Anthony P. Vainieri

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Anthony P. Vainieri

|image =

|caption =

|state_assembly=New Jersey

|district=32nd

|term_start = January 10, 1984

|term_end = January 14, 1986

|predecessor = Thomas F. Cowan
Robert C. Janiszewski

|successor = Charles J. Catrillo
Frank J. Gargiulo

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1928|2|15}}

|birth_place = McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania

|party = Democratic

|spouse={{marriage |Natalie Agresta |1952 |October 13, 2017 |end=d.}}

}}

Anthony P. Vainieri (born February 15, 1928) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District from 1984 to 1986.{{cite web|author=Joseph F. Sullivan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/08/nyregion/changes-afoot-in-roles-of-state-and-localities.html |title=Changes Afoot In Roles Of State And Localities |work=Nytimes.com |date=1984-01-08 |accessdate=2019-03-26}}

Owner of the Vainieri Funeral Home in North Bergen, he attended Memorial High School in West New York and enlisted in the United States Navy. He served on the North Bergen Board of Commissioners from 1971 to 1975 and was elected to the Assembly in 1983.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mHcN8lGpJZAC&q=Vainieri |year=1985 |title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey |first=J.A. |last=Fitzgerald |accessdate=April 24, 2020}} However, after one term, he and fellow incumbent running mate Paul Cuprowski were both defeated by Republicans Charles J. Catrillo and Frank J. Gargiulo in the wake of Thomas Kean's landslide gubernatorial win.{{cite web|author=Alfonso A. Narvaez |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/06/nyregion/election-day-for-gop-success-jersey-close-race-staten-island-republicans-jersey.html |title=Election Day: For G.O.P., Success In Jersey, A Close Race On Staten Island; Republicans In Jersey Win Control Of State Assembly |work=Nytimes.com |date=1985-11-06 |accessdate=2019-03-26}}

He was married to the former Natalie Agresta from 1952 until her death in 2017. They had four children including Hudson County Commissioner Anthony Vainieri Jr. and Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle.{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/northjersey/obituary.aspx?n=natalie-vainieri&pid=186942234&fhid=17153 |title=Natalie Vainieri |via=Legacy.com |accessdate=April 24, 2020}} Anthony Jr. and Valerie are now co-owners of the family's funeral home.{{cite web |url=http://www.vainierifuneralhome.com/_mgxroot/page_10782.php |title=Staff |publisher=Vainieri Funeral Home |accessdate=April 24, 2020}}