Joseph John DioGuardi is an American certified public accountant and a Republican politician. DioGuardi served in the House of Representatives representing the 20th Congressional district of New York from 1985 to 1989. He was the first Albanian American voting member of Congress. He was also the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in New York during the 2010 special election, but lost to incumbent senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
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Albanian Americans are Americans of full or partial Albanian ancestry and heritage in the United States. They trace their ancestry to the territories with a large Albanian population in the Balkans and southern Europe, including Albania, Italy, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro. They are adherents of different religions and are predominantly Muslims and Christians, while some are irreligious.
The New York City Metropolitan Area is home to by far the largest Albanian population in the United States.
Paterson, New Jersey, is home to the second largest Albanian American population, after New York City.
Lakewood, Ohio and the West Side of Cleveland are home to a significant Albanian population.
Jacksonville is home to the most Albanian Americans in the state of Florida.
