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- 1 2 "Don Guardian sworn in as Atlantic City's new mayor", The Press of Atlantic City , January 1, 2014. Accessed January 13, 2022.
- ↑ Brennan, John. "Atlantic City makes $1.8M bond payment, avoids default; Christie asks 'What's next?'", The Record , May 2, 2016. Accessed January 13, 2022. "'These are tough times — but the Assembly is tougher,' said Guardian, a Don Bosco graduate who grew up in Palisades Park and West New York."
- ↑ Zillman, Claire. "Atlantic City’s salesman-in-chief: Don Guardian’s uphill battle to save a city down on its luck", Fortune , December 27, 2014. Accessed January 13, 2022. "After graduating from now-defunct Upsala College in Essex County, Guardian sought a career in public service. 'I ended college in 1975. If I’d ended it in ’73, I would have been working as a second lieutenant in Vietnam, so I felt it was my responsibility to serve.'"
- ↑ Oglesby, Amanda. "Atlantic City mayor Donald Guardian to be next Toms River administrator", Asbury Park Press , December 27, 2017. Accessed January 18, 2018. "Atlantic City Mayor Donald Guardian has weathered tough economic times in his city — the reason Toms River Mayor Thomas F. Kelaher says Guardian is the right person to take over as the township's new business administrator. The Township Council approved Guardian's appointment on Tuesday night. He will replace outgoing Business Administrator Paul Shives, Kelaher said."
- ↑ "Don Guardian taking over as Atlantic City mayor" Archived January 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , "WPVI-TV 6ABC Action News", January 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Vote count appears to seal win for AC mayoral challenger Guardian", The Philadelphia Inquirer , December 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Can A.C.'s first GOP mayor in decades help save city?". Philly.com. March 19, 2014. Retrieved October 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Frank Gilliam wins Atlantic City mayor's office". pressofatlanticcity.com. November 8, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ Bongard, Kimberlee. "Guardian, Swift Win Assembly Seats In 2nd District: AP", Galloway, NJ Patch, November 4, 2021. Accessed April 10, 2022. "Claire Swift and Don Guardian have been elected to the New Jersey Assembly in the 2nd Legislative District, according to results from The Associated Press. The two Republican candidates defeated Democratic Assemblyman John Armato and Caren Fitzpatrick. Guardian received 30,414 votes, unseating Armato with 26,702 votes. Swift received the most votes of the four candidates, totaling 30,626 to Fitzpatrick's 25,750 votes."
- ↑ Biryukov, Nikita. "Guardian’s election brings LGBT representation back to Statehouse", New Jersey Monitor, November 19, 2021. Accessed January 13, 2022. "Only two other openly gay members have ever held legislative seats in New Jersey. Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, a former assemblyman, become the first after he came out in 2006, and former Assemblyman Tim Eustace (D-Bergen) became the second openly gay member after his 2012 swearing-in. Guardian will be the state’s first openly gay Republican legislator when he’s sworn in on Jan. 11."
- ↑ Assemblyman Donald A. Guardian, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 10, 2022.
- ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Legislative Roster for District 2, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.