John V. Azzariti Jr | |
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| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the39th district | |
| Assumed office January 9, 2024 Serving with Robert Auth | |
| Preceded by | DeAnne DeFuccio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1966-02-01)February 1, 1966 (age 60) |
| Party | Republican |
| Residence(s) | Saddle River, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Website | Legislative webpage |
John V. Azzariti Jr. (born February 1, 1966) is an American physician andRepublican Party politician serving as a member of theNew Jersey General Assembly for the39th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
A resident ofSaddle River, New Jersey, Azzariti earned his undergraduate degree atCase Western Reserve University and received his medical degree at theUniversity of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey -New Jersey Medical School. He completed a residency in Anesthesiology atNew York University Medical Center. He is employed as a physician anesthesiologist.[1]
Azzariti served on the Saddle River borough council from 2019 to 2023 after having served on the borough's board of health from 2009 to 2018 and on the zoning board of adjustment in 2018.[1]
In 2021, afterHolly Schepisi announced that she would leave her Assembly seat to run for the Senate seat that became vacant following the death ofGerald Cardinale, Azzariti ran to fill the second Assembly seat with Schepisi's support, but the Republicans choseDeAnne DeFuccio.[2] After DeFuccio announced in 2023 that she would not run for re-election for a second term, Azzariti again received Schepisi's support and won the Republican convention for the second Assembly seat with incumbentRobert Auth.[3][4] Auth and Azzariti defeated Democrats Damon J. Englese and John F. Vitale in the2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[5][6] Azzariti was one of 27 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Auth (incumbent) | 33,061 | 27.0 | |
| Republican | John V. Azzariti | 32,340 | 26.4 | |
| Democratic | John Vitale | 29,046 | 23.7 | |
| Democratic | Damon Englese | 28,183 | 23.0 | |
| Total votes | 122,630 | 100.0 | ||
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