Joseph D. Patero

Joseph D. Patero
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 14th Legislative District
In office
January 12, 1988 – August 22, 1991
Serving with Anthony J. Cimino
Preceded byJoseph L. Bocchini Jr.
John K. Rafferty
Succeeded byPeter A. Cantu
Constituency14th district
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 14, 1986
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJohn K. Rafferty
Constituency17th district (1974–1982)
14th district (1982–1986)
Personal details
Born(1932-03-30)March 30, 1932
Manville, New Jersey
DiedJune 20, 2020(2020-06-20) (aged 88)
Manville, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

Joseph D. Patero (March 30, 1932 – June 20, 2020) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1986 and from 1988 to 1991.[1] During the majority of his tenure in the Assembly, he served as chair of the Assembly's Labor Committee.[2]

Born and raised in Manville, Patero attended Bound Brook High School and Rutgers University.[3]

Patero served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He also served in the volunteer fire department and on the Manville Board of Health. He died at his home in Manville on June 20, 2020, at age 88.[2]

  1. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 6, 1983 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. 1983-11-06. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "Joseph Patero, former Assembly Labor Committee chairman, dies at 88". New Jersey Globe. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
  3. ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1984, p. 252. Accessed August 17, 2020. "Assemblyman Patero was born March 30, 1932, in Manville. He attended Sacred Heart School, Bound Brook High School, and Rutgers University."