Mario Mattera
{{Short description|American politician (born 1963)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mario Mattera
| state_senate = New York State
| district = 2nd
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor =
| party = Republican
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|08|18}}
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-mattera|Official website}}
| image = New York State Senator Mario Mattera in 2022.jpg
| alt = Mario Mattera taking notes at a meeting
| caption = Mattera in 2022
| preceded = John J. Flanagan
| spouse = Terry Mattera
| residence = St. James, New York, U.S.
| birth_place = Smithtown, New York, U.S.
}}
Mario R. Mattera (born August 18, 1963) is an American politician. A Republican, he is currently serving in the New York State Senate, representing the 2nd district, which includes a sizeable portion of the north shore of central Long Island, including all of the town of Smithtown and portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Huntington.
Prior to running for office, Mattera served as the business agent of the United Association Plumbers Local 200, and was a member of the organization for four decades.{{Cite web|date=2020-10-19|title=Candidate Profile: Mario Mattera For New York Senate District 2|url=https://patch.com/new-york/smithtown/candidate-profile-mario-mattera-new-york-senate-district-2|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Smithtown, NY Patch|language=en}}
He was first elected to the state senate in 2020, defeating former state trooper Michael Siderakis with 57.7% of the vote. He was sworn into office on January 5, 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-05|title=Mario Mattera Sworn Into State Senate|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mario-r-mattera/mario-mattera-sworn-state-senate|access-date=2021-07-29|website=NY State Senate|language=en}}
State Senate
Mattera is a ranking member of the Consumer Protection and the Corporations, Authorities, and Commissions committees, and is a member of the Labor and Transportation committees.{{Cite web|title=About Mario R. Mattera|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/mario-r-mattera/about|access-date=2021-03-25|website=NY State Senate|language=en}}
Personal life
Mattera, and his wife, Terry, live in St. James, New York,{{Cite web|last=Luces|first=David|title=Mattera Selected to Run for Flanagan’s Seat {{!}} TBR News Media|url=https://tbrnewsmedia.com/mattera-selected-to-run-for-flanagans-seat/|access-date=2021-03-25|language=en-US}} and have two daughters, named Jessica and Jayme.{{Cite web|last=Egan|first=Rita J.|title=State Sen. Mattera looks toward returning to normalcy {{!}} TBR News Media|url=https://tbrnewsmedia.com/state-sen-mattera-looks-toward-returning-to-normalcy/|access-date=2021-03-25|language=en-US}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change| title= 2020 New York State Senate election, District 2{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_State_Senate_District_2|title=New York State Senate District 2|publisher=Ballotpedia|access-date=June 30, 2020}}{{cite web |title=State Senator 2nd Senate District - General Election - November 3, 2020 |url=https://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/elections/2020/General/2020StateSenate.xlsx |publisher=New York State Board of Elections |access-date=December 12, 2020 |date=December 3, 2020}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Michael Siderakis|votes=70,833|percentage=43.2%|change=-0.8}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mario Mattera|votes=81,592|percentage=49.7%|change=+1.8}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party of New York State|candidate=Mario Mattera|votes=9,623|percentage=5.6%|change=+0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independence Party of New York|candidate=Mario Mattera|votes=1,684|percentage=1.0%|change=-0.3}}{{Election box candidate|change=N/A|percentage=0.2%|votes=325|candidate=Mario Mattera|party=Safe Neighborhoods}}{{Election box winning candidate no change|percentage=56.8%|votes=93,224|candidate=Mario Mattera|party=Total}}{{Election box total no change
| votes = 164,057
| percentage = 100.0
| change =
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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Category:Republican Party New York (state) state senators
Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature