Peter Biondi
Pete Biondi (b. June 23, 1942 - d. November 10, 2011) was a Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 16 from 1998 to 2011. He passed away on November 10, 2011, after a battle with cancer.[1]
A special election to fill his seat was called for November 6, 2012--local party officials selected Donna Simon (R) to replace Biondi.[2][3]
While in office, he served as Republican Conference Leader from 2006 to 2009. Prior to his election to the Assembly, Biondi served on the Hillsborough Township Planning Board from 1986 to 1999, the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1994 to 1997 and was mayor of Hillsborough Township from 1986 to 1993.[4]
Committee assignments
2010-2012 committees:
- Human Services
- Regulated Professions
Issues
Assemblyman Biondi discussing FY 2010 budget |
Sponsored legislation
- A1053 Revises public school district budget cap adjustment for special education and establishes adjustments for utility costs, health benefits costs, legal fees, and membership dues for New Jersey School Boards Association.
- A1055 Eliminates use of vaccines containing mercury over three years.
- A3570 Abolishes Council on Affordable Housing for failure to comply with legislative directives.[5]
Elections
2011
Biondi won re-election in 2011. Biondi and Jack Ciattarelli ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. They then defeated Marie Corfield and Joe Camarota in the November 8 general election.[6]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 16 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Peter Biondi Incumbent |
26.9% | 20,359 | |
| Republican | Jack Ciattarelli |
26.1% | 19,770 | |
| Democratic | Marie Corfield | 23.5% | 17,779 | |
| Democratic | Joe Camarota | 23.5% | 17,795 | |
| Total Votes | 75,703 | |||
Speculation
District 16 was also significantly reshaped in 2011, moving its population center away from Somerset County. All of the Republican candidates (two incumbents and one challenger) are from the Somerset area. However, NJSpotlight noted that despite these changes and balanced partisan registration, the Democratic ticket was not very familiar to voters.[7][8]
2009
Running for re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election, Biondi received 45,036 votes (34%), defeating challengers Mark Petraske and Roberta Karpinecz.[9] He was bracketed with Denise Coyle. [10]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Sixteenth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter J. Biondi (R)
|
45,199 | |||
| Denise M. Coyle (R)
|
44,612 | |||
| Roberta Karpinecz (D) | 22,172 | |||
| Mark Petraske (D) | 21,394 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 16," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 16," October 12, 2011
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Peter + Biondi + New Jersey + Assembly"
See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
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
Footnotes
- ↑ NewJerseyNewsroom.com, "Funeral service for N.J. Assemblyman Peter Biondi held in Somerville," November 14, 2011
- ↑ NJ.com, "Biondi succession in the 16th District complicated by timing, redistricting," November 14, 2011
- ↑ NJ Assembly Republicans, "Led by DeCroce & Simon, women members of NJ Legislature surge," March 5, 2012
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Peter Biondi," accessed December 17, 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
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 16 1998–2011 |
Succeeded by Donna Simon (R) |
