Peter P. Garibaldi (September 12, 1931 – August 20, 2023) was an American politician who 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 1968 to 1974 and in 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, ...
from 1984 to 1988.
Garibaldi was elected mayor of
Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Monroe Township is a township in southern Middlesex County, in New Jersey, United States. It is part of the outer-ring suburbs of the New York metropolitan area. The township is also centrally located within the Raritan Valley region. As of th ...
in 1975. He was re-elected in 1979 and 1983, and was defeated in a bid for a fourth term in 1987.
As mayor, he argued that the township should not be split between two area codes and five Zip codes. Garibaldi died from cancer at
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) is a 691-bed non-profit, tertiary research and academic medical center located in Neptune Township, New Jersey, servicing coastal New Jersey and the Central Jersey area. JSUMC is the region’s only ...
in
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Neptune Township is a township in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 28,061, an increase of 126 from the 2010 census enumeration of 27,935, in turn an increase of 245 (+ ...
, on August 20, 2023, at the age of 91.
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1931 births
2023 deaths
20th-century American legislators
20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey
American people of Italian descent
Deaths from cancer in New Jersey
Mayors of places in New Jersey
Republican Party New Jersey state senators
Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
People from Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Politicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey
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