James Cafiero

James Cafiero
James Cafiero
Member of the New Jersey Senate; from the 1st district
	In office; January 9, 1990 – January 14, 2004
Preceded by	James R. Hurley
Succeeded by	Nicholas Asselta
	In office; January 11, 1972 – January 12, 1982
Preceded by	Robert E. Kay
Succeeded by	James R. Hurley
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly; from the 1st district
	In office; January 9, 1968 – January 11, 1972
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Joseph W. Chinnici
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1928; North Wildwood, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Parent	Anthony J. Cafiero (father)
Alma mater	Princeton University (BA); University of Pennsylvania (JD)

James S. Cafiero (born September 21, 1928) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1972 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1972 to 1982 and from 1990 to 2004, where he represented the 1st legislative district.

Early life and education

A graduate of the Lawrenceville School, Cafiero was awarded a B.A. in 1950 from Princeton University in Economics and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1953.[1][2] Cafiero resides in North Wildwood. His father, Anthony J. Cafiero, served in the Senate from 1949 to 1953.[3]

Political career

He served in the Senate on the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Cafiero was Republican Whip from 2002 to 2004.[1] Cafiero served as the Cape May County Assistant Prosecutor from 1958 to 1960. He is an attorney with the firm of Cafiero, Balliette and Balliette[1]

In 1996, Cafiero introduced a bill that would dedicate a portion of the special sales tax collected for the Wildwoods to be used for the construction of a minor league stadium that would have room for 5,000 fans.[4]

References

"Senator Cafiero's Legislative Website". Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved 2007-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 9, 2007.
"Candidate Profile: James S.Cafiero", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 1993. Accessed December 7, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "James S. Cafiero (Incumbent) North Wildwood Age: 64 Occupation: Lawyer. Education: Lawrenceville School, 1946: A.B., Princeton. 1950; L.L.B.. University o( Pennsylvania Law School, 1953."
McAleer, Pete. "Sen. Cafiero To Cast Final Career Vote", The Press of Atlantic City, January 11, 2004. Accessed August 9, 2007. "On Monday, the rapid-talking, fast-walking, fence-climbing gentleman from North Wildwood closes the book on a 27-year career in the state Legislature.... His father, Anthony J. Cafiero, served as state senator from 1949 to 1953, a time when there was just one senator from each of the 21 counties."
Newman, Andy. "Taxes for a Baseball Stadium", The New York Times, November 11, 1996. Accessed December 7, 2022. "If you build it, they may come, but to build it you have to tax them first, officials in North Wildwood say. Senator James S. Cafiero, Republican of North Wildwood, introduced a bill last Thursday that would send half of the sales tax the state collects in the Wildwoods back to the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority to help pay for a new baseball stadium and convention center."

External links

Senator Cafiero's Legislative Website at the Wayback Machine (archived December 13, 2003), New Jersey Legislature.

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[NJLEG-1] "Senator Cafiero's Legislative Website". Archived from the original on December 13, 2003. Retrieved 2007-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 9, 2007.

[2] "Candidate Profile: James S.Cafiero", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1, 1993. Accessed December 7, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "James S. Cafiero (Incumbent) North Wildwood Age: 64 Occupation: Lawyer. Education: Lawrenceville School, 1946: A.B., Princeton. 1950; L.L.B.. University o( Pennsylvania Law School, 1953."

[3] McAleer, Pete. "Sen. Cafiero To Cast Final Career Vote", The Press of Atlantic City, January 11, 2004. Accessed August 9, 2007. "On Monday, the rapid-talking, fast-walking, fence-climbing gentleman from North Wildwood closes the book on a 27-year career in the state Legislature.... His father, Anthony J. Cafiero, served as state senator from 1949 to 1953, a time when there was just one senator from each of the 21 counties."

[4] Newman, Andy. "Taxes for a Baseball Stadium", The New York Times, November 11, 1996. Accessed December 7, 2022. "If you build it, they may come, but to build it you have to tax them first, officials in North Wildwood say. Senator James S. Cafiero, Republican of North Wildwood, introduced a bill last Thursday that would send half of the sales tax the state collects in the Wildwoods back to the Greater Wildwoods Tourism Improvement and Development Authority to help pay for a new baseball stadium and convention center."