Anthony Chiappone
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Anthony Chiappone (b. November 13, 1957, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represents the 31st legislative district. He had served in the Assembly for one term, from 2004-2006, and won a second term in an uncontested race in November 2007.[1]
Chiappone serves in the Assembly on the Health and Senior Services Committee, the Human Services Committee and the Regulated Professions Committee.[2]
Chiappone was defeated in a special election for the New Jersey State Senate in 2004. He ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic Primary in his bid for reelection in 2005, losing to Charles T. Epps, Jr..[3] He finished his first term in the Assembly on January 10, 2006. Chiappone currently serves as a Councilman-at-Large for the city of Bayonne having won his third term in May of 2006.
Chiappone began his career in politics in 1994, when he produced a local community program called "Bayonne Sunnyside Up," which focused on the community events that take place in Bayonne. Chiappone then created the community action program, "Bayonne Public Forum." Through this venue, he televised meetings of the Bayonne Municipal Council, Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, local school board meetings and Bayonne Zoning & Planning Board meetings. It was through this civic participation that Chiappone became involved in local government and politics. Chiappone at that time created the civic activist watchdog group called REACT (REsponsible ACTion in Government).
Chiappone has served on the Bayonne City Council since 1998, as a Councilman-at-Large since 2002 and representing Bayonne's First Ward from 1998-2002.[2] As Councilman, Chiappone is Chairman of the Cable TV Committee, Chairman of the Financial Budget Review Committee, member of the Bayonne Economic Development Corporation, member Board of School Estimate, member of the CDBG Committee, member of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation, and member of the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone Committee.
Chiappone attended York College and Jersey City State College (majoring in Media Arts). He did not graduate.[2] Chiappone is a photographer by trade having owned and operated Kristen Studios Photography and Videography in Bayonne for twenty years.
[edit] District 31
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 31st District for the 2008-2009 legislative session are:
- Senator Sandra Bolden Cunningham, and
- Assemblyman L. Harvey Smith
[edit] References
- ^ "31st Dist: Democrat victories for Cunningham, Smith, Chiappone", The Star-Ledger, November 6, 2007. Accessed December 27, 2007.
- ^ a b c Assemblyman Chiappone's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 1, 2007.
- ^ Donohue, Joe. "Voters unseat two assemblymen: Handlin beats GOP veteran Azzolina as Epps ousts Democrat Chiappone in primaries", The Star-Ledger, June 8, 2005. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Another departing incumbent will be first-term Democrat Anthony Chiappone in Hudson County. Chiappone, a Bayonne council member, became vulnerable after the May 2004 death of his chief ally, Jersey City Mayor and state Sen. Glenn Cunningham. He was defeated by Charles Epps Jr., the Jersey City superintendent of schools and the party's preferred running mate for Assemblyman Louis Manzo (D-Hudson)."
[edit] External links
- Assemblyman Chiappone's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
