Ralph C. DeRose (September 7, 1928 – December 21, 2011) was an American

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official who served in the

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and twice sought the Democratic nomination for

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. DeRose was elected to the state senate in 1971. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1973, finishing third with 95,085 votes (22%), behind

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with 193,120 votes (45%) and Ann Klein with 116,705 (27%). Byrne later appointed him to serve as a Commissioner of the Waterfront Commission of New York and New Jersey. In 1975, Byrne tried to remove DeRose from the post, and cut DeRose's $30,500 salary. DeRose resigned in 1977 to challenge Byrne in the Democratic gubernatorial primary; he finished third with 99,948 votes (17%). Byrne won with 175,448 (30%), and U.S. Rep.

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finished second with 134,116 (23%). U.S. Rep.

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finished fourth with 87,743 votes (15%), followed by ex-State Labor Commissioner Joseph Hoffman with 58,835 (10%) and State Sen. Raymond Garramone with 6,602 (1%).

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