David C. Russo

David C. Russo
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 40th district
Assumed office
January 9, 1990
Serving with Scott Rumana
Preceded by Walter Kern
Personal details
Born (1953-10-08) October 8, 1953
Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Rosemarie Adamiak
Children two
Residence Ridgewood, New Jersey
Alma mater College of William and Mary (B.A.)
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.)
Occupation Attorney
Website Legislative web page

David C. Russo (born October 8, 1953) is an American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has represented the 40th legislative district since 1990.

Biography

Russo was born in Jersey City.[1] He graduated with a B.A. from the College of William and Mary in history in 1975 and received a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1978.[2]

Russo served as Attorney for the Borough of Bergenfield from 2002-2005 and served as attorney for Bergenfield's Zoning Board of Adjustment from 1988-1989. He was the Municipal Prosecutor for the Township of Wyckoff from 1987-1988 and served as an attorney for the Bergen County Office on Aging from 1986-1987.[2]

Having been admitted to the bar in 1979, he is a partner at the Teaneck law firm Russo and Russo. He currently resides in Ridgewood with wife Rosemarie (née Adamiak) with whom he has two children.[3]

Political career

Russo began his elected career in 1989 when he defeated long-time assemblyman Walter Kern in the June Republican primary, though Kern had been disbarred after a scandal was exposed.[4] He has since been easily re-elected every two years to the Assembly. As of 2015, he is the longest-serving current member of the General Assembly, though not the earliest-serving member (Ralph R. Caputo served non-consecutive terms in the Assembly in the 1960s and 1970s). He serves in the Assembly on the Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee.[2]

Russo ran for the Republican congressional nomination in New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2002, coming in second to fellow Assemblyman Scott Garrett in the primary in the race to succeed Marge Roukema.[5] Russo received 26% of the vote, ahead of 39th District Senator Gerald Cardinale (by 190 votes) and two minor candidates, but Garrett won 45% of the vote.[6] Garrett subsequently won the general election and was sworn into the United States Congress in January 2003.

District 40

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 40th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:

References

  1. ↑ Assembly Member David C. Russo, Project Vote Smart. Accessed January 20, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 Assemblyman Russo's Legislative Webpage, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 20, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Assemblyman David C. Russo". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ Edge, Wally (April 16, 2009). "In District 40, a history of incumbents losing primaries". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kocieniewski, David. "Forrester to Represent G.O.P. in Race to Unseat Torricelli", The New York Times, June 5, 2002. Accessed March 30, 2008. "In the Republican primary to replace Representative Marge Roukema, who is retiring from her Fifth Congressional District seat, State Assemblyman E. Scott Garrett, defeated State Senator Gerald Cardinale, whom Mrs. Roukema had endorsed. With all precincts reporting, Mr. Garrett had 46 percent, to 25 percent for Mr. Cardinale and 26 percent for Assemblyman David C. Russo."
  6. ↑ "Official List Candidate Returns for House of Representatives For June 2002 Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 23, 2002. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Walter Kern		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 40th District
January 9, 1990 – present
With: Nicholas Felice, Kevin J. O'Toole, Scott Rumana		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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