Joseph Pennacchio was born on May 27,1955 and is an American Republican Party politician, who has represented the 26th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since January 8,2008.
12 Facts About Joseph Pennacchio
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Joseph Pennacchio served in the General Assembly from 2001 to 2008.
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Joseph Pennacchio served on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1998 to 2001 and is a former member of Governor DiFrancesco's New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
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Joseph Pennacchio is the founder and a former member of the Montville Education Foundation, and a former member of the Montville Economic Development Council.
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Joseph Pennacchio ousted incumbent freeholder, John M Fox, in the 1998 Republican primary.
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Joseph Pennacchio was succeeded by John Inglesino on the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
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Joseph Pennacchio was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in February 2001 by a special convention of district Republicans to fill the seat vacated by Carol Murphy, following her nomination by Acting Governor of New Jersey Donald DiFrancesco to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
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Joseph Pennacchio has since served as Assistant Minority Leader from 2014 to 2017 when he was chosen as Minority Whip.
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In 1994, Joseph Pennacchio challenged Congressman Dean Gallo in the Republican primary.
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On January 17,2008, Joseph Pennacchio launched his campaign for the 2008 United States Senate race.
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In 1991, Joseph Pennacchio sent a 94-page white paper called the "Nationalist Agenda" to then-New Jersey General Assembly minority leader Chuck Haytaian.
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Joseph Pennacchio refused to drop out, and said that these were ideas he came up with before he ran for office, and that he had "evolved" beyond many of them.