007, Ignizio was elected with 74 percent of the vote against Democrat Emmanuele Innamorato.^[3]

In September 2007, he was named one of City Hall's "40 under 40" for being a young influential member of New York City politics.^[4] As a councilman, Ignizio serves on the Education Committee, the Environmental Protection Committee, the Land Use Committee, the Standards and Ethics Committee and the Transportation Committee. In addition to serving on the Planning Subcommittee, he is a member of the Budget Negotiation Team for the Council.

In May 2015, he announced that he would be leaving the City Council to take on a role as head of Staten Island Catholic Charities.^[5]

In December 2021, he was named as the Deputy Executive Director of the New York City Board of Elections.^[6]

Ignizio holds a B.A. in communications and journalism from Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He has lived on the South Shore for over 30 years, attending PS 42 in Eltingville, IS 7 and St. Joseph by the Sea High School in Huguenot. He currently resides with his wife Letizia and daughter Lina in Annadale. He is a parishioner at Holy Child Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus.^[1]

2014

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2014 New York City Council minority leader election^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio (District 51)	3[a]	100.0
Total votes			3	100.0
Votes necessary			2	>50.0

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2013

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2013 New York City Council election, District 51^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	15,157	60.9
	Conservative	Vincent M. Ignizio	2,434	9.8
	Independence	Vincent M. Ignizio	734	2.9
	Total	Vincent M. Ignizio (incumbent)	18,325	73.6
	Democratic	Christopher Walsh	6,540	26.3
	Write-in		25	0.1
Total votes			24,890	100.0
	Republican hold

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2009

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2009 New York City Council election, District 51^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	15,192	53.8
	Conservative	Vincent M. Ignizio	2,093	7.4
	Independence	Vincent M. Ignizio	1,372	4.9
	Total	Vincent M. Ignizio (incumbent)	18,657	66.1
	Democratic	Janine Materna	8,655	30.7
	Working Families	Janine Materna	893	3.2
	Total	Janine Materna	9,548	33.8
	Write-in		7	0.1
Total votes			28,212	100.0
	Republican hold

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2007

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2007 New York City's 51st City Council District special election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Most Experienced	Vincent M. Ignizio	4,216	74.0
	A Better South Shore	Manny Innamorato	1,479	26.0
Total votes			5,695	100.0
	Republican hold

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2007 New York City Council election, District 51^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	4,935	72.2
	Conservative	Vincent M. Ignizio	1,228	18.0
	Independence	Vincent M. Ignizio	660	9.7
	Total	Vincent M. Ignizio (incumbent)	6,823	99.9
	Write-in		9	0.1
Total votes			6,832	100.0
	Republican hold

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2006

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2006 New York State Assembly election, District 62^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	13,515	83.7
	Conservative	Vincent M. Ignizio	1,576	9.8
	Independence	Vincent M. Ignizio	1,040	6.4
	Total	Vincent M. Ignizio (incumbent)	16,131	99.9
	Write-in		22	0.1
Total votes			16,153	100.0
	Republican hold

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2004

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2004 New York State Assembly Republican primary, District 62^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	1,727	41.2
	Republican	Robert A. Straniere (incumbent)	1,343	32.1
	Republican	Mario Bruno	1,119	26.7
Total votes			4,189	100.0

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2004 New York State Assembly election, District 62^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent M. Ignizio	26,649	64.7
	Democratic	Emanule Innamorato	7,538	18.3
	Independence	Robert A. Straniere	3,893	9.5
	Working Families	Robert A. Straniere	1,131	2.7
	Total	Robert A. Straniere (incumbent)	5,024	12.2
	Conservative	Mario Bruno	1,952	4.7
Total votes			41,163	100.0
	Republican hold

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