A. Joseph "Buddy" Fortunato | |
---|---|
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 27th district | |
In office January 10, 1978 –January 12, 1982 | |
Preceded by | John N. Dennis |
Succeeded by | Mildred Barry Garvin Harry A. McEnroe |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 30th district | |
In office January 12,1982 –January 13,1986 | |
Preceded by | Michael F. Adubato Anthony Imperiale |
Succeeded by | Marion Crecco John V. Kelly |
Personal details | |
Born | Orange,New Jersey | March 19,1946
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Glen Ridge,New Jersey |
Alma mater | Rider College |
Occupation | Newspaper publisher |
Angelo Joseph Fortunato (born March 19,1946),also known as Buddy Fortunato,is an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party politician who served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Fortunato was born in Orange,New Jersey in 1946. He graduated from Montclair High School where he received all-state high school honors in baseball and football. He then attended Rider College where he graduated in 1968. Since 1971,he has been executive of The Italian Tribune,a Newark-based publication focused primarily on Italian American culture. [1]
In 1977,Fortunato,a resident of Glen Ridge,was elected to the General Assembly from the 27th district encompassing the northern suburbs of Essex County. He came in second place behind incumbent Republican Carl Orechio. [2] In the next election in 1979,Fortunato placed first in the election ahead of Orechio. [3] After redistricting in 1981,the northern Essex district was slightly reconfigured and renumbered the 30th district. Fortunato came in first in the 1981 election ahead of Republican John V. Kelly. [4] He again was reelected in 1983 but for the first time his Democratic running mate,Steve Adubato Jr.,was also elected. [5] During the 1984–1985 Assembly session,he was chairman of the Committee on Independent Authorities and Commissions and vice chair of the Transportation and Communications Committee. [1]
In April 1985,he was indicted on allegedly accepting a bribe of $2,000 in exchange for getting the sons of Clifton resident Vito Maglione jobs at the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. [6] [7] The indictment plus the strong coattails of Republican Thomas Kean in the gubernatorial election led to the defeat of Fortunato and Adubato by Republicans Kelly and Marion Crecco. [8] Fortunato was later acquitted of the bribery charges in 1987 and attempted to stage a comeback to the Assembly in 1989. [7] However,he was narrowly defeated in the general election by Kelly and Crecco. [9]
Kevin J. O'Toole is an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey Senate. O'Toole represented the 40th legislative district,which included parts of Bergen,Essex,Morris,and Passaic counties from 2008 to 2017.
Ralph R. Caputo is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2023,where he represented the 28th Legislative District. He had previously served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2011 and as a Republican in the General Assembly from 1968 until 1972.
Carmen Anthony Orechio was an American politician who served as President of the New Jersey Senate and as Commissioner and Mayor of Nutley,New Jersey.
Marion Crecco was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 2002,where she represented the 30th Legislative District (1986–1992) and then the 34th Legislative District (1992–2002) following redistricting in the wake of the 1990 United States census.
New Jersey's 17th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of New Brunswick,North Brunswick,Piscataway,along with the Somerset County municipalities of Franklin Township and South Bound Brook.
New Jersey's 21st legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Morris County communities of Chatham Borough,Chatham Township,and Long Hill Township;the Somerset County municipalities of Bernardsville,Bernards Township,Green Brook,Far Hills,Peapack and Gladstone,Warren Township and Watchung;the Union County municipalities of Berkeley Heights,Garwood,Mountainside,New Providence,Springfield Township,Summit and Westfield;and the Middlesex County municipalities of Dunellen and Middlesex.
New Jersey's 26th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Morris County municipalities of Boonton,Denville,East Hanover,Florham Park,Hanover,Lincoln Park,Montville,Morris Plains,Mountain Lakes,Pequannock,Parsippany-Troy Hills,and Riverdale;and the Passaic County municipalities of Bloomingdale,Pompton Lakes,Ringwood,and Wanaque.
New Jersey's 27th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Essex municipalities of Livingston,Millburn,Roseland,Montclair,and West Orange;and the Passaic County municipality of Clifton.
New Jersey's 39th legislative district is one of 40 in the state,including portions of Bergen County. Included are the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale,Alpine,Cresskill,Closter,Demarest,Dumont,Emerson,Harrington Park,Haworth,Hillsdale,Ho-Ho-Kus,Mahwah,Midland Park,Montvale,Northvale,Norwood,Oakland,Old Tappan,Park Ridge,Ramsey,River Vale,Rockleigh,Saddle River,Upper Saddle River,Waldwick,Washington Township,Westwood,and Woodcliff Lake.
New Jersey's 28th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Essex County municipalities of Maplewood,Irvington and South Orange,along with portions of Newark;and the Union County municipality of Hillside.
New Jersey's 34th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Essex County municipalities of Belleville,Bloomfield,East Orange,Glen Ridge Township,Nutley,and Orange.
New Jersey's 29th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers a portion of Essex County,specifically most of the city of Newark;and the Hudson County municipalities of East Newark and Harrison.
New Jersey's 40th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Bergen County municipalities of Franklin Lakes,Ridgewood,and Wyckoff;the Essex County municipalities of Caldwell,Cedar Grove,Essex Fells,Fairfield,North Caldwell,Verona,and West Caldwell;and the Passaic County municipalities of Little Falls,Hawthorne,Totowa,Wayne and Woodland Park.
John Pasquale Renna Jr. was a builder and Republican Party politician who served two separate tenures as the Essex County,New Jersey Republican Chairman,and as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Carl A. Orechio was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982.
John N. Dennis is an American Republican Party politician and business executive who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1974,and again from 1976 to 1978.
Peter Moraites was an American Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1969.
Frank G. Megaro is an American Democratic Party politician who served as a City Councilman in Newark,New Jersey and in the New Jersey General Assembly.
New Jersey's 30th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers the Monmouth County municipalities of Avon-by-the-Sea,Belmar,Farmingdale,Howell Township,Lake Como,and Wall Township and the Ocean County municipality of Lakewood Township.
Michael F. Adubato was an American Democratic Party politician who served nine consecutive terms,a total of 18 years,in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1992,representing the 28th Legislative District for four terms and then being shifted after redistricting to the 30th Legislative District where he served for an additional five terms.