Richard Leone
| Richard C. Leone | |
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| New Jersey State Treasurer | |
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In office 1974–1977 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph McCrane |
| Succeeded by | Clifford Goldman |
| Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey | |
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In office 1990–1994 |
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| Preceded by | Philip D. Kaltenbacher |
| Succeeded by | Kathleen Donovan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
April 30, 1940 Webster, New York |
| Died | July 16, 2015 (aged 75) Hopewell, New Jersey |
| Spouse(s) | Anita Osper (div.); Meg Cox |
| Relations | Santo Leone (father); Lucy Penello Leone (mother); Sandra Brooks (sister) |
| Children | Kate Leone (daughter); Max Leone (son) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Richard Carl Leone (April 30, 1940 - July 16, 2015) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey State Treasurer from 1974 to 1977 and as Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. Leone also worked for Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy and Edmund Muskie.
Leone was born in Webster, New York on April 30, 1940, the son of Santo Leone, who was the operations director for Page Airways and Lucy Penello Leone. He was a 1965 graduate of the University of Rochester and later earned masters and doctoral degrees from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
From 1965 to 1967, Leone served on the staff of Governor Richard J. Hughes. He served in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson as Executive Director of the White House Task Force on the Cities. Leone was the New Jersey Coordinator for the campaign of Robert Kennedy for the Democratic nomination for President in 1968. He was the Director of the Center for the Analysis of Public Issues, a consumer research think tank, from 1970 to 1972. In 1972, he was part of the policy team for the campaign of Edmund Muskie for the Democratic presidential nomination.
In 1973, Leone became the campaign manager for Brendan Byrne, who won the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey and defeated Republican Congressman Charles W. Sandman, Jr. by 721,000 votes (66.4%).
Leone returned to the Byrne campaign in the spring of 1977 when the Governor faced competitive primary and general election campaigns.
In 1984, Leone was a senior advisor to the presidential campaign of Walter Mondale. After Jon Corzine was elected Governor in 2005, Leone became Chairman of the Governor-elect's transition team.
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