Joseph Pennacchio
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Joseph Pennacchio (born May 27, 1955) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2001, where he represents the 26th legislative district. He has been the Assembly's Appropriations Officer since 2004. Pennacchio serves in the Assembly on the Legislative Services Commission.
Pennacchio was elected in February 2001 by a special convention of district Republicans to fill the seat vacated by Carol Murphy following her nomination by Acting Governor of New Jersey Donald DiFrancesco to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Assemblyman Pennacchio served on the Morris County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1984 to 1989 and on the New Jersey Economic Development Authority 1998-2001. Founder and former member of the Montville Education Foundation, also former member of Montville Economic Development Council.
Pennacchio received a B.S. in 1976 from Brooklyn College in Biology and was awarded a D.D.S. in 1979 from the New York University College of Dentistry.
[edit] District 26
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 26th Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman Alex DeCroce, and
- Senator Robert Martin
[edit] External links
- Assemblyman Pennacchio's Legislative Website
- New Jersey Voter Information Website for 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)