RoseMarie Panio
{{Short description|American politician (born 1941)}}
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| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| office = Secretary, New York State GOP
| term_start = 2006
| term_end = 2007
| predecessor = Elizabeth Brilliant
| successor = Rebecca Marino
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| occupation = Liquor store owner
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| spouse = Rocco Panio
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| website = www.rosemariepanio.com
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RoseMarie Panio (born 1941) is an American politician that ran the Westchester County, New York Republican Committee from 2004 to 2007. She was unanimously elected Secretary for the State GOP in 2006, but has been unsuccessful in three attempts at public office, including a 2007 race for Town supervisor of her home town.{{
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|url= http://blogs.timesunion.com/capitol/?p=2887lis_stephens/index.html
|publisher=Albany Times Union
|title=Live from the State GOP
|date=November 2006
}} Panio owns a liquor store in Peekskill, New York, and is a grandmother. She resides in Yorktown Heights, New York.
Political career and background
Panio was the first female Chairperson of the Westchester County Republican Committee. Panio's leadership was the subject of criticism as Westchester, one of the oldest Republican strongholds in the United States and home of former Governor George Pataki, began to trend heavily Democratic during her tenure.[http://yonkersinsider.wordpress.com/category/rosemarie-panio/ More Troubles for Rosemarie Panio?]. Yonkers Insider, March 7, 2007. After her resignation, it was announced that the Westchester Republican Committee's bank account held a negative balance.[http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/07/17/the-cash-starved-westchester-gop/ The cash-starved Westchester GOP]. The Journal News, July 17, 2007.[http://www.democraticwarrior.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-20029.html Westchester GOP Nearly Broke]. Yonkers Insider, August 15, 2007.
Prior to her election, she served as Vice-Chairperson for nine years. She also held the position of Chairperson of the Republican Committee for the Town of Yorktown for fourteen years. Before entering politics and owning a liquor store, Panio had worked in the advertising office of Look Magazine.[http://rosemariepanio.com Official Biography, retrieved from Friends of RoseMarie Panio on 7/16/2007.]
In 1997 she ran as a candidate for the Westchester County Board of Legislators, losing a close election to Democrat Michael Kaplowitz by only 39 votes.{{
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|url= http://nyjournalnews.com
|publisher=The Journal News
|title=Kaplowitz launches campaign for 2nd term on county board
|date= June 2, 1999
}} She lost a rematch in 1999 in another close election. She was elected as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1996 was an alternate delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City.{{Cite news|url= http://nyssenate40.com/press_archive_story.asp?id=8937
|publisher=New York State Senate
|title= RoseMarie Panio named Woman of Distinction.
|date= June 9, 2004
}}
Panio was appointed to the NYS Watershed Protection and Partnership Council by Governor George Pataki, served on the White House Committee on Small Business, and also as Chairperson for the 19th Congressional District's Senior Task Force. She is a member of the Yorktown Conservation Board and sits on the board of directors for Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Panio has received the Josh Hand Award in 1998, the Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition Award in 2001, and was named one of New York State's Woman in Distinction in 2004 by the New York State Senate.
Panio is involved in many local civic activities, and is the Vice-President of the [http://www.yourtownchamber.com/chamber/nychamber/peekskillchamber.html Peekskill, NY] Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Yorktown Recycling Committee, Town Cleanup Committee, and Heart Fund Committee, President of [http://www.lincolnsociety.com/ the Lincoln Society], a member of the [http://www.ccis-satx.org/ccis_ladiesaux.main.htm Ladies Auxiliary of the Christopher Columbus Society], the [http://www.scuolaleonardodavinci.net/ Circolo da Vinci] organization, and founder of the [http://www.townlink.com/community_web/yorktown/watershed/ Friends of the Croton Watershed]. She is also fluent in Italian.
On June 11, 2007 Panio announced her resignation as Chairperson of the Westchester County Republican Committee in order to run for the position of Town Supervisor in Yorktown, New York.{{
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|url= http://polhudson.lohudblogs.com/2007/06/11/panio-launches-campaign/
|publisher=LoHud.com Politics on the Hudson
|title=Panio launches campaign
|date=June 11, 2007
}} She was quickly endorsed by the Town Committee which she chairs.{{Cite news
|url= http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070706/NEWS02/707060370/1026/NEWS10
|publisher=The Journal News
|title=No-sign pact shaping up in Yorktown
|date=June 26, 2007
}}
She was vying to replace Republican Linda Cooper, who opted not to seek reelection after twelve years in office. Panio's opponent was Yorktown Resident and business owner Don Peters, a former Republican who switched his party affiliation to Democrat in order to run for Town Supervisor in 2005, whom Cooper defeated by a comfortable yet slim margin. Independent Linda Clemenza, who was also an unsuccessful candidate for Supervisor in 2005, announced she would mount another write-in campaign in 2007.{{
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|url= http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:RZGMs1iKMekJ:yorktownnews.lohudblogs.com/2007/06/26/clemenza-makes-it-a-three-way-race-for-supervisor/+yorktown+town+supervisor+linda+peters+write-in&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us
|publisher=The Journal News
|title=Clemenza makes it a three-way race for supervisor
|date=June 26, 2007
}} For the general election Panio was endorsed by the Journal News, but was still defeated easily by Peters, as he and other Democrats swept many traditionally Republican northern Westchester races.Howard, Brian, Serico, Chris, Ganga, Elizabeth, and Gorman, Sean. [http://www.nynews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS02/311060030 Democrats do well in several northern Westchester towns]. The Journal News, November 6, 2007.[http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071031/OPINION/710310347/1015/OPINION01 Our recommendations for Yorktown supervisor and Town Board]. The Journal News, October 31, 2007.
{{blockquote|"I think women have demonstrated in leadership positions that they're capable of handling very difficult situations," said Panio, who points to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as an example of a powerful woman on her side of the political spectrum. But, she cautioned, "for the presidency, I don't think it really matters if it's a man or a woman, it has to be the right person for the job.".{{Cite news
|url= http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007701220356
|publisher=The Journal News
|title=Female politicians say climate for women has changed for the better
|date=January 27, 2007
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=Electoral history=
{{Election box begin | title=Town Supervisor - Town of Yorktown, 2007[http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071106/NEWS02/711060433 WESTCHESTER ELECTION ROUNDUP]. The Journal News, November 6, 2007.}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Don Peters
|votes = 4693
|percentage = 58%
|change = Democrat pickup
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = RoseMarie Panio
|votes = 3255
|percentage = 42%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate |
|party = Write-In
|votes = 9
|percentage = 0%
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{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Westchester County Legislator - District 4, 1999{{
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|url = http://www.westchestergov.com/boe/images/1999%20Gen%20Canvass%20Bk.pdf
|publisher = Westchester County Board of Elections
|title = 1999 General Canvass Election Results
|year = 1997
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181438/http://www.westchestergov.com/boe/images/1999%20Gen%20Canvass%20Bk.pdf
|archivedate = 2007-09-30
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michael B. Kaplowitz (I)
|votes = 6148
|percentage = 52.3
|change = Democrat hold
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = RoseMarie Panio
|votes = 4954
|percentage = 42.1
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{{Election box end}}
- Panio also ran on the Conservative Party of New York ticket.
{{Election box begin | title=Westchester County Legislator - District 4, 1997{{
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|url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60817FA3C5F0C708EDDA80994DF494D81
|work=New York Times
|title=Democrats Gain Control Of the Board of Legislators
|date=November 23, 1997
| first=Donna
| last=Greene
| accessdate=May 22, 2010
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (US)
|candidate = Michael B. Kaplowitz
|votes = 5341
|percentage = 50.1
|change = Democrat pickup
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (US)
|candidate = RoseMarie Panio
|votes = 5302
|percentage = 49.9
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{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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External links
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- [http://rosemariepanio.com Official Website of Friends of RoseMarie Panio]
- [http://nygop.org New York State Republican Committee]
- [http://westchestergop.com Westchester County GOP]
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{{succession box| title=Republican Candidate, Yorktown Town Supervisor| before=Linda Cooper| after=| years=2007 }}
{{succession box| title=Secretary, New York State GOP| before=Elizabeth Brilliant| after=Incumbent| years=2006- }}
{{succession box| title=Chairperson, Westchester County GOP| before=James Cavanaugh| after=Douglas Colety| years=2004-2007}}
{{succession box| title=Chairperson, Yorktown Republican Committee| before=Nancy Elliott| after=Incumbent| years=1993- }}
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