DeAnne DeFuccio (born March 26, 1973) is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

from the 39th district since 2021.

Early life and education

Born in

Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...

, DeFuccio grew up in nearby Franklin Lakes. She earned her undergraduate degree from

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

and was awarded a JD from

Suffolk University Law School Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, across the street from the Boston Common and the Freedom Trail, two block ...

Political office

She had served as a member of the borough council in

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Upper Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,208,Holly Schepisi Holly T. Schepisi (born December 20, 1971) is an American lawyer, businesswoman, and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who is the New Jersey Senate, New Jersey State Senator, representing the New Jersey's 39th legisl ...

, who had moved up to the

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, ...

. She has been the Assistant Minority Conference Leader in the Assembly since 2022. On February 2, 2023, DeFuccio announced that she would not seek re-election to the Assembly, despite previously announcing her candidacy.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblywoman DeAnne C. DeFuccio

New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...

. Accessed February 20, 2022. *Health *Science, Innovation and Technology *Women and Children

District 39

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

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 39th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 39

. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator

Holly Schepisi Holly T. Schepisi (born December 20, 1971) is an American lawyer, businesswoman, and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who is the New Jersey Senate, New Jersey State Senator, representing the New Jersey's 39th legisl ...

(R) *Assemblyman

Robert Auth Robert Joseph Auth (born July 4, 1956) is an American politician from New Jersey who represents the 39th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 14, 2014. Education Auth earned his B.A. from New ...

(R) *Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R)

References

1973 births Living people New Jersey city council members Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey People from Oakland, New Jersey People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey Women state legislators in New Jersey 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Union College (New York) alumni Suffolk University Law School alumni {{NewJersey-politician-stub