John T. Gregorio

Who was John T. Gregorio?

John T. Gregorio, Sr. was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1983. Gregorio represented the 21st Legislative District until 1978, when redistricting following the 1980 United States Census shifted him to the 20th Legislative District. In 1983, following a conviction for failing to disclose his interest in a pair of Linden go go bars, he was forced to resign from the State Senate and from his position as Mayor of Linden, New Jersey. After receiving a gubernatorial pardon in January 1990, Gregorio staged a political comeback and won election as mayor of Linden, serving in that position until 2006.