Clinton Calabrese

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Clinton Calabrese (born March 4, 1986) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 36th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly[1] since February 10, 2018, when he was sworn in to replace Marlene Caride, who resigned from office after being nominated to serve as head of the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Calabrese had served on the Board of Education of the Cliffside Park School District.[2] He has been the Assembly's Deputy Whip since 2022.[1]

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Clinton Calabrese
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 36th district
Assumed office
February 8, 2018
Serving with Gary Schaer
Preceded byMarlene Caride
Personal details
Born (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 39)
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceCliffside Park, New Jersey
Alma materSaint Joseph's University and New York University
OccupationPrincipal, Alkova Companies
WebsiteLegislative web page
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Background

A resident of Cliffside Park, Calabrese graduated from Don Bosco Preparatory High School in 2004,[3] attended Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration, and New York University, where he received a master's degree in real estate finance. Calabrese had been an analyst for Deutsche Bank and works as a principal for Alkova Companies, a real estate investment firm. Calabrese is the son of Gerald Calabrese Jr., the chairman of the Cliffside Park Democratic Party, and the grandson of Gerald Calabrese, a former professional basketball player who served for 50 years as mayor of Cliffside Park.[2]

New Jersey Assembly

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Perspective

In December 2017, Marlene Caride was nominated by incoming governor Phil Murphy to head the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, a cabinet-level position,[4] and resigned from office in January 2018.[5] After being chosen by Democratic county committee members from Bergen County and Passaic County to fill the vacancy, Calabrese was sworn in to office on February 8, 2018, to succeed Caride.[2] When he first took office at 31-years-old, Calabrese was the youngest serving member in the General Assembly.[2]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[1]

  • Transportation and Independent Authorities (as chair)
  • Tourism, Gaming and the Arts (as vice-chair)

District 36

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[6] The representatives from the 36th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[7]

Legislation

In the 2018–2019 legislative session, Calabrese was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law:

  • A-4031 Requires display of identifying information on rear of school bus so public may report bus driver misconduct.[8]
  • A-4229 Applies Meadowlands regional hotel use assessment to all municipalities that participate in Meadowlands tax sharing program.[9]
  • A-4707 Directs Department of Agriculture to establish public awareness campaign for food waste.[10]

Electoral history

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36th Legislative District General Election, 2023[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clinton Calabrese (incumbent) 18,228 30.6
Democratic Gary S. Schaer (incumbent) 18,072 30.3
Republican Craig Auriemma 11,761 19.7
Republican Joseph Viso Jr. 11,546 19.4
Total votes 59,607 100.0
Democratic hold
Democratic hold
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36th legislative district general election, 2021[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary S. Schaer (incumbent) 24,654 28.40%
Democratic Clinton Calabrese (incumbent) 24,137 27.80%
Republican Joseph Viso Jr. 19,025 21.91%
Republican Craig Auriemma 19,008 21.89%
Total votes 86,824 100.0
Democratic hold
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36th Legislative District General Election, 2019
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Schaer (incumbent) 14,990 30.86%
Democratic Clinton Calabrese (incumbent) 14,901 30.68%
Republican Foster Lowe 9,350 19.25%
Republican Khaldoun Androwis 9,336 19.22%
Total votes 47,346 100%
Democratic hold
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36th Legislative District Special Election, 2018[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clinton Calabrese (incumbent) 36,914 63.8%
Republican Marc Marsi 20,946 36.2%
Total votes 57,860 100%
Democratic hold
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