Robert Joseph Auth (born July 4, 1956) is an American politician from

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

who represents the 39th Legislative District 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 f ...

since taking office on January 14, 2014.

Education

Auth earned his

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from

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, where he studied History and Philosophy.

Career

Replacing Bob Schroeder who did not run for re-election, Auth ran successfully in the 2013 general election. He was a delegate to the Republican National Committee in 2016. In the Assembly, he currently serves on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, and the Judiciary Committee Auth is the Chief Executive Officer at Plaza Travel and Insurance Services Ltd., a company he founded in 1985. He previously served as an aide to

Gerald Cardinale Gerald Cardinale (February 27, 1934 – February 20, 2021) was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021, representing the 39th Legislative District. He also served one ...

, advising on insurance and economic matters, and was a teacher for the

North Bergen School District The North Bergen School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from North Bergen, in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school yea ...

from 2004 to 2006. Auth also worked as an agency manager at the

North Bergen North Bergen is a township in the northern part of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a total population of 63,361. The township was founded in 1843. It was much diminished in territory by ...

Motor Vehicle Commission office. Auth endorsed

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for President of the United States in 2016, the first legislator from New Jersey to do so. Auth was also invited to attend Trump's inauguration.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblyman Robert Auth
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 20, 2022. *Commerce and Economic Development *Financial Institutions and Insurance *Judiciary

District 39

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the

. The representatives from the 39th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 39
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator Holly Schepisi (R) *Assemblyman Robert Auth (R) *Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R)

Personal life

Auth has been a pilot since 1982. He and his wife Elsa have one grown son. Auth is a resident of Old Tappan, where he is the Republican Party municipal chairman.

References

External links

Robert J. Auth
NJ State Legislator page {{DEFAULTSORT:Auth, Robert 1956 births Living people Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New York University alumni People from Old Tappan, New Jersey Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American politicians