Garry Furnari

Who is Garry Furnari?

Garry J. Furnari is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1998 to 2003, where he represented the 36th Legislative District.

Furnari was elected to the State Senate in November 1997, when he defeated Republican incumbent John P. Scott. Furnanri won with 55% of the vote, taking the seat of one of the Senate's most conservative members.

In 2001, Furnari was challenged by Republican Party Assemblyman John V. Kelly. The seat was considered one of the few statewide that could have been a pickup for the Republicans. Furnari went on to win by a 52–48% margin.

Furnari left the Senate in May 2003 after being nominated to serve on New Jersey Superior Court, and was succeeded by Paul Sarlo. Sarlo had been the choice of Bergen County Democratic Organization Chairman Joe Ferriero to succeed Furnari.

In the Senate, Furnari served on the State Government Committee, the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.