A former member of the Gretna City Council in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Marino ran without opposition in 2016 in a special election to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of [[Republican Party|Republican]] Representative Bryan Adams,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Marino_(Louisiana)|title=Joseph Marino (Louisiana)|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> who instead joined the office of the state fire marshal.<ref name=jmarino/> | A former member of the Gretna City Council in Jefferson Parish in [[suburb]]an [[New Orleans]], Marino ran without opposition in 2016 in a special election to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of [[Republican Party|Republican]] Representative Bryan Adams,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Marino_(Louisiana)|title=Joseph Marino (Louisiana)|publisher=ballotpedia.org|accessdate=December 22, 2016}}</ref> who instead joined the office of the state fire marshal.<ref name=jmarino/> |