Ralph R. Caputo

Ralph R. Caputo
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
January 8, 2008 – March 22, 2023
Serving with Cleopatra Tucker
Preceded byCraig A. Stanley
Oadline Truitt
Succeeded byJackie Yustein
Essex County Freeholder from District 5
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2011
Preceded byJoseph P. Scarpelli
Succeeded byBrendan W. Gill
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 11-C district
In office
January 9, 1968 – October 4, 1971
Serving with C. Richard Fiore
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byCarl Orechio
John N. Dennis
Personal details
Born (1940-10-31) October 31, 1940 (age 83)
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic (by 1982)
Other political
affiliations		Republican (through 1971)
SpouseCeleste
Childrentwo
Residence(s)Nutley, New Jersey (since 2011)
Belleville, New Jersey (before 2011)
Alma materBloomfield College
Newark State College
Seton Hall University
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteAssemblyman Caputo's legislative webpage

Ralph R. Caputo (born October 31, 1940) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2023, where he represented the 28th Legislative District. He had previously served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2011 and as a Republican in the General Assembly from 1968 until 1972.[1]

In February 2023, Caputo announced that he would leave office once he was nominated and confirmed by the Senate to serve as a director of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.[2] He left office on March 22, 2023, a day after his nomination to the position was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate.[3]

  1. ^ Assemblyman Ralph R. CaputoArchived June 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Johnson, Brent."N.J. lawmaker who first served in 1960s says he expects to leave for spot on Horizon board", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 22, 2023. Accessed February 24, 2023. "State Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, who has served two separate tenures in the New Jersey Legislature, nearly four decades apart and spanning both major political parties, confirmed Tuesday night he’s set to end his career as a lawmaker. The 82-year-old Democrat from Essex County — whose district includes parts of Newark, the state’s largest city — told NJ Advance Media that Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to nominate him to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey."
  3. ^ Sobko, Katie. "Ralph Caputo, Essex assemblyman, resigns to take Horizon board seat", The Record, March 23, 2023. Accessed March 23, 2023. "Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, D-Essex, resigned his seat on Tuesday. The move was expected, because Caputo’s nomination to the Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey board was approved on Monday."