Scott Rumana

Who is Scott Rumana?

Scott Rumana is an Assyrian-American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has represented the 40th legislative district since January 8, 2008.

Rumana has been selected to serve in the Assembly on the Education Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.

In 1996, Rumana was appointed to the Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders to replace Richard DuHaime, who resigned to devote time to an ultimately unsuccessful campaign for the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. At the time of his appointment, the Republican Party had a majority of the seats on the Passaic County Freeholder Board. When Rumana ran for election to a full-term the following year, the majority was 5-2 in favor of the Republicans following the elections of Georgia Scott and Peter Eagler to the board. Rumana finished in the top three in the 1997 election, joining newcomers Jim Gallagher and Lois Cuccinello in gaining seats, but was now part of a 4-3 Republican minority. Due to the recent conviction of disgraced former Passaic County Chairman Peter Murphy and the resulting "corruption costs you money" campaign of the Democratic Party, Rumana finished fourth behind incumbents Jim Gallagher and Lois Cuccinello and newcomer Sonia Rosado in the 2000 election, losing his seat as the Republicans were left with two seats on the board.¹