1960 Born in Buffalo, New York
- The family moved to the Village of East Aurora
- Attended Immaculate Conception School
- Attended East Aurora High School
1985 Earned a degree in Business Administration from Wittenberg University
- He began his career at M&T Bank in Buffalo but left after a few years to work as a consultant to small businesses
1991 Assumed control of his parents’ drycleaning business, Sparkle Cleaners, in Amherst, New York
- Wife: Theresa; 3 Children: Daniel, Ryan, Ava Elizabeth
1999-2002 Elected trustee of the Village of East Aurora
2002 -08 Elected mayor of the Village of East Aurora
2008 Losing candidate in the Republican primary for the 59th New York State Senate District against incumbent Dale Volker
2010 Losing candidate in the Republican primary for the 59th New York State Senate District against challenger Patrick Gallivan
- Losing Tea Party candidate in the general election for the 59th New York State Senate District
2012 Winning Republican candidate for the 147th District New York State Assembly seat representing the southern half of Erie County and Wyoming County – 2012-present
2013 Introduced legislation to repeal the NY SAFE Act (gun control)
2014 Voted against the Compassionate Care Act, which passed 117-13, one of 13 “NO” votes,
2015 Voted against emergency access to medical marijuana; which passed 130-18, one of 18 “NO” votes
2018 Voted to add opioid-use disorder to the list of conditions treatable by medical marijuana (108-28)
2019 Assembly sponsor of Bill# A05498 proposing to divide the state into three autonomous regions.
2020 Calls proposed legislation on mandating COVID vaccinations “very dangerous.” Proposes legislation prohibiting mandatory COVID-19 vaccination. Summary Assembly Bill A6454, sponsored by DiPietro: “Prohibits mandatory COVID-19 vaccination; limits civil liability of employers; prohibits requiring vaccination for education, employment, travel or other activities; enacts a vaccine bill of rights.”
- In December 2020, there were 27,384 COVID deaths and 733,064 COVID cases in New York State—the highest number of COVID deaths in the pandemic; there would be 3,515 COVID deaths in Erie County (0.382% of the population of 918,702 people) the country at the end of the and, 65,838 COVID deaths in New York State (0.341% of the population of 19.3M).
2021 Assistant Minority Whip, New York State Assembly
2022 Voted against affirmative action
- Voted against paid family leave
- Voted against increasing the minimum wage
- Voted against prohibiting workplace discrimination
2022 Voted against projects to address climate change
- Voted against a 3-year prohibition of hydraulic fracturing
2023 Deputy Minority Whip, New York State Assembly
- Member, Banks Committee
- Member, Correction Committee
- Member, Labor Committee
- Member, Legislative Commission on Government Administration
2024 Faces Mitch Martin in the Republican primary (June 25, 2024) and Darci Cramer, the Democrat candidate, in the general election (November 5, 2024).
2024 Easily defeats Mitch Martin in the Republican primary
