Anthony M. Villane
| Anthony M. Villane, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 10th Legislative District |
|
|
In office January 6, 1976 – January 5, 1982 Serving with Brian Kennedy and William F. Dowd |
|
| Preceded by | Gertrude Berman and William P. Fitzpatrick |
| Succeeded by | John Paul Doyle and Warren Wolf |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 11th Legislative District |
|
|
In office January 6, 1982 – July 11, 1988 Serving with Joseph A. Palaia |
|
| Preceded by | John O. Bennett and Marie Sheehan Muhler |
| Succeeded by | John Villapiano |
| Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs | |
|
In office July 1988 – January 1990 |
|
| Preceded by | Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Randy Primas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 24, 1929 Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Belverio (June 1953) |
| Residence | Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Rutgers University Temple University |
| Occupation | Dentist |
Anthony M. Villane, Jr. (born December 24, 1929) is an American dentist and Republican Party politician who was elected to serve seven terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1988, and served as head of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs from 1988 to 1990, when he was named as regional administrator of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Villane was born in Newark, New Jersey on December 24, 1929. He attended the Newark Public Schools and graduated from Barringer High School. He earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1951 and received a degree in dentistry in 1955 from Temple University. He served in the United States Air Force from 1955 to 1958 with the rank of captain, after which he maintained a dental practice in Eatontown.
In 1971, Villane was chosen to chair the Long Branch Republican Party, a position he filled until 1977.
From 1975 to 1977, Villane served as a trustee of the board of education of the Long Branch Public Schools.
A resident of Long Branch, New Jersey, Villane and his Republican running mate Brian Kennedy defeated Democratic incumbent Gertrude Berman and her running mate Richard J. Connors in the November 1975 general election, to win the two Assembly seats in the 10th Legislative District, covering portions of Monmouth County and Ocean County. Kennedy shifted to the New Jersey Senate, and Villane was re-elected to the Assembly in the 10th District in 1977 and 1979 with William F. Dowd.
...
Wikipedia