Joseph Coniglio
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Joseph Coniglio (born February 6, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 38th Legislative District. Senator Coniglio is the Chairman of the State Government Committee, and he also serves on the Senate Labor Committee, and the Senate Budget & Approprations Committee.
Senator Coniglio has sponsored a number of important initiatives which have been signed into law. Reacting to security concerns following the September 11, 2001 attacks, he sponsored a law requiring background checks for airport employees with access to restricted areas within the airport. He also sponsored measures creating a prostate cancer education and research program and encouraging more individuals to enter the nursing profession by giving them an income tax deduction for up to three years.
In response to escalating violence at youth sporting events nationwide, Senator Coniglio pushed for a bill allowing municipalities and boards of education to establish athletic codes of conduct for behavior at sporting events. Violators of these codes of conduct can be ejected from games and required to participate in anger management programs before being allowed to return.
The senator was a prime sponsor of New Jersey's "Do Not Call" list legislation, one of the strongest telemarketing restricting measure in the nation. The law requires telemarketers to subscribe to a "Do Not Call" list, and makes penalty provisions for telemarketers who violate the list. He also sponsored the State's historic "predatory lending" law, which protects homeowners from unscrupulous subprime lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates on home loans with the intent to foreclose on the home.
Additionally, Senator Coniglio has sponsored bills cracking down on fraudulent solicitations on behalf of charities, upgrading penalties for identity theft and the sale of false IDs, and providing state-funded health care and increased pay for New Jersey National Guard members on active duty within the State.
Before coming to the Senate, Coniglio served on several different committees within his hometown including the Paramus Borough Council from 1981 to 1990, where he served as Council President from 1985 to 1990, the Paramus Board of Adjustment (1976-1981), and the Paramus Shade Tree Commission from 1974 to 1976.
[edit] District 38
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 38th Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman Robert M. Gordon, and
- Assemblywoman Joan Voss
[edit] External links
- Senator Coniglio's Senate Website
- New Jersey Senate Democrats Website Biography
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
