Gerald Cardinale

Gerald Cardinale
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 39th Legislative District
Assumed office
January 12, 1982
Preceded by Frank Herbert
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 39th Legislative District
In office
January 8, 1980 – January 12, 1982
Serving with John Markert
Preceded by Greta Kiernan
Harold Martin
Succeeded by Joan M. Wright
Personal details
Born (1934-02-27) February 27, 1934
Brooklyn, New York
Political party Republican
Residence Demarest, New Jersey
Alma mater B.S. St. John's University (chemistry), D.D.S. New York University
Occupation Legislator
Website

Gerald Cardinale (born February 27, 1934) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 1982, where he represents the 39th Legislative District. Cardinale also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. He is the second-most senior senator in the state, behind Richard Codey, who also came in office in January 1982 (but had served in the General Assembly since 1974).

Biography

Cardinale received a B.S. degree from St. John's University (Chemistry) in 1955 and was awarded a D.D.S. from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1959. He is a dentist by profession, and he has his office in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[1] Cardinale was born in New York City, and resides in Demarest.[2]

Before his service as State Senator, Cardinale spent one term in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1980 to 1981. Cardinale served as Mayor of Demarest from 1975 to 1979, and was a trustee of the Demarest Public Schools Board of Education from 1967 to 1973, serving as its President from 1969 to 1971.[1]

Cardinale served in the State Senate as Deputy Majority Leader from 1994 to 2001, as Majority Whip from 1992 to 1993, as Assistant Minority Leader from 1987 to 1989 and as Minority Whip from 1985 to 1986.[1] He serves in the Senate on the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Oversight Committee.[1]

He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1984, 1988 and 1992 and served as a Delegate to the New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee in 1983.[1]

After 5th District Congresswoman Marge Roukema announced her retirement in 2002, she endorsed Cardinale as her successor in the Republican primary. However, Cardinale finished with 25%, a close third behind State Assemblyman Scott Garrett (the eventual winner, with 45%) and David C. Russo (who received 26% of votes cast).[3][4]

District 39

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 39th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:[5]

Election history

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New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 37,836 63.6
Democratic Jan Bidwell Gaunt 21,616 36.4
Republican hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 28,041 63.5
Democratic Lorraine M. Waldes 16,097 36.5
Republican hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 27,623 55.4
Democratic Joseph Ariyan 22,272 44.6
Republican hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2003[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 30,718 62.3
Democratic Richard Muti 18,605 37.7
Republican hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Senator Cardinale's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 20, 2008.
  2. ↑ Senator S. Gerald Cardinale, Project Vote Smart. Accessed November 23, 2007.
  3. ↑ Kocieniewski, David. "Forrester to Represent G.O.P. in Race to Unseat Torricelli", The New York Times, June 5, 2002. Accessed March 30, 2008. "In the Republican primary to replace Representative Marge Roukema, who is retiring from her Fifth Congressional District seat, State Assemblyman E. Scott Garrett, defeated State Senator Gerald Cardinale, whom Mrs. Roukema had endorsed. With all precincts reporting, Mr. Garrett had 46 percent, to 25 percent for Mr. Cardinale and 26 percent for Assemblyman David C. Russo."
  4. ↑ Demasters, Karen. "BRIEFING: POLITICS; PRIMARY RESULTS", The New York Times, June 9, 2002. Accessed November 23, 2007.
  5. ↑ Legislative Roster: 2014-2015 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Official List Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 4, 2013. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011. Accessed June 25, 2012.
  8. ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007. Accessed June 25, 2012.
  9. ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2003 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2003. Accessed June 25, 2012.
New Jersey Senate
Preceded by
Frank Herbert		 Member of the New Jersey Senate for the 39th District
January 12, 1982 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Greta Kiernan
Harold Martin		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 39th District
January 8, 1980 – January 12, 1982
With: John Markert		 Succeeded by
Joan M. Wright
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