Alex DeCroce
Alex DeCroce was a Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 26 from 1989 to 2012. He was the Assembly Minority Leader. DeCroce (R) passed away on January 9, 2012, from a heart attack. His widow, BettyLou DeCroce (R), won the special election for the rest of his term on November 6, 2012.
Biography
DeCroce's professional experience included working a realtor with ERA Gallo & DeCroce.[1]
Committee assignments
- Assembly Bi-Partisan Leadership Committee (Co-Chair)
Issues
Assemblyman DeCroce discussing the sales tax holiday |
Sponsored legislation
- A1470 Lowers number of signatures required for recall petition.
- A2229 Changes deadline for voter-verified paper record of votes cast on voting machines to January 1, 2009.
- A2767 "The New Jersey Healthcare Choice Act;" permits health insurers licensed in other states to provide coverage in New Jersey under certain circumstances.
- A2864 Restores the death penalty for certain murders.[2]
Elections
2011
DeCroce won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Jay Webber ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. Joseph Scafa was also vying for the Republican nomination, but withdrew his candidacy in April. Republican candidate Gary Steele was disqualified and removed from the ballot in late April. DeCroce and Webber then defeated Elliot Isibor (D), Joseph Raich (D) and Michael Spector (G) in the November 8 general election.[3]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 26 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alex DeCroce Incumbent |
32% | 19,696 | |
| Republican | Jay Webber Incumbent |
31.8% | 19,543 | |
| Democratic | Joseph Raich | 17.6% | 10,847 | |
| Democratic | Elliot Isibor | 16.8% | 10,319 | |
| Green | Michael Spector | 1.8% | 1,095 | |
| Total Votes | 61,500 | |||
2009
Running for re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election, DeCroce received 43,544 votes (35%), defeating Democratic challengers Douglas Herbert and Wayne Marek.[4] He was bracketed with Jay Webber. [5]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twenty-Sixth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alex DeCrone (R)
|
43,647 | |||
| Jay Webber (R)
|
42,077 | |||
| Wayne B. Marek (D) | 20,107 | |||
| Douglas Herbert (D) | 20,015 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Alex DeCroce endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 26," November 4, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 26," October 13, 2011
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Alex + DeCroce + New Jersey + Assembly"
External links
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign Contributions: 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Assemblyman DeCroce," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 26 1989–2012 |
Succeeded by BettyLou DeCroce (R) |
