Anthony Bucco

Anthony R. Bucco (born February 24, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where he represents the 25th Legislative District.

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Biography

Before entering the Senate, Bucco served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1995 to 1998, where he served as Assistant Majority Whip from 1996 to 1998.[1]

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

Bucco has served in the Senate as Deputy Minority Leader since 2008. He has previously been the Co-Republican Majority Leader from 2002 to 2003 and the Assistant Majority Leader from 2000 to 2001. Bucco served on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1989 to 1992. He was the Mayor of Boonton, New Jersey from 1984 to 1989. Bucco has served on the steering committee of the Morris County Economic Development Commission.[1]

Bucco serves in the Senate on the Legislative Services Commission, the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.[1] In January 2009, he was appointed by Senate Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. as the Republican Budget Officer of the Senate. As Republican Budget Officer, Senator Bucco is the ranking Republican member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and he is the caucus' chief spokesman on budget and state finance issues.

In the 2009 legislative elections, Bucco's son, Tony Bucco, was elected to the seat in the General Assembly previously held by his father.[2]

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 District for the 2010-2011 Legislative Session are:

References

  1. ^ a b c Senator Bucco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 16, 2008.
  2. ^ Ragonese, Lawrence. "A new Trenton team: The Buccos", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Father and son. Senator and assemblyman-elect. Anthony Bucco and Anthony Bucco Jr.The Buccos will serve together in the Legislature after the younger Bucco takes the oath of office Jan. 12, the result of his win Tuesday in Morris County’s 25th District. The Republican duo will join the small club of parent-child legislators who have served together in New Jersey."

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Members of the New Jersey State Senate
214th Legislature (2010-2012)
President of the Senate: Stephen M. Sweeney (D) • President pro Tempore: Nia Gill (D) • Majority Leader: Barbara Buono (D) • Minority Leader: Thomas Kean, Jr. (R)
   
  1.    Sean T. Kean (R)
  2.    Jennifer Beck (R)
  3.    Joseph M. Kyrillos (R)
  4.    Linda R. Greenstein (D)
  5.    Shirley Turner (D)
  6.    Christopher Bateman (R)
  7.    Bob Smith (D)
  8.    Barbara Buono (D)
  9.    Joseph Vitale (D)
  10.    Raymond Lesniak (D)
  1.    Thomas Kean, Jr. (R)
  2.    Nicholas Scutari (D)
  3.    Michael J. Doherty (R)
  4.    Steve Oroho (R)
  5.    Anthony Bucco (R)
  6.    Joseph Pennacchio (R)
  7.    Richard Codey (D)
  8.    Ronald Rice (D)
  9.    Teresa Ruiz (D)
  10.    Robert Singer (R)
  1.    Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D)
  2.    Nicholas Sacco (D)
  3.    Brian P. Stack (D)
  4.    Nia Gill (D)
  5.    John Girgenti (D)
  6.    Paul Sarlo (D)
  7.    Loretta Weinberg (D)
  8.    Robert M. Gordon (D)
  9.    Gerald Cardinale (R)
  10.    Kevin J. O'Toole (R)
Party political offices
Preceded by
Leonard Lance		 Republican Budget Officer of the New Jersey Senate
January 2009 - Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent