Joseph Pinion III is the former host of “Saturday Agenda w/Joe Pinion” on Newsmax TV, and is currently the Republican Nominee for U.S. Senate in New York against Chuck Schumer. 

A political strategist and conservative commentator with over a decade of national campaign experience, Joe has provided regular political analysis on Fox News, CBS News, and NBCNOW.

Joseph is a staunch advocate for renewable energy and energy independence.  He serves as the Senior Fellow for Deploy/US, a non-partisan organization dedicated to accelerating U.S. Energy Independence and economic dominance through clean energy.

He is also the former national spokesman for  republicEN.org, a project of the Center for Climate Change Communication at George Mason University designed to promote free market solutions to the issue of  clean energy within conservative corridors.   

Joseph also serves as Managing Partner for the consulting & holding firm PEI, where he brings an extensive background in public health policy and business development. 

Previously, he served as the Director of Youth Development for the MHHC Foundation, and as senior aide to Verona Greenland, the former President of the Community Health Center Association of New York State (CHACANYS).

Joseph is a Colgate University alum, where he majored in English and was a two year Varsity letterman in Football for the Colgate Raiders.  He currently resides in New York with his dog, a rescue named Wobbles.  

Joseph Pinion is the first African-American nominated for U.S. Senate in the history of New York State by either major Party.