Richard Carl Leone was an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey State Treasurer from 1974 to 1977 and as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1990 to 1994.
17 Facts About Richard Leone
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Richard Leone was a 1965 graduate of the University of Rochester and later earned masters and doctoral degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
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Richard Leone served in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson as Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the Cities.
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Richard Leone was the Director of the Center for the Analysis of Public Issues, a consumer research think tank, from 1970 to 1972.
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In 1973, Leone became the campaign manager for Brendan Byrne, who won the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey and defeated Republican Congressman Charles W Sandman Jr.
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Richard Leone returned to the Byrne campaign in the spring of 1977 when the Governor faced competitive primary and general election campaigns.
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In 1984, Richard Leone was a senior advisor to the presidential campaign of Walter Mondale.
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Richard Leone took office on January 14,1974, following his confirmation by the New Jersey State Senate.
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Richard Leone held the post until resigning in 1977 to become a lecturer at Princeton University.
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On January 28,1978, Richard Leone announced that he would seek the Democratic US Senate nomination.
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Richard Leone had the backing of Mercer County Democratic Chairman Richard J Coffee.
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Menza later alleged that allies of Richard Leone tried to get him out of the race with the offer of a state appointment; Richard Leone denied that.
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Richard Leone charged Bradley with running an "arrogant" and "phony" campaign, and called Bradley, who moved to New Jersey while playing basketball, a carpetbagger.
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Governor Thomas Kean, a Republican, appointed Richard Leone to serve as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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In 1990, Richard Leone was named Chairman of the Port Authority by the newly elected Governor, Democrat James Florio.
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Richard Leone replaced Philip Kaltenbacher, who had held the post under Kean.
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Byrne has twice sought to get Richard Leone appointed as Executive Director of the Port Authority, but he was blocked by New York Governor Hugh Carey.