Harry Randall Jr. (January 30, 1927 – May 2, 2013) was an American
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politician from
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who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1966 and from 1968 to 1970, after which he served as a member of the
Westwood, New Jersey
Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley") is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,908,"Harry Randall Jr., former Bergen County legislator, freeholder, dies at 86" '' The Record (Bergen County)'', May 3, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2015. "They all learned that lesson, and two of them directly followed in his footsteps as an elected official: His daughter, Elizabeth, also became a freeholder, assemblywoman and county clerk. His son, Thomas, is the mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus.... Mr. Randall was born in Oradell and grew up in Westwood.... A Republican, he started in politics by serving on the Westwood Borough Council. He went on to serve in the Assembly from 1962 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1970." He was re-elected in 1963. He ran for State Senator in 1965, but lost the Republican primary. He ran again for Assemblyman in 1967 and won. He did not seek re-election in 1969. In 1973, he ran for State Senator in Bergen County District 39, but lost to Democrat
Raymond Garramone
Raymond Garramone (August 13, 1926 – June 16, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1974 to 1978. An engineer and businessman, he served as Mayor of Haworth, New Jersey and was electe ...
. He later served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders.
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Randall was born on January 30, 1927, in
Oradell, New Jersey
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and grew up in nearby Westwood.
He served as a translator in the
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during
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Princeton University
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, the
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and
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. After completing his military service, he attended
Dartmouth College
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Elizabeth Randall
Elizabeth Randall (born 1954), is an American Republican Party politician who served as a Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities and served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2007. She previously se ...
, later held the Assembly seat from the 39th Legislative District, while his son Thomas has served as mayor of
Ho-Ho-Kus
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