John Armato | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 2nd district | |
In office January 9, 2018 –January 11, 2022 Servingwith Vince Mazzeo | |
Preceded by | Chris A. Brown |
Succeeded by | Don Guardian Claire Swift |
Personal details | |
Born | Buena Vista Township,New Jersey | June 13,1948
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Marie |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Buena Vista Township,New Jersey |
Occupation | Politician and HVAC mechanic |
Website | Legislative Website |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1967–1971 |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 25th Infantry Division |
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 successfully for a seat in the New Jersey Senate. [1]
A life-long resident of Buena Vista,Armato graduated from Vineland High School in 1966 and served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971. [2] He has worked as an HVAC mechanic. Before being elected to the Assembly,Armato served for three years on the Township Committee of Buena Vista Township. [1] [3]
With Republican Party Chris A. Brown leaving the Assembly to run for New Jersey State Senate in the November 2017 general election,Armato (with 25,683 votes;26.6%) and his running mate,incumbent Vince Mazzeo (with 27,601;28.6%),defeated Republican challengers Vince Sera (20,814;21.5%) and Brenda Taube (20,611;21.3%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats. [4] [5] Armato serves in the Assembly on the Commerce and Economic Development Committee;the Health and Senior Services Committee;and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. [1] Armato has said he doesn't plan on challenging Senator Chris A. Brown in 2021. [6]
During his tenure in the legislature,Armato has introduced legislation on behalf of first responders and disabled veterans. He introduced a legislative constitutional amendment,ACR48,which would amend the Constitution to give a total property tax exemption to honorably discharged permanently and totally disabled peacetime veterans. [7] Another bill he introduced,A2692,would allow local governments like cities to create restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters. [8]
To help combat the opioid epidemic,Armato introduced legislation,A3869,that requires doctors and other prescribers to prescribe opioid overdose medication to any patient who is at risk for opioid overdose. [9]
In 2019,Armato was reelected by a smaller margin than expected,winning a second term by 989 votes.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Claire Swift | 31,818 | 26.81% | |
Republican | Don Guardian | 31,640 | 26.66% | |
Democratic | John Armato (incumbent) | 28,094 | 23.67% | |
Democratic | Caren Fitzpatrick | 27,127 | 22.86% | |
Total votes | 118,679 | 100.00 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vince Mazzeo (Incumbent) | 23,211 | 26.71% | 1.85% | |
Democratic | John Armato (Incumbent) | 21,895 | 25.19 | 1.39% | |
Republican | John W. Risley | 20,906 | 24.05 | 1.85 | |
Republican | Phil Guenther | 20,905 | 24.05 | 1.39% | |
Total votes | 86,717 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vince Mazzeo | 27,601 | 28.6 | 3.1 | |
Democratic | John Armato | 25,683 | 26.6 | 2.2 | |
Republican | Vince Sera | 20,814 | 21.5 | 5.0 | |
Republican | Brenda Taube | 20,611 | 21.3 | 2.3 | |
Independent, Honest, Reliable | Heather Gordon | 1,208 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Green | Mico Lucide | 718 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '96,635' | '100.0' |
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