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Joan Lacey Mazauskas (January 25, 1933 – April 23, 2003) was an American author and
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politician. She was the author of ''Mayday! Mayday! Eastern Airlines in a Tailspin!'' (1990). In 1977, Mazauskas sought the Republican nomination for State Senator in the 28th legislative district of New Jersey, where Democratic incumbent
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was seeking re-election to a second term. The GOP primary included three candidates, each aligned with a different candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor: Joan Lacey Mazauskas ran with State Sen. Raymond Bateman, Rev.
James A. Pindar The Rev. James A. Pindar (February 2, 1930 – May 8, 1984) was a Catholic priest, educator, and American Republican Party politician. He was a graduate of Seton Hall University, and the Darlington Seminary. He was ordained in 1954, and was an as ...
ran on a line with Assembly Minority Leader Thomas Kean; and
Rocco Clarizio Rocco M. Clarizio (December 17, 1916 – August 24, 1990) was an American Republican Party politician from Newark, New Jersey. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1964 and for the New Jersey State Senate in 1977, but lost both times ...
was allied with former Senate Minority Leader
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. Pindar defeated Mazauskas by just 207 votes, 1,482 (42.04%) to 1,275 (36.17%), while Clarizio ran a distant third with 768 votes (21.79%). Her husband, George Mazauskas, served as a Town Councilman in Irvington, New Jersey.


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