Joey Salads

"Forgotten no more."

- Salads' 2020 campaign slogan

Joseph Saladino (born December 10, 1993 [age 25]), nicknamed Joey Salads, is an American YouTuber and aspiring politician. He is mostly known for his pranks, social experiments, and vlogs.

Early life
Salads was born and raised in Staten Island, New York. He was raised as a Christian and went to a Catholic school.

YouTube career
Salads began his YouTube career on September 4, 2012, performing pranks on his friends in public places. He was also known for his vines.

In 2015, he began conducting a series of "social experiments." He has collaborated with Boris Laursen and Jack Vale. Some of his pranks have been criticized as controversial or racist.

He dated South African social media star Tanisha Coetzee, but the two broke up in March of 2018.

Political aspirations
On May 9, 2019, Salads formally announced he was seeking the 2020 Republican nomination to represent New York's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He hopes to unseat Democratic incumbent Max Rose.