Gerald Cardinale
| Gerald Cardinale | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 39th Legislative District |
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Assumed office January 12, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Herbert |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 39th Legislative District |
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In office January 8, 1980 – January 12, 1982 Serving with John Markert |
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| Preceded by | Greta Kiernan Harold Martin |
| Succeeded by | Joan M. Wright |
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February 27, 1934 Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Demarest, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | B.S. St. John's University (chemistry), D.D.S. New York University |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Website | [1] |
Gerald Cardinale (born February 27, 1934) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 1982, where he represents the 39th Legislative District. Cardinale also served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1980 until 1982. He is the second-most senior senator in the state, behind Richard Codey, who also came in office in January 1982 (but had served in the General Assembly since 1974).
Cardinale received a B.S. degree from St. John's University (Chemistry) in 1955 and was awarded a D.D.S. from the New York University College of Dentistry in 1959. He is a dentist by profession, and he has his office in Fort Lee, New Jersey. Cardinale was born in New York City, and resides in Demarest.
Before his service as State Senator, Cardinale spent one term in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1980 to 1981. Cardinale served as Mayor of Demarest from 1975 to 1979, and was a trustee of the Demarest Public Schools Board of Education from 1967 to 1973, serving as its President from 1969 to 1971.
Cardinale served in the State Senate as Deputy Majority Leader from 1994 to 2001, as Majority Whip from 1992 to 1993, as Assistant Minority Leader from 1987 to 1989 and as Minority Whip from 1985 to 1986. He serves in the Senate on the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Legislative Oversight Committee.
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