This political love match was not made to last. Nicole Gelinas – Fix Rikers, no new prisons. "[7] However, United Refining Energy Corp. shareholders did not approve the deal and it was terminated in December 2009. A billionaire grocery heiress has found love again after her divorce from the grandson of President Richard Nixon two years ago. During his senior year, with just 8 credits remaining, John dropped out of NYU to work in the grocery business full-time. By his 25th birthday he was already a success with 10 Red Apple Supermarkets scattered along Broadway on Manhattan’s Upper Westside. Catsimatidis' first marriage ended in divorce; he has stated that he was "sometimes" together with Margo while still married to his first wife. Adam Goodman – President Biden must learn to compromise. [2] At the time of their marriage, Margo led her own advertising agency, MCV Advertising Associates in New York, and was president of The Hellenic Times. [2] He is also the chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group subsidiary United Refining Company. Curtis Sliwa and … This job would subsequently guide her career and life, eventu- ally marrying owner John Catsimatidis. [33], Catsimatidis made his official announcement on January 29, 2013, vowing to be "a leader for Harlem and Wall Street. [26][31] On January 3, 2013, he filed paperwork with the New York City Campaign Finance Board . John was born on the Greek Island of Nisyros in 1948 and 6 months later his parents emigrated to New York City in search of a better life. [18], Catsimatidis put on a fundraiser in 2006 with Michael Bloomberg for Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut to support his third party run as an independent after Lieberman lost the Democratic primary nomination for reelection to the Senate. [23] Catsimatidis was a member of Hillary Clinton's finance team during her 2008 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying in February 2007 of Clinton, "She's unstoppable. John is a true son of New York; he was educated in both the parochial and public school systems earning his high school diploma from Brooklyn Tech. [53], Catsimatidis is currently considering running in the 2021 New York City mayoral election, as a Democrat. Readers of Wednesday’s New York Post may have noticed a full-page tribute to the late former Mayor Ed Koch signed by Republican mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis and his wife, Margo. [36] He hired a campaign consulting firm, Millennial Strategies LLC, that mostly works on Democratic campaigns. [55], Catsimatidis and his wife Margo have two children, Andrea and John Jr.[2] Andrea married Christopher Cox, grandson of former President Richard Nixon, on June 4, 2011, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, "before a church packed with family members and political powerhouses." This week on The Cats Roundtable, John Catsimatidis sits down with lawyer Alan Dershowitz to discuss his current lawsuit against CNN and the $300 Million-dollar lawsuit Dershowitz has against them. [5], Catsimatidis is a minority investor in the political newspaper and website The Hill as referenced on the website's articles which mention him. Catsimatidis's remark was criticized by Republican Guy Molinari, the former Staten Island borough president and congressman, and Brooklyn Democratic councilman Lew Fidler, who called Catsimatidis a "Manhattan elitist". Among his business innovations were staying open late seven days a week, offering free delivery, and cashing checks for customers. [6], In 1986, Catsimatidis acquired United Refining Co., the owner of gasoline refineries in Pennsylvania and Alabama. [63] Catsimatidis was the vice-chairman of the Ellis Island Awards Foundation of the National Ethnic Coalition Organization (NECO), and received an Ellis Island Medal of Honor from that organization. (This compares to its 2008 and 2009 rank, both at #100, 2010 at #78, 2011 at 98th, and 2012 at 97th). [26][27] In May 2007, he was reported to be "systematically wooing local Republicans", attending various Republican fundraisers in Queens and Staten Island and stating that he would "probably have a press conference" to announce his intentions "sooner rather than later" and would consider spending between $30 million and $40 million if he ran. Catsimatidis gained control over a majority of the company's management committee, but his efforts were met by opposition from the company's existing management, who argued for selling off at least some of the company's assets, while Catsimatidis wanted to keep the company together. [2] He came to the United States with his parents when he was six months old. [6] Catsimatidis graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1966. Andrea Catsimatidis, daughter of billionaire grocer and failed mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis, … [48], Catsimatidis could have chosen to contest the general election on two other ballot lines, either that of the Liberal Party of New York and of a third-party line he created in summer 2013, but two days after his primary, he announced that he would withdraw from the race. [26] The New York Times reported that Catsimatidis "struck an odd note when discussing education policy, expressing unease about the makeup of his daughter's graduating class from New York University's Stern School of Business," stating that "I think close to 480 of the 580 were Asian — Asian including India. "[42][43], On May 13, the New York Post ran a story on Catsimatidis' comment in a 1989 Crain's New York Business profile in which he stated "I'm a Manhattanite. [52] Between February and July 2020, Catsimatidis contributed $50,000 of the party's $52,000 of income. Supermarket magnate, radio host and sometime Republican political candidate John Catsimatidis and his wife Margo are also on the guest list. [6], Catsimatidis has said that by the time he was 24 years old, "I built up ten stores and the business was doing $25 million a year, and I was personally earning a million dollars a year. John Catsimatidis (left) and daughter Andrea Catsimatidis Getty Images ... which first reported the snooping as part of a story on how the technology has been a plaything for rich investors. Said Catsimatidis: “I may want to run as a Democrat with this ranked choice thing. [4] He entered radio station ownership in 2019 with his acquisition of WABC (AM) in New York City.[5]. Red Apple Group is a conglomerate that owns and operates assets in the energy, real estate, finance, insurance, and supermarket industries. [38], Catsimatidis expressed support for the New York City stop-and-frisk program, and two weeks after the Boston Marathon bombing, his campaign ran a radio ad attacking "career politicians want to end stop and frisk and cut the NYPD's powers of surveillance. This is the first Hanukkah without my dad and my hope is that he will be smiling up in heaven when he sees me do this. Catsimatidis was the runner-up to the Republican nomination for mayor of New York City in the 2013 election. [2], In 1971, Catsimatidis opened his first store, at Broadway and 99th Street. A Greek-American immigrant whose success is the embodiment of the American Dream, he resides with Margo in an apartment on New York’s Fifth Avenue. John A. Catsimatidis (born September 7, 1948) is an American billionaire businessman and radio talk show host. John enrolled in New York University to study electrical engineering; going to school during the day and working in a small grocery store on nights and weekends to help his parents pay the bills. On October 2, 1988, Catsimatidis married Margo Vondersaar at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York; the two had met when she became his secretary in 1972. [20] Catsimatidis has said that he is friends with Bill Clinton and that the former president "often" has flown in one of Catsimatidis' two airplanes. Mar 6, 2020, 2:23 AM Patrick McMullan/Getty Images John Catsimatidis and his wife, Margo. By continuing to use this site you agree to our use of cookies: Alan Dershowitz – 2nd Impeachment unconstitutional. In 2011, Catsimatidis married Christopher Nixon Cox, Richard Nixon 's grandson, at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, "before a church packed with family members and political powerhouses," including Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, Rudolph Giuliani, Charles Schumer, Ray Kelly, and Robert M. Morgenthau. [14][15], Catsimatidis and his wife have made contributions to a variety of both Republican and Democratic campaigns. [63] He also served on the board of directors of the Police Athletic League of New York City. [2] Andrea Catsimatidis and Cox divorced in 2014. Political activities before mayoral campaigns. John Catsimatidis, Margo Catsimatidis, John Catsimatidis Jr., Andrea Catsimatidis and Christopher Nixon Cox attend Bal du Printemps Gala Benefitting... Margo Catsimatidis and Somers Farkas attend the New York City Police Foundation 2017 Gala at Sheraton … [27], In 2008, Catsimatidis was widely viewed as a potential mayoral candidate, along with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Representative Anthony Weiner, businessman Richard Parsons, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, City Comptroller Bill Thompson (the eventual Democratic nominee), and state Senator Martin Golden. [30], In December 2012, Catsimatidis established an exploratory committee to consider running for mayor. My wife and two children are also very excited that I have been bestowed this great honor. 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[37], On a December 13 appearance on Inside City Hall, Catsimatidis compared raising taxes on the wealthy to how "Hitler punished the Jews", a remark which surprised host Josh Robin. [54], On October 2, 1988, Catsimatidis married Margo Vondersaar at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York;[55] the two had met when she became his secretary in 1972. He serves on the Board of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, the Hellenic Times Scholarship Fund, and over the years served in a variety of volunteer positions in the Greek Orthodox Church. [65] Catsimatidis has also served for many years on the board of the Guardian Angels, an organization started in New York City in 1979 by Curtis Sliwa. He is the owner, president, chairman, and CEO of Gristedes Foods, a grocery chain in Manhattan, and the Red Apple Group, a real estate and aviation company with about $2 billion in holdings in New York, Florida and Pennsylvania. Catsimatidis' first marriage ended in divorce; he has stated that he was "sometimes" together with Margo while still married to his first wife. “I hope CNN will pay the money because I’m going to give it to charity,” says Dershowitz. She has also been known as the President of the Republican Party in Manhattan since 2017. Mrs. Cox, 21, is the daughter of John Catsimatidis, Chairman and CEO of the Red Apple Group, Gristides Foo ds, and the Red Apple Group subsidiary, United Refining Company. Supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis, whose Sunday morning radio talk show has become part of the New York City political firmament, has … And, it was scary. [6] Shortly thereafter, he purchased another grocery store on 87th street just west of Broadway, naming it Red Apple. John Catsimatidis was flanked by his wife Margo, his son John Jr, his daughter Andrea Cox with her husband Christopher Cox, grandson of Richard M. Nixon. Accompanied by his wife, Margo, and two children, Andrea and John, Jr., Catsimatidis traveled to Athens for the splashy awards ceremony last week at the Auditorium of the Acropolis Museum. From former Congressman Anthony Weiner to Gristedes owner John Catsimatidis and the first openly gay New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, the slate of … [63] Catsimatidis was also on the board of directors of the Drum Major Institute.[64]. John, then a budding grocery-store magnate on his way to acquiring the Gristedes chain, was married to his first wife at the time. Two of the city’s five Republican county chairmen were present, Phil Ragusa of Queens and Dan Isaacs of Manhattan, former state Sen. Serphin Maltese and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa. [9] In February 2009, Catsimatidis was sued by a group of SemGroup executives, who sought the removal of Catsimatidis and his allies from the committee. www.catsimatidis.com | 800 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10022 | Email us: [email protected]. I feel sorry for those people who aren't." [63] Catsimatidis funds the John Catsimatidis Scholarship Fund at the New York University Stern School of Business, which has since 1988 awarded two scholarships each year. [19], Catsimatidis has been described as a "longtime",[20] "loyal",[21] and "high-level Clinton donor". John and his wife Margo Catsimatidis live on Manhattan’s Upper East side and are parents to 2 grown children; Andrea and John Jr. John is a firm believer in giving back to the community and has been a strong supporter of the Police Athletic League for nearly 30 years. "[26], Catsimatidis called for street vendors to be limited to certain areas, and prohibiting setting up within 300–500 feet of stores selling the same products, complaining at a candidates' forum that "We have cart people right in front of our doorstep. Billionaire John Catsimatidis — who Republicans have viewed as their best hope in the 2021 New York City mayoral race — now says he’s considering switching parties and jumping into the Democratic race instead, Politico reports. [44], Among the "off-the-cuff—and off-beat—policy proposals" that Catsimatidis suggested during the campaign included giving police tricycles to improve mobility, allowing casinos in hotels, and launching a program to give free pet food to people who adopt homeless animals. [45] Catsimatidis's economic proposals include a revival of the 1964 New York World's Fair. Andrea Catsimatidis, the daughter of billionaire John Catsimatidis, seems to have found love again after her divorce from Christopher Nixon Cox. The WABC sale was approved by the FCC on March 2, 2020. That is wrong. [26] Once the city term limits law was changed to allow Bloomberg to run for a third term, Catsimatidis quietly withdrew. I'm not wearing a $5,000 suit. The man who hired him, John Catsimatidis, the supermarket mogul whose media company bought 77 WABC radio for $12.5 million last year, has his … Photo by Dean Moses Special guests John Catsimatidis and Sid Rosenberg joined Rabbi Shmuel Butman in … "Bullsh*t" As Screamed by Chris Christie and John Catsimatidis, Mayoral Candidate Catsimatidis Doesn't Lack for Ideas: Republican Often Makes Off-the-Cuff—and Off-Beat—Policy Proposals, Mayoral hopeful Catsimatidis goes bananas over fruit carts, September 2013 Republican primary election results, As Joe Lhota Courts Democrats, Brooklyn GOP Chief Rallies the Party Faithful, "Catsimatidis Bows Out of Race for Mayor - Metropolis - WSJ", "N.Y.C. Catsimatidis, seen here with her father John in 2003, was just 17 when she met her future ex-husband when he made a campaign stop at her high school in … John and his wife Margo Catsimatidis live on Manhattan’s Upper East side and are parents to 2 grown children; Andrea and John Jr. John is a firm believer in giving back to the community and has been a strong supporter of the Police Athletic League for nearly 30 years. [2], In 2015, press reports indicated that Catsimatidis donated the use of a chartered jet valued at $70,000 to the Republican primary campaign of Scott Walker. Now, four decades later the Red Apple Group has evolved into a diversified corporation that has holdings in the energy, aviation, retail and real estate sectors and over 8,000 employees, with approximately 2,000 located in New York City. [6] Catsimatidis' father had been a lighthouse operator in Greece but worked as a busboy in New York. [56][57] Catsimatidis said that he spent "in excess of $1 million" on the wedding. [11][12], In 2015, the Red Apple Group ranked 156th on Forbes magazine's list of "America's largest private companies", with revenue of $3 billion and 8,000 employees. They settled on 135th Street in Harlem and his father found work as a busboy and his mother was a stay-at-home mom. At the time of their marriage, Margo led her own advertising agency, MCV Advertising Associates in New York, and was president of The Hellenic Times. [2] Hillary Clinton attended Catsimatidis' daughter's wedding. [17], During the spring of 2012, Catsimatidis described his dismay over the quality of the announced as well as the presumed candidates. [6], While in college, Catsimatidis worked for the uncle of a friend, Tony, in a small supermarket on 137th Street which Tony and his uncle owned. I can not thank John and Margo Catsimatidis enough for thinking of me and their continued inspiration.” Among Democrats handful of Democratic campaigns, including to Carolyn B. Maloney, Charlie Rangel, and Jerrold Nadler. [58][59], In the 2015 Forbes 400 "richest people in America" list, Catsimatidis ranked 182nd, with a personal net worth estimated at $3.4 billion; in the Forbes list of global billionaires, he ranked #577. "[34] He stated "I'm not a Mike Bloomberg billionaire. She's got such a machine. Peter Michalos, MD – Potential hazards of electric cars. [6] These grew to $110 million in sales in 1985. A startup that scraped billions of images from major web services – including Facebook, Google, and YouTube – created software that can be loaded onto smartphones to identify people using publicly available photos. [17] In the 1992 Democratic presidential primaries, Catsimatidis contributed $150,000 to the campaign of fellow Greek American Paul Tsongas. [6] In October 2009, Forbes magazine reported that United Refining Energy Corp., a publicly traded special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) sponsored by United Refining, was purchasing "privately held Chaparral Energy in a deal worth roughly $1.6 billion. The Catsimatidis family is known, in many ways, as the quintessential Manhattanites. John and his wife Margo Catsimatidis live on Manhattan’s Upper East side and are parents to 2 grown children; Andrea and John Jr. John is a firm believer in giving back to the community and has been a strong supporter of the Police Athletic League for nearly 30 years. Family status: married to beautiful wife Margo, with whom he has two children The fortune of Mr. John Catsimatidis (who grew up in Harlem, the poorest borough of New York City) today exceeds the billion dollar mark, despite that the company that he owns includes many businesses. [60], Catsimatidis is involved in philanthropy. Mr. Lhota’s campaign responded to the ads with a sharply-worded note to supporters penned by Mr. Lhota’s wife, Tamra. The New York Post reported that the 71-year-old Republican is forming an exploratory committee for a 2021 mayoral bid.. [49], Catsimatidis has contributed to Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign,[50] and is a vocal Trump supporter. [28] By July 2008, Catsimatidis formed an exploratory committee of advisors and operatives, including Robert Ryan, Alan Bernikow, Lawrence Mandelker, and Jose Ithier. Andrea has held the position of President of the Republican Party in Manhattan. [3], Catsimatidis hosts a Sunday morning talk-radio show on a number of stations along the east coast and Florida, including Washington DC, and hosts a live radio program which airs Wednesdays during drive time in the New York City metro area. He suggested that he would support New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, but when Kelly repeatedly denied any intention to run, Catsimatidis expressed his own interest. When P… [6] Catsimatidis completed four years of college, but dropped out eight credits short of graduating. In 1973 Margo became the first secretary to the owner of a young company named Red Apple Supermarkets. Moderates. [16] In local New York City races, Catsimatidis has given to Bill de Blasio (while he was a city councilman), Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Cyrus Vance, Jr., and Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro. And then when you think about it, we’re going to deport most of these kids. Supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis this week declared he will open an exploratory committee to pursue a potential bid for the GOP mayoral nomination.But at a lavish 60th birthday party for his wife Margo at the Mandarin Oriental on Sunday, it was clear who holds the real power in their marriage.Sen. [29], In 2009, Catsimatidis spent nearly $300,000, much of it on polls and consultants, to explore a candidacy. It won't be Catsimatidis's first try at … [29] McLaughlin & Associates was the committee's polling firm. Among Republicans, the Catsimatidises contributed over $60,000 to the Republican National Committee, and have also made significant contributions to the National Republican Congressional Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Mitt Romney, Eric Cantor, Olympia Snowe, Richard Lugar, and others. At the time of their marriage, Margo led her own advertising agency, MCV Advertising Associates in New York, and was president of The Hellenic Times. This site uses cookies. [6] In 2009, it was reported that Catsimatidis's main holdings included 50 Gristedes supermarkets, 371 gas stations in three states, $500 million in real estate, and an expanding oil business. John A. Catsimatidis, Jr. is a Principal at the Red Apple Group. [6] He received a congressional nomination to West Point, but chose to study electrical engineering at New York University instead. [47] Catsimatidis did carry the borough of Staten Island. Andrea Katsimatides is an American community. [6] While Catsimatidis was still in college, Tony sold his half of the store to Catsimatidis. Sid Rosenberg and wife pose with the Guardian Angels. 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