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Nicholas Sacco
Nicholas Sacco (Democratic Party) was a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office in 1994. He left office on January 9, 2024.
Sacco (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 32. He won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
Biography
Sacco earned his B.A. in history from Rutgers University and his M.A. in administration and supervision from Seton Hall University.[1] His professional experience includes working as the assistant superintendent of schools for the North Bergen Board of Education and as mayor of the North Bergen Township.[2]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Sacco was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Sacco was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Sacco was assigned to the following committees:
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sacco served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Transportation, Chair |
| • Law and Public Safety |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Sacco served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Transportation, Chair |
| • Military and Veterans' Affairs, Vice-Chair |
| • Law and Public Safety |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Sacco served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Transportation, Chair |
| • Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
Nicholas Sacco did not file to run for re-election.[3]
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 32
Incumbent Nicholas Sacco defeated Juan Barbadillo in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nicholas Sacco (D) | 71.2 | 23,839 |
| Juan Barbadillo (R) | 28.8 | 9,659 | ||
| Total votes: 33,498 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32
Incumbent Nicholas Sacco advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nicholas Sacco | 100.0 | 9,819 |
| Total votes: 9,819 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32
Juan Barbadillo advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 32 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Juan Barbadillo | 100.0 | 1,309 | |
| Total votes: 1,309 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[4][5] Incumbent Nicholas Sacco (D) defeated Paul Castelli (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 32 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Nicholas Sacco Incumbent |
80.25% | 23,736 | |
| Republican | Paul Castelli | 19.75% | 5,842 | |
| Total Votes | 29,578 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Nicholas Sacco ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 32 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Nicholas Sacco Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Paul Castelli ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 32 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Paul Castelli | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Sacco won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 32. Sacco defeated Francisco E. Torres in the June 4 Democratic primary and Paul Castelli (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Sacco Incumbent |
70.2% | 20,098 | |
| Republican | Francisco E. Torres | 29.8% | 8,542 | |
| Total Votes | 28,640 | |||
| New Jersey State Senate District 32 Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Nicholas Sacco Incumbent |
88.5% | 10,169 |
| Francisco Torres | 11.5% | 1,320 |
| Total Votes | 11,489 | |
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Sacco won re-election to the District 32 State Senate seat in 2011. He defeated Jeff Boss in the June 7 Democratic primary. Sacco defeated Edward O'Neill (R) and Herbert Shaw (I) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.[13]
| New Jersey State Senate District 32 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nicholas Sacco Incumbent |
80.8% | 16,413 | |
| Republican | Edward O'Neill | 16.3% | 3,312 | |
| Independent | Herbert Shaw | 2.9% | 588 | |
| Total Votes | 20,313 | |||
| New Jersey State Senate District 32 Democratic Primary, 2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Nicholas Sacco Incumbent |
95.3% | 10,211 |
| Jeff Boss | 4.7% | 505 |
| Total Votes | 10,716 | |
2007
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007
In 2007, Sacco was re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate District 31. Sacco (D) finished with 16,780 votes and was followed by John Pluchino (R) with 3,474 votes. Sacco raised $210,064 for his campaign fund.[14]
| New Jersey Senate 2007 General Election, District 31 (2007) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Nicholas Sacco (D)
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16,780 | |||
| John Pluchino (R) | 3,474 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
2013
In 2013, Sacco’s endorsements included the following:[15]
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO
2011
In 2011, Sacco’s endorsements included the following:[16]
Personal
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Sacco and his wife, Kathleen, have one child. They currently reside in North Bergen, New Jersey.
Recent news
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Biography of Nicholas Sacco," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Sacco will retire from State Senate, plans to endorse Stack for re-election," accessed March 4, 2022
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official State Senate Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "New Jersey State Senate 2007 general election results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 4, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey State Senate District 32 1994-2024 |
Succeeded by Raj Mukherji (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Mayor North Bergen Township 1991 |
Succeeded by - |
