Garry Furnari

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Garry J. Furnari

| image =

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| state_senate = New Jersey

| district = 36th

| term_start = 1998

| term_end = 2003

| predecessor = John P. Scott

| successor = Paul Sarlo

| birth_name = Garry Joseph Furnari{{cite web |url=https://opengovny.com/attorney/2434264 |title=Garry Joseph Furnari |website=opengovny.com |accessdate=February 1, 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|9|1}}

| birth_place =

| party = Democratic

| education = Rutgers University (BA)
Pace University (JD)

}}

Garry J. Furnari (born September 1, 1954) is a judge{{Cite web|url=http://judges.njlj.law.com/profile/Superior_Court,_Civil_Division,_Essex_County/Garry_Furnari/Garry_Furnari-291.xml|title = New Jersey Law Journal | Judges Profiles | Garry_Furnari}} and former American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1998 to 2003, where he represented the 36th Legislative District.

Biography

Furnari was elected to the State Senate in November 1997, when he defeated Republican incumbent John P. Scott.Llorente, Elizabeth. [http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/famous/94681699_John_P__Scott__two-term_state_senator__dies_at_76.html John P. Scott, two-term state senator, dies at 76] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528005421/http://www.northjersey.com/obituaries/famous/94681699_John_P__Scott__two-term_state_senator__dies_at_76.html |date=2010-05-28 }}, The Record, May 23, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2010. Furnari won with 55% of the vote, taking the seat of one of the Senate's most conservative members.Peterson, Melody. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/nyregion/1997-elections-legislature-after-intense-fight-republicans-fend-off-challenges.html "THE 1997 ELECTIONS: THE LEGISLATURE; After Intense Fight, Republicans Fend Off Challenges to Their Majority in State Senate"], The New York Times, November 5, 1997. Accessed May 24, 2010.

In 2001, Furnari was challenged by Republican Party Assemblyman John V. Kelly. The seat was considered one of the few statewide that could have been a pickup for the Republicans.Halbfinger, David M. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/04/nyregion/control-of-the-state-senate-hinges-on-a-handful-of-races.html "Control of the State Senate Hinges on a Handful of Races"], The New York Times, November 4, 2001. Accessed November 2, 2009. Furnari went on to win by a 52–48% margin.Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/08/nyregion/the-2001-elections-results-the-races-for-new-jersey.html "THE 2001 ELECTIONS; RESULTS -- The Races for New Jersey"], The New York Times, November 8, 2001. Accessed November 2, 2009.

Furnari left the Senate in May 2003 after being nominated to serve on New Jersey Superior Court, and was succeeded by Paul Sarlo. Sarlo had been the choice of Bergen County Democratic Organization Chairman Joe Ferriero to succeed Furnari.Gohlke, Josh. "Wood-Ridge mayor sworn in as senator; Democrats speed up Sarlo's promotion.", The Record, May 20, 2003. "Democratic Wood-Ridge Mayor Paul Sarlo took a promotion to the upper house of the Legislature on Monday, when he was sworn in as a state senator, replacing Garry J. Furnari of Nutley.... Furnari's nomination for a Superior Court judgeship - and its rapid confirmation in an emergency Senate session this month - allowed Sarlo, the choice of Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero, to take his seat."

In the Senate, Furnari served on the State Government Committee (as Co-Chair), the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee.{{cite web |url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Furnari.asp |title=Senator Furnari's legislative web page |accessdate=2003-10-13 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031013072634/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Furnari.asp |archive-date=October 13, 2003 }}, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 3, 2008.

Furnari served as a Commissioner and Mayor of Nutley, New Jersey from 1996 to 2003, was Nutley Township Attorney from 1995 to 1996, and was Nutley Township Municipal Prosecutor from 1986 to 1988, and again from 1992 to 1995.

Furnari attended Nutley High School, graduating in 1972.{{cite book |title=Exit 1972 |volume=XXXI |page=76 |publisher=Nutley Senior High School}} He received a B.A. from Rutgers University with a major in Political Science in 1976 and was awarded a J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 1980.{{cite news |url=https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/almID/900005422770/?slreturn=20210101124007 |title=Biographies of the N.J. Superior Court Judges |date=January 31, 2005 |magazine=New Jersey Law Journal |access-date=February 1, 2021}}

References

External links

{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031013072634/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Furnari.asp |date=October 13, 2003 |title=Senator Furnari's legislative web page }}, New Jersey Legislature.

{{succession box|title=Senator- 36th Legislative District|before=John P. Scott|after= Paul Sarlo |years=1998 - 2003}}

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