Gary Chiusano
Gary Chiusano (b. August 5, 1951) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 24 from 2008 to 2013. Chiusano resigned in February 2013 after being appointed to the post of Sussex County surrogate.[1] At the time of his departure, Chiusano served as Deputy Minority Leader. He previously served as an Assistant Minority Whip.
Prior to his election to the Assembly, Chiusano served on the Sussex County Board of Freeholders from 2003 to 2008 and as Mayor of the Frankford Township Committee from 2001 to 2003.[2]
Committee assignments
2010-2012 committees:
Issues
Assemblyman Chiusano speaking on taxes and the judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
- A158 Prohibits elected officials and public employees from enrolling for health benefits with more than one public entity; provides civil action for treble expenses by public entity providing additional coverage.
- A669 Prohibits use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
- A1691 "Transparency in Government Act;" provides for establishment of State public finance website.
- A1692 Prohibits certain candidates from receiving public financing for campaigns.[3]
Debates
On July 7, 2011, Democrats Ed Selby, Leslie Huhn and Jim Nye sent a letter to Republican incumbents Alison McHose, Gary Chiusano and Steven Oroho, challenging them to a series of debates to take place before the November 8 general election. Leslie Huhn stated that Republicans have "had it too easy" in recent elections, and that they have taken their constituents for granted for too long.[4]
The Democrats gave Republicans 10 days to respond. The same day (July 7), Lou Crescitelli, spokesman for the District 24 Republicans, confirmed the GOP incumbents would participate in the debates. Since redistricting took place, 11 new county municipalities were added to the district. Ed Selby (D) suggested the need to "expand"[4] because the newly annexed counties might not know the candidates as well. The invitation to debate was not sent to the two Independent candidates in Assembly District 24, Rose Ann Salanitri and Mark Quick.[4]
Elections
2011
Chiusano won re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Alison McHose ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. They then defeated Leslie Huhn (D), Jim Nye (D), Rose Ann Salanitri (I) and Mark Quick (I) in the November 8 general election.[5]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 24 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alison McHose Incumbent |
30.6% | 19,026 | |
| Republican | Gary Chiusano Incumbent |
29.8% | 18,561 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Huhn | 16.5% | 10,290 | |
| Democratic | Jim Nye | 15.8% | 9,832 | |
| Independent | Rose Ann Salanitri | 5.1% | 3,161 | |
| Independent | Mark Quick | 2.2% | 1,382 | |
| Total Votes | 62,252 | |||
2009
Running for re-election in the November 3, 2009, general election, Chiusano received 46,557 votes (41%), defeating Democratic challenger Frederick Katz, Jr.[6] He was bracketed with Alison McHose.[7]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Twenty-Fourth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Alison Littell McHose (R)
|
50,973 | |||
| Gary R. Chiusano (R)
|
47,741 | |||
| Frederick J. Katz, Jr. (D) | 17,781 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Gary Chiusano endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[8]
Additional reading
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 24," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 24," October 5, 2011
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gary + Chiusano + 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
Footnotes
- ↑ The Express-Times, "N.J. Assembly seat open as Gary Chiusano is confirmed for Sussex County surrogate post," February 7, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2013
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Gary Chiusano," accessed December 16, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey State Legislature, "Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lehighvalleylive.com, "New Jersey's 24th District Republicans accept Democrats' challenge to debate," July 8, 2011
- ↑ 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 24 2008–2013 |
Succeeded by Parker Space (R) |
