Our Chairman

Chairman Joe Morelle:

Joe Morelle has been playing an intricate role within government and politics in Monroe County and the Greater Rochester Region for over 30 years. His tireless dedication and commitment to our community has been instrumental in the growth and success of the Democratic Party.

First elected to the Monroe County Legislature in 1983, Joe spent seven years representing the citizens of the 16th LD (Irondequoit), and eventually served as vice-president and assistant majority leader in his time there.

In 1990, Joe made a successful bid for the Assembly's 132nd District seat. The district today comprises the Charlotte, Maplewood and North Winton Village sections of the City of Rochester and the towns of Irondequoit and Brighton. Currently, Joe is serving as the Chair of the Assembly's Committee on Insurance, and also sits on the Rules, Ways and Means, Higher Education and Economic Development committees.

In 2005, Joe was unanimously elected chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee. Since that time, Monroe County Democrats have experienced a renaissance that has led to record breaking fundraising and the election of more Democrats to office than at any other time in the past 25 years.

Joe, 51, is a graduate of Eastridge High School and received his bachelor's degree in political science from SUNY Geneseo. Joe is an inductee of the Eastridge High School Hall of Fame and the State University of New York Alumni Honor Roll.

Joe and his wife, Mary Beth, live in Irondequoit and have three children. Mary Beth teaches in the East Irondequoit School District, which all three Morelle children have attended.