1. Gerald Cardinale was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1982 until his death in 2021, representing the 39th Legislative District.
20 Facts About Gerald Cardinale
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Gerald Cardinale served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982.
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Gerald Cardinale studied chemistry at St John's University, obtaining Bachelor of Science in 1955.
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Gerald Cardinale was a dentist by profession, and he had an office in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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Gerald Cardinale resided in Demarest, where he served as mayor from 1975 to 1979.
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Gerald Cardinale was a trustee of the Demarest Public Schools Board of Education from 1967 to 1973, serving as its president from 1969 to 1971.
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Gerald Cardinale served in the State Senate as deputy majority leader from 1994 to 2001, as majority whip from 1992 to 1993, as assistant minority leader from 1987 to 1989 and as minority whip from 1985 to 1986.
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Gerald Cardinale served in the Senate on the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Oversight Committee.
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In 2018, Gerald Cardinale sponsored a bill alongside Senators Paul Sarlo, Kristin Corrado, Loretta Weinberg, and Joseph Lagana that would push a special election to the following year if a vacancy for the County Sheriff, Clerk, or Surrogate posts if the vacancy occurs 70 days before election day.
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In March 2019 Gerald Cardinale expressed his opposition to marijuana legalization.
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Gerald Cardinale died on the morning of February 20,2021, at the Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, New Jersey.
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Gerald Cardinale was 86, and suffered a brief illness prior to his death that was not related to COVID-19.
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Gerald Cardinale was buried at Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, New Jersey.
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In 2017 Cardinale faced a challenge from Democrat Linda H Schwager and Libertarian James Tosone.
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Gerald Cardinale won Bergen, and Passaic Counties by about 4,000 and 2,000 votes respectively.
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Regardless, Gerald Cardinale won re-election in the then-safe Republican 39th District.
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Gerald Cardinale who was serving as Majority Whip easily beat Democratic nominee Stephen Jaffe.
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Gerald Cardinale easily won re-election to a third term in 1987.
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In 1979 Gerald Cardinale, again ran for General Assembly this time he won coming in first place.
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In 1977 Gerald Cardinale ran for General Assembly losing to Incumbent Harold Martin and newcomer Greta Kiernan.