Nicholas Sacco
| Nicholas J. Sacco | |
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Sacco at a February 2015 job fair at
North Bergen Public Library |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 32nd Legislative District district |
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Assumed office January 11, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas F. Cowan |
| Mayor of North Bergen | |
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Assumed office January 1, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Leo Gattoni |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 17, 1946 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Kathleen |
| Children | one |
| Residence | North Bergen |
| Alma mater | B.A. Rutgers University (History) M.A. Seton Hall University (Administration and Supervision) |
| Occupation | Assistant Superintendent of Schools; mayor, North Bergen, New Jersey; State Senator |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Nicholas J. Sacco (born November 17, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1994, where he represents the 32nd Legislative District. Sacco serves in the Senate as the Chairman of the Transportation Committee, and is also a member of the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee. He concurrently serves as mayor of North Bergen as he is allowed to hold two offices under a grandfather clause in a bill that prohibited dual office holding.
Sacco was born in Jersey City on November 17, 1946. He grew up in West New York graduating from Memorial High School. Sacco received a B.A. in 1968 in History from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Administration and Supervision from Seton Hall University in 1973. He is married to but does not reside with, the former Kathleen Ambrose since 1972 and together have one son, Nicholas J. Sacco, Jr., a vice-principal at North Bergen High School.
Sacco was first elected to the North Bergen Board of Commissioners in 1985 as a part of recall elections headed up by Leo Gattoni to clean out corrupt officials in the Township. In 1991, Gattoni retired from the Mayor's office and decided to endorse Sacco as mayor (in North Bergen, the mayor is chosen among members of the Board of Commissioners). Sacco has been reelected every four years, most recently in May 2015. Two years after becoming mayor, Sacco defeated incumbent State Senator Thomas F. Cowan in the Democratic primary election for the 32nd district. He has also been overwhelmingly re-elected to this office since his first election as well.
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