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John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2002 Serving with Adam Taliaferro
Preceded by	Gary Stuhltrager
Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2006
Leader	Joseph J. Roberts ; Sheila Oliver ; Vincent Prieto ; Craig Coughlin
Preceded by	Herb Conaway
Chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly Appropriations Committee
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2012
Preceded by	Nellie Pou
Chairman of the New Jersey General Assembly Gaming Committee
	In office; January 8, 2008 – January 10, 2012
Mayor of Paulsboro, New Jersey
	In office; January 1, 1996 – December 31, 2011
Preceded by	James A. Sabetta
Succeeded by	Jeffery Hamilton
Personal details
Born	November 14, 1954 (age 70)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Paulsboro, New Jersey
Website	Legislative Website

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John J. Burzichelli (born November 14, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2002, where he represents the 3rd Legislative District. He has been the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly since January 10, 2006.

New Jersey Assembly

Burzichelli was the Assistant Majority Leader during the 2004-05 session and has been the Assembly's Deputy Speaker since 2006. Burzichelli had been the Mayor of Paulsboro from 1996 until 2011. From 2002 until 2011, he served as both mayor and Assemblyman which was allowed in New Jersey until 2007 when dual mandates were banned. Burzichelli was grandfathered under the law passed and allowed to continue serve in both posts until he stepped down from the mayoral post in 2011.^[1] He was president of Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce and a member of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Executive Board.^[2] In the 2011 apportionment based on the results of the 2010 United States Census, Republican Domenick DiCicco was moved from the 4th Legislative District into District 3. Burzichelli (with 25,172 votes) and Celeste Riley (23,960) won re-election, defeating DiCicco (20,268) and his running mate Bob Villare (20,528).^[3] DiCicco's loss made his seat the only gain by the Democrats in the Assembly in the 2011 election cycle.^[4] In December 2016, Burzichelli was one of several Catholic elected officials who supported legislation legalizing assisted suicide, saying that state residents should be able to make their own decisions on a matter that "is about choice".^[5] In 2019 the Assisted Suicide bill passed the legislature.

Committee Assignments

Tourism and Gaming ^[6]
Budget
Homeland Security and State Preparedness
Appropriations
Joint Budget Oversight
Legislative Services Commission

Personal life

Burzichelli is a long-time resident of Paulsboro. His father, John D. Burzichelli also served as mayor of the borough. He is a 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School.^[7] Burzichelli makes a brief cameo in Kevin Smith's film Jersey Girl, parts of which were filmed in Paulsboro. He is owner / producer / distributor of Hill Studio & Scenic.^[2] He is as a former movie producer and wrestling promoter. He owns a number of antique fire engines using them for both business (Hill Studio) and pleasure and is a member of the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade. He also owns the remnants of the Ward LaFrance a now-defunct fire engine manufacturer. Several of his antique fire engines are Ward LaFrance models of varying years. Burzichelli co-authored the book Ward LaFrance Fire Trucks: 1918-1978 Photo Archive. One of his fire trucks, formerly owned by Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, is displayed on the cover. He is one of the founding members of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Paulsboro and a former President of the Greater Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce. Burzichelli is the co-host of the show Eye on Paulsboro which has been on cable for over 25 years.^[8]

District 3

New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District comprises parts of Gloucester County, Cumberland County, and all of Salem County. The representatives from the 3rd District to the 219th New Jersey Legislature are:^[9]

Senator Steve Sweeney (D)
Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D)
Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro (D)

Electoral History

Assembly

2019 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	23,811	27.8%	2.5
	Democratic	Adam Taliaferro (Incumbent)	23,719	27.1%	2.1
	Republican	Beth Sawyer	19,704	23.0%	2.7
	Republican	Edward R. Durr	18,742	21.9%	2.7
Total votes

2017 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	31,853	30.3	1.8
	Democratic	Adam Taliaferro (Incumbent)	30,733	29.2	2.1
	Republican	Philip J. Donohue	21,758	20.7	1.6
	Republican	Linwood H. Donelson III	20,181	19.2	1.2
	One for All	Edward R. Durr	589	0.6	N/A
Total votes			'*105,114'*	'*100.0'*

2015 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	20,507	28.5	0.5
	Democratic	Adam Taliaferro (Incumbent)	19,480	27.1	0.2
	Republican	Samuel J. Maccarone Jr.	16,063	22.3	0.3
	Republican	Leroy P. Pierce III	14,715	20.4	2.0
	The People's Voice	John Kalnas	1,223	1.7	N/A
Total votes			'*71,988'*	'*100.0'*

2013 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	31,049	28.0	0.0
	Democratic	Celeste Riley (Incumbent)	29,870	26.9	0.3
	Republican	Larry Wallace	25,094	22.6	0.2
	Republican	Bob Vanderslice	24,823	22.4	0.1
Total votes			'*110,836'*	'*100.0'*

2011 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	25,172	28.0
	Democratic	Celeste Riley (Incumbent)	23,960	26.6
	Republican	Bob Villare	20,528	22.8
	Republican	Domenick DiCicco (Incumbent)	20,268	22.5
Total votes			89,928	100.0

2009 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	35,423	28.3	1.2
	Democratic	Celeste Riley (Incumbent)	31,888	25.5	3.8
	Republican	Robert Villare	30,526	24.4	5.4
	Republican	Lee Lucas	27,316	21.8	3.4
Total votes			'*125,153'*	'*100.0'*

2007 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	30,222	29.5	0.1
	Democratic	Douglas H. Fisher (Incumbent)	30,078	29.3	0.2
	Republican	Phil Donohue	19,534	19.0	1.2
	Republican	Jeffrey Stepler	18,927	18.4	1.1
	Green	Margie MacWilliams	2,078	2.0	N/A
	Green	Charles Woodrow	1,755	1.7	N/A
Total votes			'*102,594'*	'*100.0'*

2005 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	35,339	29.6	4.3
	Democratic	Douglas H. Fisher (Incumbent)	35,265	29.5	4.1
	Republican	Phillip S. Rhudy	24,140	20.2	3.2
	Republican	James W. Zee III	23,297	19.5	3.0
	Constitution	John Leone	1,535	1.3	N/A
Total votes			'*119,576'*	'*100.0'*

2019 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Douglas H. Fisher (Incumbent)	27,178	25.4	2.7
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	27,110	25.3	1.3
	Republican	Susan Bestwick	25,056	23.4	0.6
	Republican	Douglas Sorantino	24,069	22.5	0.0
	Green	Peggy Murphy	1,951	1.8	N/A
	Green	Charles Woodrow	1,627	1.5	N/A
Total votes			'*106,991'*	'*100.0'*

2001 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas H. Fisher (Incumbent)	31,886	28.1
	Democratic	John Burzichelli (Incumbent)	30,213	26.6
	Republican	Michael H. Facemyer	25,823	22.8
	Republican	Harold U. Johnson	25,509	22.5
Total votes			113,431	100.0

1999 New Jersey General Assembly election for the 3rd Legislative District^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Collins (Incumbent)	28,609	31.0	5.3
	Republican	Gary Stuhltrager (Incumbent)	24,573	26.6	7.5
	Democratic	John Burzichelli	20,658	22.4	1.6
	Democratic	Ron Brittin	15,440	16.7	15.4
	Conservative	Jan McFetridge	1,599	1.7	2.0
	Conservative	Bob McFetridge	1,333	1.4	2.5
Total votes			'*92,212'*	'*100.0'*

References

^ via Associated Press. "N.J. Lawmakers keep double dipping" Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, WPVI-TV, March 4, 2008. Accessed June 4, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Assemblyman Burzichelli's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 25, 2016.
^ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2011. Accessed April 27, 2017.
^ Staff. "N.J. legislative elections results: Democrats fend off GOP funding, Christie campaigning", The Star-Ledger, November 9, 2011. Accessed December 12, 2011. "The Democrats' sole gain came thanks to redistricting. Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco (R-Gloucester), the only Republican to win a Democrat-held seat two years ago, was shifted into a district with two Democratic incumbents and immediately faced an uphill battle to stay in the Legislature."
^ Alex, Patricia. "Catholic lawmakers support assisted suicide despite faith", The Record (Bergen County), December 13, 2016. Accessed July 15, 2019. "'I don’t view the Catholic Church as an adversary,' said Assemblyman John Burzichelli, who sponsored the assisted suicide bill. Burzichelli is a Catholic but says the church opposition didn’t give him pause as he gathered input on the legislation. 'This is about choice,' he said."
^ "Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D)". Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ Pensiero, Nicole (October 21, 1990). "Paulsboro Puts Its Pride On Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Burzichelli, son of Paulsboro Mayor John D. Burzichelli, is one such believer. A 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School, he knows his community well and is unflinching in his willingness to discuss the town's problems as well as its strengths.
^ Home page, 5OnTheWeb.com. Accessed January 16, 2014.
^ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 25, 2016.
^ "NJ General Assembly 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
^ "1999-general-elect-gen-assembly-candidate-tallies.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

External links

Assemblyman Burzichelli's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Assembly Member John J. Burzichelli, Project Vote Smart
New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Gary Stuhltrager	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 3rd District January 8, 2002 – present With: Douglas H. Fisher, Celeste Riley, Adam Taliaferro	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by James A. Sabetta	Mayor of Paulsboro, New Jersey January 1, 1996 – December 31, 2011	Succeeded by W. Jeffery Hamilton

[1] via Associated Press. "N.J. Lawmakers keep double dipping" Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine, WPVI-TV, March 4, 2008. Accessed June 4, 2009.

[NJLEG-2] Assemblyman Burzichelli's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 25, 2016.

[3] Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2011. Accessed April 27, 2017.

[4] Staff. "N.J. legislative elections results: Democrats fend off GOP funding, Christie campaigning", The Star-Ledger, November 9, 2011. Accessed December 12, 2011. "The Democrats' sole gain came thanks to redistricting. Assemblyman Domenick DiCicco (R-Gloucester), the only Republican to win a Democrat-held seat two years ago, was shifted into a district with two Democratic incumbents and immediately faced an uphill battle to stay in the Legislature."

[5] Alex, Patricia. "Catholic lawmakers support assisted suicide despite faith", The Record (Bergen County), December 13, 2016. Accessed July 15, 2019. "'I don’t view the Catholic Church as an adversary,' said Assemblyman John Burzichelli, who sponsored the assisted suicide bill. Burzichelli is a Catholic but says the church opposition didn’t give him pause as he gathered input on the legislation. 'This is about choice,' he said."

[6] "Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli (D)". Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[1990CoC-7] Pensiero, Nicole (October 21, 1990). "Paulsboro Puts Its Pride On Line". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Burzichelli, son of Paulsboro Mayor John D. Burzichelli, is one such believer. A 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School, he knows his community well and is unflinching in his willingness to discuss the town's problems as well as its strengths.

[8] Home page, 5OnTheWeb.com. Accessed January 16, 2014.

[9] Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 25, 2016.

[10] "NJ General Assembly 03". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

[11] "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[12] "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[13] "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[14] "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[15] "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[16] "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[17] "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[18] "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[19] "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

[20] "1999-general-elect-gen-assembly-candidate-tallies.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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 == District 3 ==
-[[3rd Legislative District (New Jersey)|New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District]] comprises parts of [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]], and [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]. The representatives from the 3rd District to the [[218th New Jersey Legislature]] are:<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed August 25, 2016.</ref>
+[[3rd Legislative District (New Jersey)|New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District]] comprises parts of [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]], and all of [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]. The representatives from the 3rd District to the [[219th New Jersey Legislature]] are:<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed August 25, 2016.</ref>
 *Senator [[Stephen M. Sweeney|Steve Sweeney]] <span {{Party shading/Democratic}}>(D) </span>
 *Assemblyman John J. Burzichelli <span {{Party shading/Democratic}}>(D) </span>
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   |candidate  = Beth Sawyer
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