John Armato (born June 13, 1948) is an American

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politician who represented the 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He replaced

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, who relinquished his seat to run successfully for a seat in the

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Early life

A life-long resident of

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, Armato graduated from Vineland High School in 1966 and served in the

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from 1967 to 1971. He has worked as an HVAC mechanic. Before being elected to the Assembly, Armato served for three years on the Township Committee of Buena Vista Township.

New Jersey Assembly

With

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leaving the Assembly to run for New Jersey State Senate in the November 2017 general election, Armato (with 25,683 votes; 26.6%) and his running mate, incumbent

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(with 27,601; 28.6%), defeated Republican challengers Vince Sera (20,814; 21.5%) and Brenda Taube (20,611; 21.3%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats. Armato serves in the Assembly on the Commerce and Economic Development Committee; the Health and Senior Services Committee; and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Armato has said he doesn't plan on challenging Senator

in 2021. During his tenure in the legislature, Armato has introduced legislation on behalf of first responders and disabled veterans. He introduced a legislative constitutional amendment, ACR48, which would amend the Constitution to give a total property tax exemption to honorably discharged permanently and totally disabled peacetime veterans. Another bill he introduced, A2692, would allow local governments like cities to create restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters. To help combat the opioid epidemic, Armato introduced legislation, A3869, that requires doctors and other prescribers to prescribe opioid overdose medication to any patient who is at risk for opioid overdose.https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3869_I1.PDF In 2019, Armato was reelected by less than expected, winning a second term by 989 votes.

Committees

*Commerce and Economic Development *Health and Senior Services *Military and Veterans' Affairs

Electoral history

Assembly

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armato, John 1948 births Living people New Jersey city council members Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Buena Vista Township, New Jersey Politicians from Atlantic County, New Jersey United States Air Force airmen Vineland High School alumni 21st-century American politicians