Anthony M. Bucco

Anthony Bucco
Anthony Bucco
Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 1, 2023
Preceded by	Steve Oroho
Member of the New Jersey Senate; from the 25th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 24, 2019
Preceded by	Anthony R. Bucco
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly; from the 25th district
	In office; January 12, 2010 – October 24, 2019
Preceded by	Rick Merkt
Succeeded by	Aura K. Dunn
Personal details
Born	Anthony Mark Bucco; April 12, 1962 (age 62); Boonton, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Amy Bucco
Children	6
Education	Lycoming College (BA); Seton Hall University (JD)
Website	Legislative website; Party website

Anthony Mark Bucco (born April 12, 1962) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician currently serving as the State Senator for New Jersey's 25th Legislative District. He had been a member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2010 and was appointed to the State Senate in 2019 following the death of his father, incumbent Senator Anthony R. Bucco.^[1]

Bucco serves in the Senate as the Republican Whip.^[2] On July 1, 2023, he replaced Steve Oroho as Senate Minority Leader.^[3]

Bucco is an attorney who currently serves on the Morris County Republican Committee as its general counsel.^[4]

New Jersey General Assembly

After Assemblyman Rick Merkt announced that he would run for the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey rather than seek re-election in 2009, Bucco announced that he would run for Merkt's seat, which was previously held by his father, Anthony R. Bucco, from 1995 to 1999. Morris County Freeholder Douglas Cabana, the brother of Bucco's wife Amy, also announced his candidacy. Cabana's campaign emphasized his many years in elective office as a Boonton Township Councilman, Boonton Township Mayor, and Freeholder, contrasting this with Bucco's lack of experience in elective office. Bucco countered by accusing Cabana of running a negative campaign, pointing to a Cabana mailer containing "unpleasant photos" of Bucco and "some misinformation."^[5] Bucco defeated Cabana by less than 800 votes in the Republican primary.^[6] He and running mate Michael Patrick Carroll, a veteran assemblyman, won the general election easily in the heavily Republican 25th district. The two would be reelected in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017.

New Jersey Senate

After his father's death on September 16, 2019, Bucco announced his candidacy for the State Senate vacancy while maintaining his campaign for reelection to the Assembly.^[7] Bucco won the appointment to the Senate in a special convention of 25th district Republican committeemembers held on October 15, 2019^[8] and subsequently won the Assembly seat for which he was running in the November general election. Bucco will decline being seated in the Assembly upon the start of the new term in 2020 and the district's Republican committee appointed a new Assemblyperson.^[9]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[2]

Judiciary

25th District

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.^[10] The representatives from the 25th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[11]

Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R)
Assemblyman Christian Barranco (R)
Assemblywoman Aura K. Dunn (R)

Personal life

A lifelong resident of the Boonton, New Jersey area, Bucco attended Boonton High School.^[12] Bucco attended Lycoming College and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and managerial economics. He then graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law and was admitted to the bar. Bucco has spent over twenty years as a municipal attorney in private practice, specializing in local government law. He is currently a partner in the law firm of Murphy and McKeon, P.C. He has been involved in state issues such as the Highlands Act and affordable housing laws by representing municipalities on those issues in court.^[13] Bucco has served as a volunteer firefighter with the Boonton Fire Department for 28 years, attaining the rank of captain. Bucco has been involved in fighting alcohol and drug abuse, having served on the Governor's Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse since 1998, and helped found Daytop New Jersey, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for teenagers, later serving on the organization's board of directors. He is also one of 22 commissioners of the Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers program, and has served in that capacity since 1999.

Electoral history

Senate

25th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco (incumbent)	27,250	52.7
	Democratic	Christine Clarke	24,491	47.3
Total votes			51,741	100.0
	Republican hold

25th Legislative District general election, 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco (incumbent)	43,758	57.47
	Democratic	Jeffrey Grayzel	32,381	42.53
Total votes			76,139	100.0
	Republican hold

25th Legislative District special election, 2020^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco (incumbent)	67,142	54.0
	Democratic	Rupande Mehta	57,192	46.0
Total votes			124,334	100.0
	Republican hold

General Assembly

25th Legislative District General Election, 2019^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Bucco, Jr. (incumbent)	26,848	27.19%
	Republican	Brian Bergen	25,552	25.87%
	Democratic	Lisa Bhimani	23,505	23.8%
	Democratic	Darcy Draeger	22,850	23.14%
Total votes			98,755	100%
	Republican hold

New Jersey general election, 2017^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll (Incumbent)	30,323	26.2	2.0
	Republican	Tony Bucco (Incumbent)	30,278	26.1	3.4
	Democratic	Thomas Moran	27,848	24.0	3.2
	Democratic	Richard Corcoran	27,386	23.6	2.0
Total votes			'*115,835'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2015^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tony Bucco (Incumbent)	13,974	29.5	13.5
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll (Incumbent)	13,372	28.2	12.2
	Democratic	Richard J. Corcoran III	10,230	21.6	N/A
	Democratic	Thomas Moran	9,849	20.8	N/A
Total votes			'*47,425'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2013^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tony Bucco (Incumbent)	35,536	43.0	13.5
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll (Incumbent)	33,393	40.4	10.4
	Listen, Lead, Succeed	Rebecca Feldman	9,209	11.2	N/A
	Principle Before Politics	Jack Curtis	4,426	5.4	N/A
Total votes			'*82,564'*	'*100.0'*

New Jersey general election, 2011^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll (Incumbent)	18,481	30.0
	Republican	Tony Bucco (Incumbent)	18,218	29.5
	Democratic	Gale Heiss Colucci	12,564	20.4
	Democratic	George Stafford	12,432	20.2
Total votes			61,695	100.0

New Jersey general election, 2009^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tony Bucco	39,150	33.0	3.3
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll (Incumbent)	38,188	32.2	3.3
	Democratic	Wendy Wright	21,431	18.0	3.5
	Democratic	Rebekah Conroy	20,010	16.8	3.1
Total votes			'*118,779'*	'*100.0'*

References

^ "Bucco elected to Senate". New Jersey Globe. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
^ Wildstein, David (June 28, 2023). "Oroho steps down early as Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "MCRC Officers". Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
^ Pizarro, Max (June 2, 2009). "Bucco name the focus of LD 25 race as the elder Bucco rests in hospital". Observer. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ "New Jersey 2009 Primary Results & Polls". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
^ Johnson, Brent (September 28, 2019). "Republican to seek his late father's N.J. Senate seat. But he's still running for Assembly". NJ.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ Westhoven, William (October 15, 2019). "Anthony M. Bucco, still in Assembly race, named to late father's Senate seat". Morristown Daily Record. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ Friedman, Matt (November 6, 2019). "Republicans gain seats in Assembly, win special Senate election in 'Murphy midterms'". Politico. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 25, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
^ 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.... Tony Sr., now 71, was first running for alderman in Boonton when his son was getting elected class president at Boonton High School."
^ Ragonese, Lawrence (2009-05-24). "Family feud in 25th District Assembly race in Morris County". The Star-Ledger.
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2020 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
^ "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 2 April 2019.

External links

Senator Anthony M. Bucco's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Rick Merkt	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district 2010–2019 Served alongside: Michael Patrick Carroll	Succeeded by Aura K. Dunn
New Jersey Senate
Preceded by Anthony R. Bucco	Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 25th district 2019–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Steve Oroho	Minority Leader of the New Jersey Senate 2023–present	Incumbent

[1] "Bucco elected to Senate". New Jersey Globe. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.

[NJLEG-2] Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.

[3] Wildstein, David (June 28, 2023). "Oroho steps down early as Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[4] "MCRC Officers". Archived from the original on 2009-07-10. Retrieved 2009-11-04.

[5] Pizarro, Max (June 2, 2009). "Bucco name the focus of LD 25 race as the elder Bucco rests in hospital". Observer. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

[6] "New Jersey 2009 Primary Results & Polls". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-11-04.

[7] Johnson, Brent (September 28, 2019). "Republican to seek his late father's N.J. Senate seat. But he's still running for Assembly". NJ.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

[8] Westhoven, William (October 15, 2019). "Anthony M. Bucco, still in Assembly race, named to late father's Senate seat". Morristown Daily Record. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

[9] Friedman, Matt (November 6, 2019). "Republicans gain seats in Assembly, win special Senate election in 'Murphy midterms'". Politico. Retrieved November 15, 2019.

[10] New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 1, 2022.

[11] Legislative Roster for District 25, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.

[12] 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.... Tony Sr., now 71, was first running for alderman in Boonton when his son was getting elected class president at Boonton High School."

[feud-13] Ragonese, Lawrence (2009-05-24). "Family feud in 25th District Assembly race in Morris County". The Star-Ledger.

[generalres-14] "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[GeneralResults-15] "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

[16] "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2020 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.

[GeneralCandidates-17] "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.

[18] "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[19] "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[20] "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[21] "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 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 2 April 2019.

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