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James Oddo (James Steven Oddo) was born on 12 January, 1966 in New York City, New York, U.S., is a Republican politician from Staten Island. Discover James Oddo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

Popular As James Steven Oddo
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Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 12 January, 1966
Birthday 12 January
Birthplace New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1950

His district, the 50th, is located mainly on Staten Island and encompasses the neighborhoods of Arrochar, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Concord, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Grant City, Graniteville, Grasmere, Heartland Village, Isle of Meadows, Meiers Corners, Midland Beach, New Dorp, New Springville, Oakwood, Ocean Breeze, Old Town, Prall's Island, Richmondtown, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, and Willowbrook; but also parts of Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights and Bath Beach in Brooklyn.

1965

His percentage of 69% was the highest ever for a non-incumbent winner of the office, beating the record set by Republican Robert Connor in 1965.

1966

James Steven Oddo (born January 12, 1966) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Borough President of Staten Island from 2014 to 2021.

1999

Oddo had previously served as a member of the New York City Council, representing the 50th district from 1999 to 2013.

He is currently serving as the Commissioner for the New York City Department of Buildings under Mayor Eric Adams.

Oddo was born on Staten Island, the youngest of four sons to an Italian-American family of city employees.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University, and a Juris Doctor from New York Law School.

He started in politics by working as chief of staff to then-councilman John Fusco for seven years and as Legal Counsel to the former Council Minority Leader Thomas Ognibene.

Oddo's career as a politician began in February 1999 when he won a special election to fill the seat vacated by John Fusco.

2002

After the resignation of Tom Ognibene, he was elected Minority Leader of the City Council with the consent of the three other Republicans on the Council in 2002.

2005

In 2005, Oddo said that police officers conducting random security searches on the New York subway system was not enough.

Instead, he wanted police officers to prioritize the searching of young Muslim men.

2007

Councilman Oddo received attention when a video of the councilman appeared on YouTube around October 5, 2007.

In the video clip, Oddo is shown being interviewed by a film crew from the Norwegian comedy show Rikets røst (meaning "Voice of the Nation"), a show similar to The Colbert Report. The comedians had gained entry to councilman Oddo's office by posing as TV journalists who wanted to get the view of a Republican on the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

Instead, the interviewer, Pia Haraldsen, played the role of an uninformed foreigner.

She asked how Barack Obama could run for president, "as he is not a U.S. citizen" (when informed by Oddo that Obama is indeed an American, she wondered about that, given that she had read somewhere that he was "African-American") and asked if Senator Clinton could be president "after that embarrassing incident with the cigar?"

On the aired clip, Haraldsen cannot refrain from smiling as Oddo starts swearing at and threatening the film crew.

One of the film crew's cameras continues recording the incident, as Oddo, in a profanity-laced tirade, furiously tells them to get "the fuck" out of his office and threatens to physically harm the film crew.

Oddo later apologized, stating the tirade was "inappropriate" but that the sentiment beneath it was entirely appropriate, despite threatening physical harm to the film crew.

2008

In 2008, Oddo supported Congressman Vito Fossella, stating that he "knows what [Fossella's] core is about" and "He is my friend ... and I stand with him during the good times and I stand with him during the difficult times. What he needs to do is what he did today: Say, 'I'm ready to be held accountable and apologize and I have to heal myself, heal my relationship with my friends and family, and heal my relationship with my community.'" Fossella had been arrested for driving under the influence, was living with one woman while being married to another woman, and had fathered a child with the other woman.

2010

On October 20, 2010, he announced he would run for the office of Staten Island Borough President in 2013.

In 2010, when developers planned to build a Muslim community center and mosque in Lower Manhattan, Oddo said he understood the outrage of families opposed to building a Muslim place of worship within a mile of the World Trade Center.

Later that year, when a Catholic church planned to sell a convent to a group intending to use the building for a mosque, Oddo said that he would oppose the plan until the "responsible leadership of the Muslim community wholeheartedly, full-throatedly condemns the extremists of their religion."

2013

On November 5, 2013, he was elected to office with 48,168 votes (69%).

He outran Democratic candidate Lou Liedy, Green Party candidate Henry Bardel, and Libertarian Party candidate Silas Johnson.

2017

James Oddo was re elected Borough President on November 7, 2017, with 75.56% of the vote.

In 2022, Oddo was named Chief of Staff to the New York City Deputy Mayor for Operations in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams.

Borough President Oddo championed the Staten Island Bus Study which has recommended major service changes to Staten Island express buses.

When asked about a potential surrogate court judge candidacy, Oddo stated that he honestly did not know if he would serve a full second term; this statement led critics and his main opponent in the 2017 Borough President election, Tom Shcherbenko, to argue that he should not run for Borough President if he already had one foot out the door.

Oddo was re-elected Borough President in 2017.

Oddo ultimately chose not to run for Surrogate Court Judge.

2018

As a result of the study, express bus service to Staten Island was to be completely reorganized in August 2018.

As part of the redesign, all of the existing bus routes would be discontinued and replaced with 21 new routes with a "SIM" prefix.

Oddo was widely believed to be running for surrogate court judge in 2018 despite running for election as Borough President in 2017.