Anthony R. Bucco

Anthony R. Bucco (February 24, 1938 – September 16, 2019) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1998, where he represented the 25th Legislative District until his death. Bucco served as Co-Majority Leader in the New Jersey Senate with Republican Robert Singer and Democrat Bernard Kenny when both Republicans and Democrats had 20 seats in the Senate he previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 1998. His son Tony Bucco was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly and was named to succeed him in the State Senate.

Anthony Bucco
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 25th district
In office January 13, 1998 – September 16, 2019
Preceded by	Gordon MacInnes
Succeeded by	Tony Bucco
Chair of the New Jersey Senate Republican Conference
In office January 1, 2019 – September 16, 2019
Preceded by	Steve Oroho
Succeeded by	Kristin Corrado
Deputy Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
In office January 8, 2008 – January 12, 2010
Leader	Tom Kean, Jr.
Preceded by	Peter A. Inverso [1]
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
In office January 8, 2002 – January 13, 2004 Co-Leadership with Robert Singer, and Bernard Kenny until January 13, 2004
Preceded by	John O. Bennett
Succeeded by	Bernard Kenny
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district
In office January 23, 1995 – January 13, 1998
Preceded by	Rodney Frelinghuysen
Succeeded by	Rick Merkt
Personal details
Born	February 24, 1938 Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 16, 2019 (aged 81) Denville, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Helen Jayne ​ (m. 1959)​
Children	Tony Bucco
Occupation	President of Baker/Titan Adhesives
Website	Legislative Website Senate Republican Website

Personal life

Bucco was born on February 24, 1938, and lived in the town of Boonton for most of his life. He served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1957 until 1965.[2] Bucco later resided in Boonton Township, New Jersey.[3] He married the former Helen Jayne in 1959 and had one son, Anthony Mark.[2]

On February 8, 2019, Bucco was diagnosed with throat cancer and was admitted to the hospital.[4] On September 16, 2019, Bucco died of a heart attack at age 81.[5]

Morris County politics

Bucco served in various local offices before entering the State Legislature. He served on the town of Boonton's Board of Aldermen from 1978 through 1983, served as the town's mayor from 1984 through 1989, and was elected to the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1989 through 1992. Bucco also served on the steering committee of the Morris County Economic Development Commission.[6]

New Jersey General Assembly

In the 2009 legislative elections, Anthony was elected to the seat in the General Assembly previously held by his father.[7]

Before entering the Senate, Bucco served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1995 to 1998, where he served as Assistant Majority Whip from 1996 to 1998.[6] Bucco was first selected by district Republican committee and sworn in January 1995, to fill the remainder of the unexpired term of Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, who resigned his Assembly seat following his election to Congress. During the unexpired term, he served alongside Arthur R. Albohn in the 25th district. In his first Republican primary, Bucco and running mate Michael Patrick Carroll defeated his successor in the Assembly Rick Merkt and then-Freeholder Chris Christie along with two other candidates.[8] Bucco and Carroll were easily elected in the general election and served one full two-year term.

New Jersey Senate

Elections

In the 1997 Senate election, Bucco defeated one-term incumbent Democratic Senator Gordon MacInnes.[9]

Democrat Rupande Mehta is challenging Bucco for the June 8, 2021 senate primary. Mehta also ran against Bucco in the 2020 general election.[10]

Tenure

In the Senate Bucco has served as Assistant Majority Leader from 2000 to 2002, Majority Leader from 2002 to 2004, Leader Assistant Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008, Deputy Minority Leader from 2008 to 2010, Republican Budget Officer from 2010 to 2019; he served as Chair of the Republican Conference at the time of his death.

Committees

• Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens
• Labor
• Intergovernmental Relations

District 25

New Jersey's 25th Legislative District-2011 Apportionment

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 25th District for the 2018-2019 Legislative Session are:[11][12]

• Senator Anthony Bucco (R) (until his death September 2019)
• Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R)
• Assemblyman Tony Bucco (R) elected to succeed his father in the State Senate, October 2019

Electoral History

New Jersey Senate

New Jersey general election, 2017[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	30,659	52.2	34.6
	Democratic	Lisa Bhimani	28,131	47.8	N/A
Total votes			'58,790'	'100.0'

New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	36,517	86.8
	Independent	Maureen Castriotta	5,577	13.2
	Republican hold

New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	19,228	61.0
	Democratic	Rick Thoeni	12,298	39.0
	Republican hold

New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	23,754	61.5
	Democratic	Frank Herbert	14,881	38.5
	Republican hold

New Jersey general election, 2003[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent	22,163	55.1	10.4
	Democratic	Blair B. Mac Innes	18,060	44.9	10.4
Total votes			'40,223'	'100.0'

New Jersey general election, 2001[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	38,020	65.5
	Democratic	Horace Chamberlain	20,017	34.5
Total votes			58,037	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1997[19][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco	37,048	54.8	5.1
	Democratic	Gordon MacInnes (Incumbent)	29,515	43.7	6.6
	Conservative	Joseph Long	1,033	1.5	N/A
Total votes			'67,596'	'100.0'

New Jersey Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1995[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco (Incumbent)	21,787	30.8	6.1
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll	20,215	28.6	2.6
	Democratic	Stephen D. Landfield	12,943	18.3	2.0
	Democratic	Stanley B. Yablonsky	12,795	18.1	3.1
	Conservative	Joseph Long	1,495	2.1	N/A
	Conservative	Jim Spinosa	1,478	2.1	N/A
Total votes			'70,713'	'100.0'

References

1. "Deputy Minority Leaders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
2. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session) (PDF). Skinder-Strauss Associates. 2004. pp. 234–235. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
3. Garber, Phil. "25th District Assembly and senate Independents clash with Republican incumbents", New Jersey Hills, October 25, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2013. "In the Senate race, Independent Maureen Castriotta of the Landing section of Roxbury Township is vying for the four-year seat of Republican Sen. Anthony “Tony” Bucco of Boonton Township.... They are competing against incumbents Michael Patrick Carroll of Morris Plains and Anthony M. Bucco of Boonton Township for the two two-year terms at stake."
4. https://www.tapinto.net/towns/roxbury/articles/anthony-bucco-roxbury-s-state-senator-has-throat-cancer "Anthony Bucco, Roxbury's State Senator, Has Throat Cancer"], TAP into Roxbury, February 8, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, (R-25th Dist.), who represents Roxbury, has been diagnosed with a curable form of throat cancer, it was announced today. Mike DuHaime, spokesman for the Bucco family, said the senator was diagnosed to have squamous carcinoma."
5. Kausch, Katie. "State Sen. Tony Bucco Dead At 81 State Sen. Anthony "Tony" R. Bucco died on Monday from a heart attack, a family spokesperson said.", Morristown, NJ Patch, September 16, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "State Senator Tony Bucco died on Monday, a representative for the family said. He was 81. 'It is with great sadness I share that Senator Tony Bucco suffered a major heart attack this morning at his home.'"
6. Senator Bucco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 4, 2015.
7. Ragonese, Lawrence. "A new Trenton team: The Buccos", The Star-Ledger, November 7, 2009. Accessed July 19, 2011. "Father and son. Senator and assemblyman-elect. Anthony Bucco and Anthony Bucco Jr.The Buccos will serve together in the Legislature after the younger Bucco takes the oath of office Jan. 12, the result of his win Tuesday in Morris County’s 25th District. The Republican duo will join the small club of parent-child legislators who have served together in New Jersey."
8. "Official List Primary Election Returns for the Office of General Assembly for Election Held June 6, 1995" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 6, 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
9. "Official Results General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 2, 1997. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
10. "Rupande Mehta". Ballotpedia. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
11. Legislative Roster 2018-2019 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 6, 2018.
12. District 25 Legislators, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 6, 2018.
13. "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
14. "Official List Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/05/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 4, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
15. Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2011 General Election Archived 2012-07-13 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, December 14, 2011. Accessed June 24, 2012.
16. Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election Archived 2012-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007. Accessed June 24, 2012.
17. Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2003 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2003. Accessed April 27, 2019.
18. Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2001 General Election, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed April 30, 2019.
19. "Official Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
20. "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
21. "NJ General Assembly 25". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

External links

• Senator Anthony Bucco's Official Site
• Senator Bucco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
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