Paul DiGaetano was born on October 28,1953 and is the current Bergen County Republican Organization Chairman.
13 Facts About Paul DiGaetano
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Paul DiGaetano served as a member of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commission, the Legislative Service Commission and the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology.
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Paul DiGaetano originally represented Passaic, New Jersey, but moved to Nutley, New Jersey following his 1999 re-election.
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Paul DiGaetano served with John Kelly of Nutley for many years in the Assembly, but for his last two terms in office he served as part of a split ticket; Wood-Ridge, New Jersey mayor Paul Sarlo was elected to Kelly's seat in 2001 and after Sarlo moved to the State Senate Frederick Scalera of Nutley was elected in 2003 to replace him.
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In 2005, Paul DiGaetano did not run for re-election in the split 36th District, choosing instead to run for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Paul DiGaetano came in a distant sixth in the primary election with 16,684 votes, well behind winner Doug Forrester who received 108,941.
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Paul DiGaetano is President of J DiGaetano and Sons Inc.
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In 2016 Paul DiGaetano challenged incumbent Bergen County Republican Organization chairman Robert Yudin in the race for chair.
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Paul DiGaetano cited recent Republican losses in county elections and popular Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino switching affiliation to the Bergen Democrats as major reasons for new leadership being necessary.
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DiGaetano had support from the local Young Republicans chapter, with Paul offering to make several members leaders in his administration.
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Paul DiGaetano won with a near landslide victory in June 2016.
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In February 2017 DiGaetano declared his candidacy for New Jersey Senate in the New Jersey's 40th legislative district after incumbent Senator Kevin J O'Toole announced that he will not seek reelection.
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Paul DiGaetano confirmed that should he be elected he will remain as the Bergen County Republican Chairman.