Dean A. Gallo
| Dean Anderson Gallo | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1985 – November 6, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Minish |
| Succeeded by | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
| New Jersey State Assemblyman | |
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In office January 1976 – January 1985 |
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| Preceded by | John J. Sinsimer, Sr |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. Martin |
| New Jersey Assembly Minority Leader | |
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In office January 1982 – January 1984 |
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| Preceded by | James R. Hurley |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Hardwick |
| Personal details | |
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November 23, 1935 Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Died | November 6, 1994 (aged 58) Denville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Schwenker Gallo (divorced) Betty Gallo |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Realtor |
Dean Anderson Gallo (November 23, 1935 – November 6, 1994) was an American Republican party politician, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 11th congressional district from 1985 until his death from prostate cancer in Denville, New Jersey in 1994.
Gallo was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of Dean and Selma Gallo. He attended public schools in Parsippany, New Jersey and was a graduate of Boonton High School. He spent his career as a Realtor and real estate developer, and was an owner of Gallo & DeCroce, a firm he started with another future elected official, Alex DeCroce.
Gallo was elected to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Township Council in 1967, and served as Council President from 1968-71. He was elected to the Morris County Board of Freeholders in 1971 to fill an unexpired term, and elected to a full three-year term in 1972. He was the Freeholder Director from 1973-75.
In 1974, Gallo considered running for Congress in the 5th district, which included parts of Morris, Somerset, Essex and Mercer counties. The Republican incumbent, Peter Frelinghuysen, was retiring after 22 years. He instead endorsed Assembly Minority Leader Thomas Kean, who narrowly lost the GOP primary to Millicent Fenwick.
In 1975, Gallo became a candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly in the 24th district, which included part of Morris County and Summit in Union County. Gallo won the Republican primary by a more than 2-1 margin against four other candidates, W. Thomas Tintle, Gerard R. Hughes, Jack Newberger and Raymond F. Bonnell.
In the general election, he defeated two-term Democratic Assemblyman John J. Sinsimer, Jr. by 6,605 votes, 26,277 to 19,672.
Gallo faced Sinsimer again in 1977 and won by an even greater margin, 15,505 votes, 33,306 to 17,801. He was re-elected by equally impressive margins in 1979, 1981, and 1983.
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