Garry J. Furnari (born September 1, 1954) is a judge and former

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, who served in the

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from 1998 to 2003, where he represented the 36th Legislative District.

Biography

Furnari was elected to the State Senate in November 1997, when he defeated Republican incumbent John P. Scott. Furnari won with 55% of the vote, taking the seat of one of the Senate's most conservative members. In 2001, Furnari was challenged by

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Assemblyman John V. Kelly. The seat was considered one of the few statewide that could have been a pickup for the Republicans. Furnari went on to win by a 52–48% margin. Furnari left the Senate in May 2003 after being nominated to serve on

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, and was succeeded by

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. Sarlo had been the choice of Bergen County Democratic Organization Chairman

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to succeed Furnari. In the Senate, Furnari served on the State Government Committee (as Co-Chair), the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.,

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. Accessed April 3, 2008. Furnari served as a Commissioner and Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey from 1996 to 2003, was Nutley Township Attorney from 1995 to 1996, and was Nutley Township Municipal Prosecutor from 1986 to 1988, and again from 1992 to 1995. Furnari attended

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, graduating in 1972. He received a

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from

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with a major in Political Science in 1976 and was awarded a J.D. from

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in 1980.

District 36

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and two members in the

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. The other representatives from the 36th Legislative District for the 2002-2003 Legislative Session were: *Assemblyman

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, and *Assemblyman

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