James Bornheimer

James Bornheimer
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 12, 1982 – January 10, 1984
Preceded byBernard J. Dwyer
Succeeded byPeter P. Garibaldi
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 11, 1972 – January 12, 1982
Preceded byMartin E. Kravarik
Donald Macrae
Succeeded byFrank M. Pelly
ConstituencyDistrict 7B (1972–1974)
18th district (1974–1982)
Personal details
Born(1933-10-19)October 19, 1933
New Brunswick, New Jersey
DiedOctober 9, 1993(1993-10-09) (aged 59)
East Brunswick, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBernadette Bornheimer

James W. Bornheimer Jr. (October 19, 1933 – October 9, 1993) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1982 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 1984.[1][2]

Born in New Brunswick, he attended St. Peter the Apostle High School there and attended St. Peter's College in Jersey City where he earned a B.S. in accounting. While living in East Brunswick, he served as the township assessor, and on the board for the township's planning board and sewerage commission.[3] Bornheimer would eventually be elected to the East Brunswick township council attaining the position of council president.[4]

In 1971, he was elected to General Assembly by winning one of two seats available in District 7B, the other being won by fellow Democrat John H. Froude. In the next election, he was elected from the 18th district and was reelected three more times from that district. While in the Assembly, he was chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee and director of the Conference of Insurance Legislators.[4] In 1981, he was elected to the Senate from the same district defeating former Assemblyman Peter P. Garibaldi. He served for one two-year term before being defeated by Garibaldi in a rematch in 1983.

He died at his East Brunswick home on October 9, 1993, at age 59.[4][2]

  1. ^ "The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey on November 4, 1981 · Page 8". Newspapers.com. November 4, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on December 16, 1994 · Page 11". Newspapers.com. December 16, 1994. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, J.A. (1978). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "James Bornheimer dies at 59; served in Assembly, Senate". Home News Tribune. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 19, 2020.