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Paul Contillo
Paul J. Contillo (born July 8, 1929) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the Bergen County-based 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey State Legislature during three separate tenures. Career Contillo served as a Councilman in Paramus, New Jersey from 1971 to 1973. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1973, entering the race after the Democratic nominee, Paramus Councilman Alphonso DeFilippo dropped out of the race after the primary. Riding the Watergate Democratic landslide, Contillo and his running mate, incumbent Assemblyman Edward Hynes defeated Republican Assemblyman Charles Reid and attorney Ralph W. Chandless Jr. Contillo was the top votegetter and won by more than 8,000 votes. He sought re-election to a second term in 1975, running with Hasbrouck Heights Councilman Robert Burns after Hynes chose not to run. He defeated former Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce President Richard Fritzky in the Democratic primary by just ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225 (2020 figure). Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen, senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office. From 1844 until 1965 (when the ''Reynolds v. Sims'' US Supreme Court decision mandated all state legislators be elected from districts of roughly equal population), each county was an electoral district electing one senator. Under the 1844 Constitution, the term of office was three years, which was changed to four years with the 1947 Constitution. Since 1968 the Senate has consisted of 40 senators, who are elected in a "2-4-4" cycle. Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Fritzky
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party New Jersey State Senators
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Joseph Lagana
Joseph A. Lagana (born December 15, 1978) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who has represented the New Jersey's 38th legislative district, 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2018. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018. Personal Lagana was raised in Ridgefield, New Jersey, Ridgefield and graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School. He attended Fordham University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. in history in 2000 and later attended the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he received his Juris Doctor, J.D. in 2004. He has served as a clerk to New Jersey Superior Court, Superior Court Judge John A. Conte before joining Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, a law firm in Secaucus, New Jersey, Secaucus as a partner. He served on the Ridgefield planning board. He is married to Jamie Lagana and has three daughters. Paramus borough council In April 2009, he moved to Paramus, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Connie Wagner
Concetta "Connie" Wagner (born July 7, 1948) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, who had served in the New Jersey New Jersey General Assembly, General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where she had represented the New Jersey's 38th legislative district, 38th legislative district until her resignation on October 1, 2013. Wagner received a Bachelor of Arts, B.A. from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) with a major in Education, and was awarded an Master of Arts, M.A. from Montclair State University in Student Affairs. Wagner served on the Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey), Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2007, and was a member of the Paramus, New Jersey, Paramus Borough Council from 2002-2007.Connie Wagner legislative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Krone
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Jim Florio
James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1975 to 1990 and served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1970 to 1975. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Early life Florio was one of three children, all sons, born to Lillian Ellen (née Hazell) Florio (June 18, 1917 – May 2, 2000) and Vincenzo ater Vincent JosephFlorio (May 12, 1914 – April 7, 1994), who wed in 1936. James and his brothers were raised in the Kensington subsection of Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Scottish, Irish, and German descent. He attended Erasmus Hall High School in Flatbush. Florio received a Bachelor of Arts in social studies from Trenton State College in 1962 and started graduate studies in public law and government at Columbia Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Skevin
John M. Skevin (June 14, 1927 – October 18, 1993) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. Early life and education Born in West New York, New Jersey, Skevin attended Memorial High School (West New York, New Jersey), Memorial High School and graduated from St. John's University (New York City), St. John's University and St. John's University School of Law after completing his military service in the United States Army. Political career Skevin lost his first bid for Assemblyman in 1963. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1965, but was defeated for re-election two years later by Republicans William Crane (New Jersey politician), William Crane and Michael Ferrara. He ran again in 1969, but lost the Democratic primary to incumbent Lee Carlton and Vincente Tibbs. A resident of Hackensack, New Jersey, Skevin was elected to represent the New Jersey's 38th legislative district, 38th Legislative District in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Paolella
John B. Paolella (born February 14, 1949) is an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature from the 38th district– one term in the New Jersey General Assembly and one term in the New Jersey Senate. Born in Hackensack on February 14, 1949, Paolella attended Bergen Catholic High School and graduated from Harvard University in 1971. He received a J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1976. He served as a legal advisor to then-Assemblyman W. Cary Edwards. In his first bid for the Legislature, Paolella and Republican running mate Louis F. Kosco defeated incumbent Democratic Assemblymen Robert Burns and Paul Contillo. After serving one term there, Paolella ran for the Senate in 1981 and defeated incumbent John Skevin. Paolella served a two-year term in the Senate before being defeated for reelection in 1983 by Contillo who went on to serve for eight more years in the Senate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cuccio
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Louis Kosco
Louis F. Kosco (born June 5, 1932) is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Biography Born in Hackensack, Kosco grew up in Ridgefield Park, where he attended Lincoln Elementary School and graduated from Ridgefield Park High School in 1950. He later attended Lincoln Technical Institute and the New York Institute of Auto Mechanics. Kosco lived in Paramus, where he served on the Borough Council from 1969 to 1979, was Police and Fire Commissioner in 1974, Public Works Commissioner in 1972 and 1973 and was the Borough Council President in 1977 and 1978. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War, reaching the rank of sergeant., New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 26, 2010. In the 1980 elections for the General Assembly, Kosco and running mate John B. Paolella defeated incumbents Robert Burns and Paul J. Contillo. He served in the General Assembly from 1980 to 1987, serving as Assistant M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Byrne
Brendan Thomas Byrne (April 1, 1924 – January 4, 2018) was an American politician, statesman, and prosecutor, serving as the 47th governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrne started his career as a private attorney and worked in the New Jersey state government starting in 1955 before resuming his legal career after leaving office in 1982. During his time as governor, Byrne oversaw the opening of the first gambling casinos in Atlantic City, expanded the oceanside municipality's economic base, and established the New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate. He also saved a large majority of woodlands and wildlife areas in the state from development. In the late 1970s, an FBI wiretap recorded local mobsters calling Byrne "the man who couldn't be bought," a reference to his high ethical standards. The public's response to this propelled his popularity during an era when many New Jersey politicians were being mired in corruption scandals. By ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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