Nicholas Asselta
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Nicholas Asselta (born August 17, 1951) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 2004, where he represents the 1st Legislative District. Senator Asselta is a member of the State Government Committee, the Community & Urban Affairs Committee, and the Wagering, Tourism, and Historic Preservation Committee.
Before entering the Senate, Asselta served in the lower house, the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1995 to 2003. The Senator serves on the New Jersey Council on the Arts, a position he has held since 1998, and was on the Vineland Public Schools Board of Education from 1993 to 1996, the Vineland Planning Board from 1992 to 1993, and the Vineland Environmental Commission 1992 to 1993.
Asselta implemented legislation that broadened the eligibility for Urban Enterprise Zones throughout the State and sponsored legislation making it more difficult for the State to close an institution where more than 100 jobs would be lost. Asselta fought for increased state aid for shore protection and beach replenishment.
[edit] District 1
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 1st Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman Nelson Albano, and
- Assemblyman Jeff Van Drew
[edit] External links
- Senator Asselta's Senate Website
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
