John DiMaio

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John DiMaio
Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Preceded byJon Bramnick
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 23rd district
Assumed office
March 16, 2009
Serving with Erik Peterson
Preceded byMarcia A. Karrow
Personal details
Born (1955-11-27) November 27, 1955 (age 66)
Newton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (Before 1995)
Republican (1995–present)
Spouse(s)Gina DiMaio
Children2
WebsiteLegislative website

John DiMaio (born November 27, 1955) is an American Republican Party politician, who was selected on February 21, 2009 to fill the New Jersey General Assembly seat for the 23rd legislative district vacated by Marcia A. Karrow, after Karrow filled the vacancy for the New Jersey Senate in the same district. He has been co-chair of the Republican Conference, alongside Nancy Munoz, since January 14, 2020. He was elected Minority Leader of the General Assembly after Jon Bramnick was elected to the State Senate.[1]

Early life[]

DiMaio was born in Newton and raised in Hackettstown.[2] He graduated from Hackettstown High School in 1974 and shortly thereafter was elected the president of the Hackettstown Democratic Club.[3] While in high school, he was a charter member of the Hackettstown First Aid and Rescue Squad's Youth Squad, later joining the squad as a life member.[2] He served as a member of the town council for 10 years as a Democrat starting in 1980 before resigning in late 1990 just after he was elected mayor.[4] He began serving as mayor in 1991 and switched parties to join the Republicans in March 1995.[5] DiMaio was a member of the Hackettstown Municipal Utilities Authority from 1991 until 1995 and rejoined it in 1999 where he continues to serve. In 1999, he was elected the president of the New Jersey Conference of Mayors.[2] DiMaio was defeated by Democrat Roger Hines in his bid for re-election for mayor in 1999.[6]

Warren County Freeholder[]

In December 2000, when incumbent Republican Warren County Freeholder Susan Dickey was elected County Surrogate, DiMaio was chosen by the Warren County Republican Committee to fill the remainder of her term.[7][8] Almost immediately, he was chosen as Freeholder Director for the year of 2001.[9] He was chosen as Freeholder Director again in 2008.[2] While serving as Freeholder, he was a member of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (2001 through 2009) serving as vice-chair in 2008.[10] He is also the owner of A. DiMaio and Son, Inc., a general contracting business in Hackettstown.[11] DiMaio lives in Hackettstown with his wife Gina and two daughters.[2]

New Jersey Assembly[]

On February 21, 2009, a special election was held by a convention of Republican committee members from Hunterdon and Warren counties to fill the vacant Assembly seat of Marcia A. Karrow. Karrow had earlier won a special election convention for the right to succeed Congressman Leonard Lance, who resigned from the Senate after his election to the U.S. House of Representatives.[12] At the special election convention, DiMaio defeated Erik Peterson and Matt Holt, both members of the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders. On the first ballot, the totals were: DiMaio 129, Peterson 104, and Holt 56. On the second runoff ballot, the totals were: DiMaio 153 and Peterson 141.[13] DiMaio was sworn into office on March 16, 2009.[14] He was assigned to serve as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.[15] In the June 2009 Republican primary, DiMaio successfully defended his Assembly seat. He and his running mate, Hunterdon County Freeholder Erik Peterson, narrowly edged out Ed Smith for the two spots on the November general election ballot.[16] DiMaio and Peterson defeated Democratic candidates William Courtney and Tammeisha Smith in the general election.[17]

Committees[]

  • Budget
  • Commerce and Economic Development
  • Joint Budget Oversight
  • Legislative Services Commission

District 23[]

New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District-2011 Apportionment

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 23rd District for the 218th Legislature are:

Electoral history[]

New Jersey Assembly[]

New Jersey general election, 2017[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John DiMaio (Incumbent) 33,880 29.4 Decrease 3.0
Republican Erik Peterson (Incumbent) 32,233 27.9 Decrease 3.4
Democratic Laura Shaw 24,386 21.1 Increase 2.7
Democratic Charles Boddy 21,690 18.8 Increase 0.9
End the Corruption Tyler J. Gran 1,921 1.7 N/A
We Define Tomorrow Michael Estrada 1,256 1.1 N/A
Total votes '115,366' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John DiMaio (Incumbent) 17,654 32.4 Decrease 1.2
Republican Erik Peterson (Incumbent) 17,071 31.3 Decrease 2.5
Democratic Maria Rodriguez 10,056 18.4 Increase 1.5
Democratic Marybeth Maciag 9,759 17.9 Increase 2.2
Total votes '54,540' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Erik Peterson (Incumbent) 35,604 33.8 Increase 2.9
Republican John DiMaio (Incumbent) 35,458 33.6 Increase 2.4
Democratic John Valentine 17,828 16.9 Decrease 2.7
Democratic Ralph Drake 16,548 15.7 Decrease 2.5
Total votes '105,438' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John DiMaio (Incumbent) 21,289 31.2
Republican Erik Peterson (Incumbent) 21,074 30.9
Democratic Karen Carroll 13,369 19.6
Democratic Scott McDonald 12,420 18.2
Total votes 68,152 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John DiMaio (Incumbent) 49,137 35.3 Increase 4.3
Republican Erik Peterson 48,067 34.5 Increase 3.5
Democratic William J. Courtney 21,997 15.8 Decrease 3.9
Democratic Tammeisha Smith 19,939 14.3 Decrease 4.1
Total votes '139,140' '100.0'

References[]

  1. ^ "DiMaio elected Assembly minority leader". 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Appropriations Officer John DiMaio". New Jersey Assembly Republicans. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ Davis, Jodee (November 15, 1990). "Mayor-elect John DiMaio ponders a Hackettstown agenda for 1991" (PDF). . p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Davis, Jodee (January 10, 1991). "DiMaio's swearing in draws packed house" (PDF). The Star-Gazette. p. 3. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "New Jersey's First Lady comes to town...speaks at Centenary Convocation and welcomes the newest member of the Republican party". The Star-Gazette. March 2, 1995. p. 6. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  6. ^ "Nov., 1999 Elections". County of Warren, NJ. November 1999. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ "Board of Chosen Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 3 February 2001. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  8. ^ "New Warren County Freeholder Takes Oath of Office" (Press release). County of Warren, NJ. December 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  9. ^ "Freeholder Board Reorganizes: Doherty Sworn In, DiMaio Named Freeholder Director" (Press release). County of Warren, NJ. January 2001. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  10. ^ "Freeholder Director DiMaio Named NJTPA Officer" (Press release). County of Warren, NJ. January 17, 2008. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  11. ^ Lechiski, Kevin (2008-08-24). "DiMaio 'guest of honor' at House gala". Warren Reporter. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  12. ^ Novak, Stephen J. (2009-02-01). "GOP convention picks to fill district Senate and Assembly seats could lead to contentious primary season". Express-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  13. ^ Olanoff, Lynn (2009-02-22). "John DiMaio named to fill Assembly seat". Express-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  14. ^ "DiMaio takes Central Jersey Assembly seat". Newsday. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  15. ^ "DiMaio sworn in to General Assembly". NJ Assembly Republicans. 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  16. ^ Novak, Stephen J. (2009-06-03). "DiMaio, Peterson take 23rd District Republican primary in tight race for New Jersey Assembly". Express-Times. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
  17. ^ Wichert, Bill (2009-11-04). "Republican Michael Doherty wins New Jersey Senate post; GOP running mates John DiMaio and Erik Peterson capture state Assembly seats". The Express-Times. Archived from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  18. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  19. ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  20. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  21. ^ "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 27 April 2019.
  22. ^ "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 27 April 2019.

External links[]

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 23rd district
2009–present
Served alongside: Michael J. Doherty, Erik Peterson 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Jon Bramnick
 Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
2022–present
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