Episode 834: A Dark Period in History with Joe Gamaldi

On today's episode, Dennis speaks with FOP National Vice
President, Joe Gamaldi. Joe Gamaldi was born and raised on Long
Island, NY. Following high school he attended the University of
Hartford, where he earned a degree in Criminal Justice, with
minors in Political Science and Sociology. After graduation, Joe
was hired by the NYPD in 2005 where he worked as an officer for
approximately three years. He then transferred to the Houston
Police Department in 2008, where he is currently an active
Sergeant.


Shortly after graduation from the academy, he completed his
Master’s Degree from Long Island University in Homeland Security
Management. Joe then went on to serve as a Board Member of the
Houston Police Officers’ Union (HPOU) FOP Lodge 110 before being
elected the Second Vice President, serving in that capacity for
five years before being elected President of the Houston Police
Officers’ Union, where he served for three years. Joe was elected
National Vice President of the Fraternal Order of Police in
August of 2019 in New Orleans.


Within the National FOP Joe led the committee which developed the
first National FOP mobile app, free to all members. He also
assists running the social media platforms for the National FOP
and with media relations/responses.


Today, Dennis and Joe discuss everything thats wrong with
politics, the people in charge needing to be held accountable,
the truth of defunding the police and the hypocrisy of private
security for political figures looking to defund the police.


Find out more about Joe
here: https://fop.net/profile/joe-gamaldi/


Follow Joe on Instagram and Twitter: @JoeGamaldi


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