John T. Gregorio

John T. Gregorio
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 12, 1982 – March 15, 1983
Preceded byAnthony E. Russo
Succeeded byRaymond Lesniak
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 10, 1978 – January 12, 1982
Preceded byThomas G. Dunn
Succeeded byC. Louis Bassano
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 21st district
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 10, 1978
Serving with Thomas J. Deverin
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byRaymond Lesniak
Personal details
Born(1928-02-06)February 6, 1928
Staten Island, New York City, New York
DiedOctober 23, 2013(2013-10-23) (aged 85)
Linden, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

John T. Gregorio, Sr. (February 6, 1928 − October 23, 2013) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1983. Gregorio represented the 21st Legislative District until 1978, when redistricting following the 1980 United States census shifted him to the 20th Legislative District. In 1983, following a felony conviction for failing to disclose his interest in a pair of Linden go-go bars, he was forced to resign from the State Senate and from his position as Mayor of Linden, New Jersey.[1] After receiving a gubernatorial pardon in January 1990, Gregorio staged a political comeback and won election as mayor of Linden, serving in that position until 2006.[2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "John T. Gregorio, the Lion of Linden, dies at 87". 23 October 2013.
  3. ^ "The Political Graveyard: Mayors and Postmasters of Linden, New Jersey".