Gabriel M. Ambrosio
Gabriel M. Ambrosio | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 36th district | |
| In office April 23, 1987 – January 14, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Hirkala |
| Succeeded by | John P. Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1938 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | March 28, 2013 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Lyndhurst, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Seton Hall University |
| Occupation | attorney |
Gabriel M. Ambrosio (October 26, 1938 – March 28, 2013) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate for 4½ years from the 36th Legislative District.
Biography
Ambrosio was born in Jersey City in October 1938. He grew up in Lyndhurst graduating from Lyndhurst High School. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in 1960 and a law degree from Seton Hall University in 1964. He opened a law firm in Lyndhurst where he served as counsel to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission.[1] In 1980, he sought the Democratic nomination for the United States House of Representatives from the 9th district defeating Fort Lee mayor Burt Ross and former Congressman Henry Helstoski.[2] However, he was defeated by incumbent Republican Harold Hollenbeck in the November general election. In 1991, redistricting changed the boundaries of the 36th district by removing Ridgefield and Garfield and adding the more conservative Essex County municipalities of Nutley and Belleville. This in addition to Ambrosio's support of Governor James Florio's unpopular tax increases led to his defeat by Republican John P. Scott in November.[3] In 1993, he sought a rematch against Scott but was again defeated.[4] He died of cancer on March 28, 2013, at the age of 74.[3]
References
- ↑ Fitzgerald, J. A. (1988). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Vol. 203. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Forsythe, Fenwick, Rodino win Congress nominations". Asbury Park Press. June 4, 1980. Retrieved March 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
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- 1938 births
- 2013 deaths
- Lyndhurst High School alumni
- Rutgers University alumni
- Seton Hall University alumni
- People from Lyndhurst, New Jersey
- Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey
- Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey
- New Jersey lawyers
- Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century New Jersey politicians