Nicholas Sacco
| Nicholas J. Sacco | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the district |
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| Assumed office 1994 |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 32nd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
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| Born | November 17, 1946 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | North Bergen |
| Alma mater | B.A. Rutgers University (History) M.A. Seton Hall University (Administration and Supervision) |
| Occupation | Assistant Superintendent of Schools Mayor, North Bergen, New Jersey |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Nicholas J. Sacco (born November 17, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1994, where he represents the 32nd Legislative District. Sacco serves in the Senate as the Chairman of the Transportation Committee, and is also a member of the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.[1]
In addition to serving as a State Senator and as Mayor of North Bergen (since 1991), Sacco also serves as the Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the North Bergen School District, and on the North Bergen Township Commission since 1985.[1] Sacco has been Principal of Horace Mann and Lincoln School in North Bergen, and former president and vice president of the North Bergen Council of Administrators and Supervisors which is affiliated with the New Jersey Education Association.
In 2012 the Hudson Reporter named him #1 in its list of Hudson County's 50 most influential people.[2]
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[edit] Early life
Sacco received a B.A. in 1968 in History from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University in 1973.[1]
[edit] Career
Sacco is a sponsor of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone legislation, which has helped produce substantial private business investment in urban centers and generates millions of dollars in revenue for North Bergen and other cities. Senator Sacco's legislation has also increased public safety by expanding the use of DNA testing in criminal cases.
He simultaneously holds a seat in the New Jersey Senate and as Mayor. This dual position, often called double dipping, is allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine in September 2007 that prevents dual-office-holding but allows those who had held both positions as of February 1, 2008, to retain both posts.[3]
[edit] District 32
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 32nd District for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session are:
- Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, and
- Assemblywoman Angelica M. Jimenez
[edit] Election history
| New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011[4] | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent) | 16,413 | 83.2% | |
| Republican | Edward T. O’Neill | 3,312 | 16.8% | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Senator Sacco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 11, 2008.
- ^ Adriana Rambay Fernández, Stephen LaMarca, Gennarose Pope, Ray Smith, Al Sullivan and E. Assata Wright. "They've Got the Power". The Union City Reporter. January 8, 2012. Pages 1, 4-7 and 10-11.
- ^ via Associated Press. "N.J. Lawmakers keep double dipping", WPVI-TV, March 4, 2008. Accessed June 4, 2009.
- ^ [1] "New Jersey Senate, (retrieved on 12/09/11).
[edit] External links
- Senator Sacco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- New Jersey Senate Democrats Website Biography
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- North Bergen: Department of Public Affairs
