Vincent Mazzeo (born January 6, 1964) is an American
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politician who served in the
New Jersey
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General Assembly
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from 2014 to 2022, representing the
2nd Legislative District.
Early life
Mazzeo is part owner of B.F. Mazzeo, a
grocery store
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.
[ Prior to serving as mayor, Mazzeo served on the Northfield ]City Council
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from 2003 until 2007 and was the president of the council. He then served as Mayor from 2008-2014. He received a bachelor's degree
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from Glassboro State College (now Rowan University
Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents.
...
) and is married to Gerri. They have two children.
New Jersey Assembly
In the 2013 elections, Mazzeo ran for a seat in the General Assembly and was declared the winner by 32 votes over Republican Party incumbent
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John F. Amodeo
John F. Amodeo (born August 1, 1950) is an American Republican politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 8, 2008, until January 14, 2014, where he represented the 2nd Legislative District.
Amodeo serves in the Ass ...
.[Rosenberg, Amy S]
"Democrat appears winner in close N.J. Assembly race"
''The Philadelphia Inquirer
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'', October 22, 2012 . Accessed January 15, 2014. Amodeo filed for a recount after Mazzeo had been declared the winner by a margin of 38 votes among the more than 100,000 ballots cast and conceded to Mazzeo shortly after a month-long process showed Mazzeo ahead by 51 votes. With Republican Chris A. Brown leaving the Assembly to run for Senate in the November 2017 general election, Mazzeo and his running mate, newcomer John Armato
John Armato (born June 13, 1948) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2018 to 2022. He replaced Chris A. Brown, who relinquished his seat to run success ...
, defeated Republican challengers Vince Sera and Brenda Taube to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats.
Tenure
Mazzeo has said he might challenge Chris A. Brown for New Jersey Senate
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in 2021.
Committee assignments
Electoral history
Assembly
References
External links
Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo's legislative web page
*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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Living people
1964 births
Mayors of places in New Jersey
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey city council members
People from Northfield, New Jersey
Politicians from Atlantic County, New Jersey
21st-century American politicians