Joseph Azzolina
Politician
1926 – 2010
Who was Joseph Azzolina?
Joseph Azzolina was a Republican who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 2006 where he represented the 13th legislative district.
He also served in the Assembly from 1986 to 1988 and from 1966 to 1972. Azzolina also served in the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature, the New Jersey Senate, from 1972 to 1973. Azzolina served in the Assembly on the State Government Committee.
Azzolina was defeated in the June 2005 GOP primary, and was replaced in the Assembly by fellow Republican Amy Handlin, who took office on January 10, 2006 when Azzolina's term ended.
Azzolina served in the United States Naval Reserve from 1944 to 1986, Captain. As a reservist, he returned to active duty in 1983 for a tour of seven months – four of them off the coast of Lebanon – aboard the battleship USS New Jersey. He received three Meritorious Service Medals and two Navy Secretary Commendation Medals in addition to other combat awards and honors. Assemblyman Azzolina was chairman of the U.S.S. New Jersey Battleship Commission, and led the effort to acquire the retired ship and have it docked in New Jersey waters where it was then transformed into a floating museum.
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- Born
- Jan 26, 1926
Newark - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New York University
- Bachelor of Science
- Lived in
- Newark
- Died
- Apr 16, 2010
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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