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Clinton Calabrese (born March 4, 1986) is an AmericanDemocratic Party politician who has represented the36th Legislative District in theNew Jersey General Assembly^[1] since February 10, 2018, when he was sworn in to replaceMarlene Caride, who resigned from office after being nominated to serve as head of theNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Calabrese had served on the Board of Education of theCliffside Park School District.^[2] He has been the Assembly's Deputy Whip since 2022.^[1]

A resident ofCliffside Park, Calabrese graduated fromDon Bosco Preparatory High School in 2004,^[3] attendedSaint Joseph's University in Philadelphia where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, andNew York University, where he received a master's degree in real estate finance. Calabrese had been an analyst forDeutsche Bank and works as a principal for Alkova Companies, a real estate investment firm. Calabrese is the son of Gerald Calabrese Jr., the chairman of the Cliffside Park Democratic Party, and the grandson ofGerald Calabrese, a former professional basketball player who served for 50 years as mayor of Cliffside Park.^[2]

In December 2017,Marlene Caride was nominated by incoming governorPhil Murphy to head theNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, a cabinet-level position,^[4] and resigned from office in January 2018.^[5] After being chosen by Democratic county committee members fromBergen County andPassaic County to fill the vacancy, Calabrese was sworn in to office on February 8, 2018, to succeed Caride.^[2] When he first took office at 31-years-old, Calabrese was the youngest serving member in the General Assembly.^[2]

Committee assignments for the2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[1]

• Transportation and Independent Authorities (as chair)
• Tourism, Gaming and the Arts (as vice-chair)

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in theNew Jersey Senate and two members in theNew Jersey General Assembly.^[6] The representatives from the 36th District for the2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[7]

• SenatorPaul Sarlo (D)
• Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D)
• AssemblymanGary Schaer (D)

In the 2018–2019 legislative session, Calabrese was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law:

• A-4031 Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.^[8]
• A-4229 Applies Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment to all municipalities that participate in Meadowlands tax sharing program.^[9]
• A-4707 Directs Department of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign forfood waste.^[10]

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• Don Bosco Preparatory High School alumni
• Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
• New York University Stern School of Business alumni
• People from Cliffside Park, New Jersey
• Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey
• Saint Joseph's University alumni
• School board members in New Jersey
• 21st-century members of the New Jersey Legislature

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