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Robert Schroeder
Robert Schroeder (b. February 16, 1960) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 39 from 2010 to 2014. Schroeder served as Deputy Minority Whip prior to his January 2013 removal stemming from a loan scandal.
He has previously served as Council President, Vice President and Councilman for the Township of Washington, New Jersey.
Schroeder did not seek re-election in 2013. His seat was filled by Republican Robert Auth.
Biography
Schroeder earned his B.A. in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University. His professional experience includes being the founder of All Points International Distributors and as Chief Executive Officer of All Points International Industries from 1987 to 2005.[1]
Committee assignments
2010-2012 committees:
Elections
2011
Schroeder won re-election in 2011. He and fellow incumbent Charlotte Vandervalk ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7, but Vandervalk ultimately decided not to pursue re-elections. Vandervalk was replaced on the Republican ticket by Holly Schepisi. Michael Wilson and Sara Adele Higgins were also seeking the Republican nomination, however, both Wilson and Higgins were removed from the ballot when their candidacies were found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.[2]
Schroeder and Schepisi defeated Anthony Iannarelli, Jr. (D), Michael McCarthy (D) and Clinton Bosca (I) in the November 8 general election.[3]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 39 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Robert Schroeder Incumbent |
30.9% | 26,572 | |
| Republican | Holly Schepisi |
30.3% | 26,111 | |
| Democratic | Michael McCarthy | 18.8% | 16,200 | |
| Democratic | Anthony Iannarelli, Jr. | 18.3% | 15,784 | |
| Independent | Clinton Bosca | 1.7% | 1,425 | |
| Total Votes | 86,092 | |||
2009
Bracketed with incumbent Charlotte Vandervalk in the November 3, 2009, general election, Schroeder received 42,347 votes (31%), defeating Democratic challengers Michael J. McCarthy and John Shahdanian, II.[4] [5]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Ninth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Charlotte Vandervalk (R)
|
44,612 | |||
| Robert Schroeder (R)
|
42,477 | |||
| Michael J. McCarthy (D) | 24,577 | |||
| John L. Shahdanian, II (D) | 23,356 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Robert Schroeder endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[6]
Personal
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Schroeder and his wife, Tina, have two children.
Schroeder is a Trustee with the Leo P. McGuire Public Safety and Education Foundation, member of the Directors for Lakeland Bank Advisory Board, New Jersey/New York Fireman's Association, New Jersey Fire Chief Association and the Bergen County 200 Club.[1]
Noteworthy events
Loan scandal
In December 2012, Schroeder, whose businesses were allegedly in decline following the end of the war in Iraq, was indicted on writing bad checks totaling more than $3.4 million and stealing over $1.8 million from loaners to use on debt and expenses rather than a housing venture he claimed to be pursuing.[7][8]
In March 2013, Schroeder pleaded not guilty to the charges. The state offered Schroeder a plea deal stipulating a five-year prison sentence, restitution of about $5 million, resignation from the General Assembly and a lifetime ban from public office.[9][10]
Schroeder's criminal trial was initially scheduled for February 2, 2015.[11] It was later postponed until the fall.[12]
In October 2016, Schroeder pleaded guilty to second-degree misconduct by a corporate official and pleaded guilty to issuing bad checks.[13] On February 6, 2017, Schroeder was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to repay over $5.3 million to his victims.[14]
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
- Official campaign site
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2011, 2009, 2005
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Robert Schroeder," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ North Jersey, "Republicans pick Holly Schepisi to run in 39th District," September 13, 2011(Archived)
- ↑ 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)
- ↑ New Jersey On-Line, "N.J. lawmaker Schroeder indicted for alleged multimillion-dollar loan scheme," December 21, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "Munoz replaces Schroeder as GOP deputy whip," January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013
- ↑ The Star-Ledger, "Assemblyman Robert Schroeder pleads not guilty to alleged theft, bad checks," March 1, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013
- ↑ Westwood-Hillsdale Patch, "Assemblyman Schroeder Offered Plea Deal," March 29, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013
- ↑ North Jersey, "Trial for former Assemblyman Robert Schroeder scheduled for February," June 7, 2014
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Trial postponed for former NJ Assemblyman Robert Schroeder," January 29, 2015
- ↑ Nj.com, "Ex-N.J. assemblyman pleads guilty to $5.3M fraud scheme," October 7, 2016
- ↑ NJ.com, "Ex-Assemblyman sentenced to 8 years in $5.3M ponzi scheme," February 6, 2017
