Vito Fossella, Jr.
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 13th district
Incumbent
Assumed office  November 4, 1997
Preceded by	Susan Molinari
Born	March 9, 1965 (1965-03-09) (age 43) New York City, New York
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Mary Patricia Rowann
Religion	Roman Catholic

Vito John Fossella, Jr. (born March 9, 1965), is a Republican politician from the state of New York who has represented the state's 13th Congressional district (map) in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997. The district includes Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Gravesend neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Fossella, a Staten Island native, was born to a family that included several politicians. Fossella initially took office in 1997, after winning a special election held to replace the resigning Susan Molinari. He is currently in his sixth term, having won re-election in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, and again in 2006. Fossella is the only Republican Congressman now serving from New York City.

A drunk driving arrest in Virginia on May 1, 2008 complicates his bid for re-election in November 2008. The arrest, and his confession on May 8, 2008 that he had fathered a (now) three-year-old child out of wedlock, ([5]), could seriously jeopardize Fossella's bid for re-election. ([6])