Anthony Bucco

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Anthony Bucco (born February 24, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician.

He served in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where he represents the 25th Legislative District.

Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Bucco served in the General Assembly from 1995 to 1998, where he served as Assistant Majority Whip from 1996-1998.

Bucco was first selected by district Republican committee and sworn in January 1995, to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of Rodney Frelinghuysen, who resigned his Assembly seat following his election to Congress.

Senator Bucco served in the Senate as the Co-Republican Majority Leader from 2002-2003 and as the Assistant Majority Leader from 2000-2001. Bucco served on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1989-1992. He was the Mayor of Boonton Township from 1984-1989. Bucco has served on the steering committee of the Morris County Economic Development Commission.

Bucco serves in the Senate on the Budget and Appropriations Committee, the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee, the Legislative Services Commission and the New Jersey Citizens' Clean Elections Commission.

[edit] District 25

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 25th Legislative District are:

• Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll, and
• Assemblyman Richard A. Merkt

[edit] External links

• Senator Bucco's Senate Website
• New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)

New Jersey Senate

1: Nicholas Asselta (R) | 2: William Gormley (R) | 3: Stephen M. Sweeney (D) | 4: Fred H. Madden (D) | 5: Wayne R. Bryant (D) | 6: John Adler (D) | 7: Diane B. Allen (R) | 8: Martha W. Bark (R) | 9: Leonard T. Connors (R) | 10: Andrew R. Ciesla (R) | 11: Joseph A. Palaia (R) | 12: Ellen Karcher (D) | 13: Joseph M. Kyrillos (R) | 14: Peter Inverso (R) | 15: Shirley Turner (D) | 16: Walter Kavanaugh (R) | 17: Bob Smith (D) | 18: Barbara Buono (D) | 19: Joseph Vitale (D) | 20: Raymond Lesniak (D) | 21: Thomas Kean Jr. (R) | 22: Nicholas Scutari (D) | 23: Leonard Lance (R) | 24: Robert Littell (R) | 25: Anthony Bucco (R) | 26: Robert Martin (R) | 27: Richard Codey (D) | 28: Ronald Rice (D) | 29: Sharpe James (D) | 30: Robert Singer (R) | 31: Joseph Doria (D) | 32: Nicholas Sacco (D) | 33: Bernard Kenny (D) | 34: Nia Gill (D) | 35: John Girgenti (D) | 36: Paul Sarlo (D) | 37: Loretta Weinberg (D) | 38: Joseph Coniglio (D) | 39: Gerald Cardinale (R) | 40: Henry McNamara (R)