Richard Joseph LaRossa was born on July 1,1946 and is an American Republican Party politician and former television presenter who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 15th Legislative District from 1992 to 1998.
10 Facts About Dick LaRossa
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Dick LaRossa was born and raised in Trenton, where he attended Notre Dame High School.
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Dick LaRossa received his undergraduate degree from Trenton State College, with a major in speech and theater and did graduate work in psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
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Dick LaRossa is the owner of the Computer Services Group.
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Dick LaRossa's victory came in a good year for New Jersey Republicans as they won both houses of the legislature easily.
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Dick LaRossa faced Stockman for a second time in 1993, with the incumbent receiving endorsements from the AFL-CIO, locals of the Communications Workers of America and the New Jersey State Patrolmen's Benevolent Association.
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Dick LaRossa served in the Senate as Chair of the Urban Policy and Planning Committee and as a member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee.
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Dick LaRossa gave opening remarks at a Tea Party convention titled "The Battle of Trenton" in 2011, named for the battle during the American Revolutionary War.
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Dick LaRossa was a keynote speaker for the New Jersey Constitution Party at their annual New Jersey's Constitution Day celebration.
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Dick LaRossa ran on a slate with four others titled "Mercer Republicans United", a name which attempted to highlight the existing fractures within the Mercer County Republican Party.