Anthony R. Bucco

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Anthony Bucco
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 13, 1998 – September 16, 2019
Preceded byGordon MacInnes
Succeeded byTony Bucco
Chair of the New Jersey Senate Republican Conference
In office
January 1, 2019 – September 16, 2019
Preceded bySteve Oroho
Succeeded byKristin Corrado
Deputy Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
In office
January 8, 2008 – January 12, 2010
LeaderTom Kean, Jr.
Preceded byPeter A. Inverso[1]
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
In office
January 8, 2002 – January 13, 2004
Co-Leadership with Robert Singer, and Bernard Kenny until January 13, 2004
Preceded byJohn O. Bennett
Succeeded byBernard Kenny
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 25th district
In office
January 23, 1995 – January 13, 1998
Preceded byRodney Frelinghuysen
Succeeded byRick Merkt
Personal details
Born(1938-02-24)February 24, 1938
Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedSeptember 16, 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 81)
Denville, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Helen Jayne
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(m. 1959)​
ChildrenTony Bucco
OccupationPresident of Baker/Titan Adhesives
WebsiteLegislative Website
Senate Republican Website

Anthony R. Bucco (February 24, 1938 – September 16, 2019) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1998, where he represented the 25th Legislative District until his death. Bucco served as Co-Majority Leader in the New Jersey Senate with Republican Robert Singer and Democrat Bernard Kenny when both Republicans and Democrats had 20 seats in the Senate he previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 1998. His son Tony Bucco was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and was named to succeed him in the State Senate.

Personal life[edit]

Bucco was born on February 24, 1938, and lived in the town of Boonton for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1957 until 1965.[2] Bucco later resided in Boonton Township, New Jersey.[3] He married the former Helen Jayne in 1959 and had one son, Anthony Mark.[2]

On February 8, 2019, Bucco was diagnosed with throat cancer and was admitted to the hospital.[4] On September 16, 2019, Bucco died of a heart attack at age 81.[5]

Morris County politics[edit]

Bucco served in various local offices before entering the State Legislature. He served on the town of Boonton's Board of Aldermen from 1978 through 1983, served as the town's mayor from 1984 through 1989, and was elected to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1989 through 1992. Bucco also served on the steering committee of the Morris County Economic Development Commission.[6]

New Jersey General Assembly[edit]

In the 2009 legislative elections, Anthony was elected to the seat in the General Assembly previously held by his father.[7]

Before entering the Senate, Bucco served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1995 to 1998, where he served as Assistant Majority Whip from 1996 to 1998.[6] Bucco was first selected by district Republican committee and sworn in January 1995, to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, who resigned his Assembly seat following his election to Congress. During the unexpired term, he served alongside Arthur R. Albohn in the 25th district. In his first Republican primary, Bucco and running mate Michael Patrick Carroll defeated his successor in the Assembly Rick Merkt and then-Freeholder Chris Christie along with two other candidates.[8] Bucco and Carroll were easily elected in the general election and served one full two-year term.

New Jersey Senate[edit]

Elections[edit]

In the 1997 Senate election, Bucco defeated one-term incumbent Democratic Senator Gordon MacInnes.[9]

Democrat Rupande Mehta is challenging Bucco for the June 8, 2021 senate primary. Mehta also ran against Bucco in the 2020 general election.[10]

Tenure[edit]

In the Senate Bucco has served as Assistant Majority Leader from 2000 to 2002, Majority Leader from 2002 to 2004, Leader Assistant Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008, Deputy Minority Leader from 2008 to 2010, Republican Budget Officer from 2010 to 2019; he served as Chair of the Republican Conference at the time of his death.

Committees[edit]

  • Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens
  • Labor
  • Intergovernmental Relations

Electoral history[edit]

New Jersey Senate[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2017[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 30,659 52.2 Decrease 34.6
Democratic Lisa Bhimani 28,131 47.8 N/A
Total votes '58,790' '100.0'
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 36,517 86.8
Independent Maureen Castriotta 5,577 13.2
Republican hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 19,228 61.0
Democratic Rick Thoeni 12,298 39.0
Republican hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 23,754 61.5
Democratic Frank Herbert 14,881 38.5
Republican hold
New Jersey general election, 2003[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 22,163 55.1 Decrease 10.4
Democratic Blair B. Mac Innes 18,060 44.9 Increase 10.4
Total votes '40,223' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2001[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 38,020 65.5
Democratic Horace Chamberlain 20,017 34.5
Total votes 58,037 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Anthony Bucco 37,048 54.8 Increase 5.1
Democratic Gordon MacInnes (Incumbent) 29,515 43.7 Decrease 6.6
Conservative Joseph Long 1,033 1.5 N/A
Total votes '67,596' '100.0'

New Jersey Assembly[edit]

New Jersey general election, 1995[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Anthony Bucco (Incumbent) 21,787 30.8 Decrease 6.1
Republican Michael Patrick Carroll 20,215 28.6 Decrease 2.6
Democratic Stephen D. Landfield 12,943 18.3 Increase 2.0
Democratic Stanley B. Yablonsky 12,795 18.1 Increase 3.1
Conservative Joseph Long 1,495 2.1 N/A
Conservative Jim Spinosa 1,478 2.1 N/A
Total votes '70,713' '100.0'

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Deputy Minority Leaders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session) (PDF). Skinder-Strauss Associates. 2004. pp. 234–235. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Garber, Phil. "25th District Assembly and senate Independents clash with Republican incumbents", New Jersey Hills, October 25, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "In the Senate race, Independent Maureen Castriotta of the Landing section of Roxbury Township is vying for the four-year seat of Republican Sen. Anthony “Tony” Bucco of Boonton Township.... They are competing against incumbents Michael Patrick Carroll of Morris Plains and Anthony M. Bucco of Boonton Township for the two two-year terms at stake."
  4. ^ "Anthony Bucco, Roxbury's State Senator, Has Throat Cancer", TAP into Roxbury, February 8, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, (R-25th Dist.), who represents Roxbury, has been diagnosed with a curable form of throat cancer, it was announced today. Mike DuHaime, spokesman for the Bucco family, said the senator was diagnosed to have squamous carcinoma."
  5. ^ Kausch, Katie. "State Sen. Tony Bucco Dead At 81 State Sen. Anthony "Tony" R. Bucco died on Monday from a heart attack, a family spokesperson said.", Morristown, NJ Patch, September 16, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "State Senator Tony Bucco died on Monday, a representative for the family said. He was 81. 'It is with great sadness I share that Senator Tony Bucco suffered a major heart attack this morning at his home.'"
  6. ^ a b Senator Bucco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Ragonese, Lawrence. "A new Trenton team: The Buccos", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Father and son. Senator and assemblyman-elect. Anthony Bucco and Anthony Bucco Jr.The Buccos will serve together in the Legislature after the younger Bucco takes the oath of office Jan. 12, the result of his win Tuesday in Morris County’s 25th District. The Republican duo will join the small club of parent-child legislators who have served together in New Jersey."
  8. ^ "Official List Primary Election Returns for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held June 6, 1995" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 6, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  9. ^ "Official Results General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 2, 1997. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  10. ^ "Rupande Mehta". Ballotpedia. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Official List Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  13. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2011 General Election Archived 2012-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011. Accessed June 24, 2012.
  14. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2012.
  15. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2003 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2003. Accessed April 27, 2019.
  16. ^ Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2001 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed April 30, 2019.
  17. ^ "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  18. ^ "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  19. ^ "NJ General Assembly 25". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

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New Jersey Senate
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 25th District
January 13, 1998 – September 16, 2019 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
January 8, 2002 - January 13, 2004
With: Robert Singer, Bernard Kenny 		Succeeded by
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 25th District
January 23, 1995 – January 13, 1998
With: Arthur R. Albohn, Michael Patrick Carroll 		Succeeded by
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