Barbara Buono

Who is Barbara Buono?

Barbara A. Buono is an American politician. She served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002-2014, where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 election, but lost to incumbent Chris Christie.

Before entering the Senate, Buono served in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1994 to 2002, where she served as the Minority Parliamentarian from 1996-98. In the Assembly, Buono became the ranking Democrat on the Assembly Budget Committee. She was Democratic Conference Chair from 2004 to 2007. She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate, succeeding Stephen Sweeney.