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BORN: July 22, 1957, Jersey City. EDUCATION: Rutgers U, B.A., 1979; Harvard U, M.P.A., 1981 FAMILY: Wife, Lori RELIGION: Greek Orthodox MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Municipal bond analyst; federal budget examiner POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 591, Morristown...
Locked in one of the closest races in New Jersey, Martini has credentials that may invite crossover votes. He is endorsed by the Sierra Club for his environmental record--he led an effort to prevent development of the 17,500-acre Sterling Forest--is pro-choice and voted to raise the minimum wage. Still, Martini won his freshman election by only 1%, and his popularity hasn't been tested against a challenger as well known as Pascrell...
BORN: Jan. 27, 1937, Paterson EDUCATION: Fordham U, B.A., 1959, M.A., 1961 FAMILY: Wife, Elsie; three children RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army, 1961-62; Army Reserve, 1962-67 OCCUPATION: City official; teacher POLITICAL CAREER: New Jersey Assembly, 1988-; mayor of Paterson, 1990- ADDRESS: 63 Quartz Lane, Paterson...
...Jersey Conference of Mayors named Pascrell its Mayor of the Year for 1996, a sign of his prominence and popularity--and reason for incumbent Bill Martini to worry. At a time when Congress is wrestling with a federal deficit, Pascrell boasts of balancing Paterson's debt-laden budget--though he raised taxes to do it--and of creating a prevention-oriented health-care plan and a publicly financed home-building program...
BORN: April 29, 1946, New York City EDUCATION: Hobart College, B.A., 1969 FAMILY: Wife, Virginia; two children RELIGION: Episcopalian MILITARY: Army, 1969-71 OCCUPATION: Public official POLITICAL CAREER: Morris County freeholder, 1974-83; New Jersey Assembly, 1983-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 826, Morristown...