Clinton Calabrese (born March 4, 1986) is an American

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politician who has represented the 36th Legislative District in the

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since February 10, 2018, when he was sworn in to replace

Marlene Caride Marlene Caride (born August 14, 1963) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2012 to 2018, where she represented the 36th Legislative District. Caride resigned from the Assembly in January 2018 pending her c ...

, who resigned from office after being nominated to serve as head of the

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. Calabrese had served on the Board of Education of the

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.Johnson, Brent
"Meet the newest – and youngest – N.J. lawmaker"
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, February 8, 2018. Accessed February 10, 2018. "The newest member of the New Jersey Legislature is also the youngest – and hails from a storied Bergen County political family. Clinton Calabrese, a 31-year-old Democrat and Cliffside Park resident who once served on the borough's school board, was sworn in Thursday to serve in the state Assembly. He was appointed to replace Marlene Caride, a Democrat who is new Gov. Phil Murphy's nominee to serve as commissioner of the state Department of Banking and Insurance." He has been the Assembly's Deputy Whip since 2022.

Background

A resident of

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in 2004, attended

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in Philadelphia where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, and

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, where he received a master's degree in real estate finance. Calabrese had been an analyst for

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and works as a principal for Alkova Companies, a real estate investment firm. Calabrese is the son of Gerald Calabrese Jr., the chairman of the Cliffside Park Democratic Party, and the grandson of

Gerald Calabrese Gerald A. Calabrese (February 4, 1925 – April 13, 2015) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Cliffside Park, New Jersey continuously for 50 years, from 1965 to 2015. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Earlier in life, Cala ...

, a former professional basketball player who served for 50 years as mayor of Cliffside Park.

New Jersey Assembly

In December 2017,

was nominated by incoming governor

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to head the

, a cabinet-level position, and resigned from office in January 2018. After being chosen by Democratic county committee members from

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to fill the vacancy, Calabrese was sworn in to office on February 8, 2018, to succeed Caride. When he first took office at 31-years-old, Calabrese was the youngest serving member in the General Assembly.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese

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. Accessed February 20, 2022. *Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations, Vice-Chair *Telecommunications and Utilities, Vice-Chair

District 36

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

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and two members in the

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. The representatives from the 36th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: *Senator

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(D) *Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D) *Assemblyman

Gary Schaer Gary Steven Schaer (born September 11, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 36th Legislative District. He took office on January 10, 2006, and remains on the P ...

(D)

Legislation

In the 2018–2019 legislative session, Calabrese was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law: * A-4031 Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct. * A-4229 Applies Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment to all municipalities that participate in Meadowlands tax sharing program. * A-4707 Directs Department of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for

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References

External links

Legislative webpage
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