Joseph Daniel Malone (born November 18, 1954) is an American businessman, former Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, and a former member of the Republican Party.

[4][5] Malone, a standout high school football star continued his success at Harvard by winning the Henry Lamar Award.

[6] After graduating from Harvard in 1978, Malone worked for the re-election campaign for Republican Senator Edward Brooke.

[10] In a February 2010 interview with the Boston Globe, Joe Malone stated that "he takes 'full responsibility' for what happened, and argued that the criminal behavior of certain aides should not overshadow his record.

[13] Malone was Vice President of Business Development at Jenzabar, a provider of internet software solutions[buzzword] for colleges in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

In March 2010, following Scott Brown's victory in the senate special election, Malone announced a run for the Republican nomination for Congress[19] in Massachusetts's 10th congressional district, whose incumbent Bill Delahunt (D-MA) had announced he would not seek re-election.

Other candidates for the Republican nomination were Bob Hayden, Raymond Kasperowicz and Jeff Perry, who won the primary.