Alberto Coutinho
| Alberto Coutinho | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 29th district |
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In office January 8, 2008 – September 11, 2013 Serving with L. Grace Spencer |
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| Preceded by |
Wilfredo Caraballo William D. Payne |
| Succeeded by | Eliana Pintor Marin |
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In office May 22, 1997 – January 13, 1998 Serving with Willie B. Brown |
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| Preceded by | Jackie Mattison |
| Succeeded by | William D. Payne |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 16, 1969 Newark, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Newark, New Jersey |
Albert Coutinho (born June 16, 1969) (also known as Albert Coutinho) is a former American Democratic Party politician, who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from May 1997 to January 1989 and again from January 8, 2008 until his resignation on September 11, 2013. He was eventually sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to theft and falsifying records, thus ending his career in New Jersey politics.
Coutinho was born in Newark the son of Maria and Bernardino Coutinho, two Portuguese-American community leaders in the city. He earned a B.S. degree from New York University, with a major in Economics and Finance, and was awarded an M.B.A. from New York University in International Operations and Organizational Behavior. He is managing partner at Alter International beginning that position in 1998. Other jobs he has held include being the president of Coutex Inc. and a manager at Coutinho's Bakery, a long-time family business.
He served the City of Newark as Central Planning Board Commissioner from 1996 to 2005 and as a Zoning Board of Adjustment Commissioner from 1993 to 1996. He was an Essex County Utilities Authority Commissioner from 1992 to 1998. He is a resident of the Ironbound section of Newark.
In 1997, incumbent 29th District Assemblyman Jackie R. Mattison resigned in May 1997 following his sentencing for bribery charges. Coutinho was chosen by the local Essex County Democratic Committee members to fill the seat until the expiration of Mattison's term in January 1998. His appointment to the New Jersey Legislature made him the first Portuguese-American to serve in the Legislature. He declined to seek election to a full term.
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