John James Faso Jr. (/ˈfæsoʊ/; born August 25, 1952) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for New York's 19th congressional district from 2017 to 2019.

[4] After law school, Faso took political jobs in Washington, D.C., including as a lobbyist, while considering running for elective office in New York.

[citation needed] In 1983, Faso moved to upstate New York, purposely choosing to live in a district where an Assembly seat would soon become open so that he could run.

[5] In 1987, Faso called Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision regarding abortion rights, a "black mark upon this country.

Initially trailing Democrat Alan Hevesi (then-Comptroller of New York City) by a 20-point margin,[11] Faso lost the election 50%-47%.

[12] Hevesi was later forced to resign from office and jailed in a pay-to-play scheme involving New York's state pension fund.

For the Republican nomination, Faso faced former Massachusetts Governor William Weld, former New York Secretary of State Randy Daniels, and Assemblyman Patrick Manning.

According to the Poughkeepsie Journal, the race was "considered one of the more closely watched in the nation as Faso seeks a second term in a moderate Hudson Valley district that stretches from Dutchess County and into the Albany area and Southern Tier.

Faso called some of Delgado's rap lyrics "very troubling and offensive", saying they "paint an ugly and false picture of America."

[31] The ad against Delgado stirred controversy, with The New York Times editorial board criticizing Faso for what they termed a "cynical campaign of race-baiting".

Faso argued that the $10,000 state and local tax deduction would also deeply impact New York residents of all wealth levels.

[46] In January 2017, The Washington Post reported on a closed-door meeting in which Faso said that he had "no problem" with defunding Planned Parenthood, but urged his fellow Republicans not to do so as part of the proposed repeal of the ACA (Obamacare); Faso added that using Obamacare repeal legislation to defund Planned Parenthood would be "a gigantic political trap," "a political minefield," and a "grave mistake.

"[49] In February 2017, Faso voted against a resolution that "reverse[d] an Obama Administration rule barring states from defunding Planned Parenthood.

"[50] In March 2017, Faso voted to amend an Obamacare repeal bill to remove language that would have defunded Planned Parenthood for one year.

On June 24, 2018, Faso told NPR that he supported a Republican compromise bill that would provide legal status for undocumented immigrants that were illegally brought to the U.S. as children.

[5][61] Manatt, Phelps & Phillips agreed to a settlement in 2010 in response to a corruption probe in which the firm was investigated for its "efforts to serve as a "placement agent" for public pension funds in New York and California without a state or federal license."