John Burzichelli | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 3rd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Edward Durr |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd district | |
In office January 8,2002 –January 11,2022 Servingwith Adam Taliaferro | |
Preceded by | Jack Collins Gary Stuhltrager |
Succeeded by | Bethanne McCarthy Patrick Beth Sawyer |
Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
In office January 10,2006 –January 11,2022 | |
Leader | Joseph J. Roberts Sheila Oliver Vincent Prieto Craig Coughlin |
Preceded by | Herb Conaway |
Chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly Appropriations Committee | |
In office January 10,2012 –January 11,2022 | |
Preceded by | Nellie Pou |
Chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly Gaming Committee | |
In office January 8,2008 –January 10,2012 | |
Mayor of Paulsboro,New Jersey | |
In office January 1,1996 –December 31,2011 | |
Preceded by | James A. Sabetta |
Succeeded by | Jeffery Hamilton |
Personal details | |
Born | November 14,1954 |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Paulsboro,New Jersey |
Website | Legislative Website |
John J. Burzichelli (born November 14,1954) is an American Democratic Party politician from Paulsboro,New Jersey,who has the Senator from the state's 3rd Legislative District since January 9,2024,a seat which he won by defeating incumbent Edward Durr in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.
Prior to winning election to the state Senate,Burzichelli served in New Jersey General Assembly for the 3rd District from 2002 to 2022,spending the last sixteen years of his time there as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
Burzichelli was the Assistant Majority Leader during the 2004-05 session and has been the Assembly's Deputy Speaker since 2006. Burzichelli had been the Mayor of Paulsboro from 1996 until 2011. From 2002 until 2011,he served as both mayor and Assemblyman which was allowed in New Jersey until 2007 when dual mandates were banned. Burzichelli was grandfathered under the law passed and allowed to continue serve in both posts until he stepped down from the mayoral post in 2011. [1] He was president of Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce and a member of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Executive Board. [2] In the 2011 apportionment based on the results of the 2010 United States census,Republican Domenick DiCicco was moved from the 4th Legislative District into District 3. Burzichelli (with 25,172 votes) and Celeste Riley (23,960) won re-election,defeating DiCicco (20,268) and his running mate Bob Villare (20,528). [3] DiCicco's loss made his seat the only gain by the Democrats in the Assembly in the 2011 election cycle. [4] In December 2016,Burzichelli was one of several Catholic elected officials who supported legislation legalizing assisted suicide,saying that state residents should be able to make their own decisions on a matter that "is about choice". [5] In 2019 the Assisted Suicide bill passed the legislature.
In the 2021 general election,Republicans Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Beth Sawyer in the Assembly and Edward Durr in the Senate,knocked off Democratic incumbents Stephen M. Sweeney in the Senate and Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro in the Assembly. Before the election,the district had been viewed as a "solidly blue" safe district for Democrats. [6]
In the 2023 general election,Burzichelli ran for the Senate seat together with Heather Simmons and David Bailey in the Assembly,defeating Edward Durr in the Senate,and Republican incumbent Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and newcomer Thomas J. Tedesco,Jr. in the Assembly,taking back the district for the Democrats. [7] [8]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [2]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [9] Representatives from the 3rd District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [10]
Burzichelli is a long-time resident of Paulsboro. He is of Italian descent. [11] His father,John D. Burzichelli also served as mayor of the borough. He is a 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School. [12] Burzichelli makes a brief cameo in Kevin Smith's film Jersey Girl ,parts of which were filmed in Paulsboro. He is owner / producer / distributor of Hill Studio &Scenic. [2] He is as a former movie producer and wrestling promoter. He owns a number of antique fire engines using them for both business (Hill Studio) and pleasure and is a member of the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade. He also owns the remnants of the Ward LaFrance a now-defunct fire engine manufacturer. Several of his antique fire engines are Ward LaFrance models of varying years. Burzichelli co-authored the book Ward LaFrance Fire Trucks:1918-1978 Photo Archive. One of his fire trucks,formerly owned by Trenton Psychiatric Hospital,is displayed on the cover. He is one of the founding members of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Paulsboro and a former President of the Greater Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce. Burzichelli is the co-host of the show Eye on Paulsboro which has been on cable for over 25 years. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John J. Burzichelli | 32,382 | 53.6 | |
Republican | Edward Durr (incumbent) | 28,018 | 46.4 | |
Total votes | 60,400 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Beth Sawyer | 33,878 | 26.2% | 3.2 | |
Republican | Bethanne McCarthy Patrick | 33,735 | 26.1% | 4.2 | |
Democratic | John J. Burzichelli (incumbent) | 31,024 | 24.0% | 3.8 | |
Democratic | Adam Taliaferro (incumbent) | 30,537 | 23.6% | 3.5 | |
Total votes | 129,174 | 100.0% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 23,811 | 27.8% | 2.5 | |
Democratic | Adam Taliaferro (incumbent) | 23,719 | 27.1% | 2.1 | |
Republican | Beth Sawyer | 19,704 | 23.0% | 2.7 | |
Republican | Edward R. Durr | 18,742 | 21.9% | 2.7 | |
Total votes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 31,853 | 30.3 | 1.8 | |
Democratic | Adam Taliaferro (incumbent) | 30,733 | 29.2 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Philip J. Donohue | 21,758 | 20.7 | 1.6 | |
Republican | Linwood H. Donelson III | 20,181 | 19.2 | 1.2 | |
One for All | Edward R. Durr | 589 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Total votes | '105,114' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 20,507 | 28.5 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Adam Taliaferro (incumbent) | 19,480 | 27.1 | 0.2 | |
Republican | Samuel J. Maccarone Jr. | 16,063 | 22.3 | 0.3 | |
Republican | Leroy P. Pierce III | 14,715 | 20.4 | 2.0 | |
The People's Voice | John Kalnas | 1,223 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '71,988' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 31,049 | 28.0 | 0.0 | |
Democratic | Celeste Riley (incumbent) | 29,870 | 26.9 | 0.3 | |
Republican | Larry Wallace | 25,094 | 22.6 | 0.2 | |
Republican | Bob Vanderslice | 24,823 | 22.4 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | '110,836' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 25,172 | 28.0 | |
Democratic | Celeste Riley (incumbent) | 23,960 | 26.6 | |
Republican | Bob Villare | 20,528 | 22.8 | |
Republican | Domenick DiCicco (incumbent) | 20,268 | 22.5 | |
Total votes | 89,928 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 35,423 | 28.3 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Celeste Riley (incumbent) | 31,888 | 25.5 | 3.8 | |
Republican | Robert Villare | 30,526 | 24.4 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Lee Lucas | 27,316 | 21.8 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | '125,153' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 30,222 | 29.5 | 0.1 | |
Democratic | Douglas H. Fisher (incumbent) | 30,078 | 29.3 | 0.2 | |
Republican | Phil Donohue | 19,534 | 19.0 | 1.2 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Stepler | 18,927 | 18.4 | 1.1 | |
Green | Margie MacWilliams | 2,078 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Green | Charles Woodrow | 1,755 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '102,594' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 35,339 | 29.6 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | Douglas H. Fisher (incumbent) | 35,265 | 29.5 | 4.1 | |
Republican | Phillip S. Rhudy | 24,140 | 20.2 | 3.2 | |
Republican | James W. Zee III | 23,297 | 19.5 | 3.0 | |
Constitution | John Leone | 1,535 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '119,576' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Douglas H. Fisher (incumbent) | 27,178 | 25.4 | 2.7 | |
Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 27,110 | 25.3 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Susan Bestwick | 25,056 | 23.4 | 0.6 | |
Republican | Douglas Sorantino | 24,069 | 22.5 | 0.0 | |
Green | Peggy Murphy | 1,951 | 1.8 | N/A | |
Green | Charles Woodrow | 1,627 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '106,991' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Douglas H. Fisher (incumbent) | 31,886 | 28.1 | |
Democratic | John Burzichelli (incumbent) | 30,213 | 26.6 | |
Republican | Michael H. Facemyer | 25,823 | 22.8 | |
Republican | Harold U. Johnson | 25,509 | 22.5 | |
Total votes | 113,431 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jack Collins (incumbent) | 28,609 | 31.0 | 5.3 | |
Republican | Gary Stuhltrager (incumbent) | 24,573 | 26.6 | 7.5 | |
Democratic | John Burzichelli | 20,658 | 22.4 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Ron Brittin | 15,440 | 16.7 | 15.4 | |
Conservative | Jan McFetridge | 1,599 | 1.7 | 2.0 | |
Conservative | Bob McFetridge | 1,333 | 1.4 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | '92,212' | '100.0' |
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