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- ↑ Johnson, Brent."N.J. lawmaker who first served in 1960s says he expects to leave for spot on Horizon board", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 22, 2023. Accessed February 24, 2023. "State Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, who has served two separate tenures in the New Jersey Legislature, nearly four decades apart and spanning both major political parties, confirmed Tuesday night he’s set to end his career as a lawmaker. The 82-year-old Democrat from Essex County — whose district includes parts of Newark, the state’s largest city — told NJ Advance Media that Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to nominate him to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey."
- ↑ Sobko, Katie. "Ralph Caputo, Essex assemblyman, resigns to take Horizon board seat", The Record , March 23, 2023. Accessed March 23, 2023. "Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, D-Essex, resigned his seat on Tuesday. The move was expected, because Caputo’s nomination to the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey board was approved on Monday."
- ↑ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2010, p. 283. Accessed January 31, 2022. "Assemblyman Caputo was born Oct. 31, 1940, in Newark. He graduated from Barringer High School in 1958 and Bloomfield College in 1963. He received a master's degree in school administration from Seton Hall University in 1975."
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Two years before the Dumont Commission's report, Republican Assemblyman Ralph Caputo of Essex County sponsored a proposal for casinos in both Atlantic City and Newark, which was struggling to recover from the 1967 riots.
- ↑ "1971 General Election Results" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ↑ Minutes of the Votes and Proceedings of the Second Annual Session of the One Hundred and Ninety-fourth General Assembly of the State of New Jersey. 1971. p. 605. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
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In Essex County, the 30-year-old County Executive, Peter Shapiro, won renomination in a race with Mayor Thomas H. Cooke Jr. of East Orange and Ralph R. Caputo, a former Assemblyman.
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Democratic district freeholder candidates include ... Ralph Caputo, a former two-term state assemblyman, who is expected to make a strong challenge to unseat Scarpelli in District 5.
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- ↑ "Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For June 2007 Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 20, 2007. p. 28. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ↑ Gillespie, Andra (2012). The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark, and Post-Racial America. New York University Press. p. 199. ISBN 9780814732458 . Retrieved July 30, 2015.
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- ↑ Milo, Paul. "Report: Caputo Bidding Adieu to Belleville; Redistricting Compelling Move, Assemblyman Says", Belleville Patch, April 8, 2011. Accessed December 22, 2014. "There's been another development in what is proving to be an eventful week in local politics: Assemblyman Ralph Caputo is leaving Belleville and relocating to Nutley, where he plans to seek re-election from the 28th District, according to a published report."
- ↑ Frankel, Jeff (April 8, 2011). "Ryan will step aside for Caputo in 28th district". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
- ↑ Milo, Paul. "Caputo not Sorry for His Double-Dipping Assemblyman Says his Age Justifies his Decision to Draw Pension While Earning Public Salaries", Belleville-Nutley, NJ Patch, April 7, 2011. Accessed January 31, 2022. "Other elected officials also benefit from the legally allowable practice, known as 'double dipping'. Among those officials is Ralph Caputo of Belleville, who collects a pension from his work as a legislator and educator. Caputo, however, is not sorry."
- ↑ Wildstein, David. "Jackie Yustein set to replace Caputo in State Assembly Glen Ridge Democratic chair, ex-councilwoman, will serve as interim assemblywoman until January 2024", New Jersey Globe , April 7, 2023. Accessed February 12, 2024. "Jacqueline S. Yustein, a longtime Essex County Democratic stalwart, is expected to replace Ralph Caputo in the New Jersey State Assembly, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed.... Yustein has no opponent in the race for the interim term and will serve the remainder of Caputo’s term, which expires on January 9, 2024, and will not be a candidate for a full term this year."
- ↑ "Yustein Sworn in as Legislative District 28’s Newest Assembly Member", Insider NJ, May 25, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2024. "Former Glen Ridge Councilwoman Jacqueline Yustein received the oath of office from Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin on Thursday to become a member of the New Jersey General Assembly. Yustein joins Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker in representing the 28th Legislative District in Essex County."