Joseph W. Chinnici

{{Short description|American politician (1919–2007)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Joseph W. Chinnici

|image =

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|office = Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st Legislative District

|term_start = January 11, 1972

|term_end = January 12, 1988

|predecessor = James Cafiero

|alongside = James R. Hurley (1974-1982) and Guy F. Muziani (1982-1988)

|successor = Frank LoBiondo and Edward H. Salmon

|birth_name =

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|7|27}}

|birth_place = Rosenhayn, New Jersey

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|3|18|1919|7|27}}

|death_place = Atlantic City, New Jersey

|party = Republican

}}

Joseph W. Chinnici (July 27, 1919 – March 18, 2007) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st Legislative District from 1972 to 1988.

A resident of Bridgeton, New Jersey while serving in the assembly, Chinnici was born in the Rosenhayn section of Deerfield Township and graduated in 1938 from Bridgeton High School. He attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[https://books.google.com/books?id=crQfk2OprIwC&q=%22Joseph+W.+Chinnici%22+rosenhayn Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 202, Part 2], p. 239. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1987. Accessed October 30, 2019. "Joseph W. Chinnici, Rep., Bridgeton - Assemblyman Chinnici was born in Rosenhayn July 27, 1919. He was graduated from Bridgeton Senior High School in 1938 and attended the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania."

Chinnici served on the Bridgeton city council and was a member of the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders before his election to the assembly. He died on March 18, 2007, at age 87.{{cite web|author=Max Pizarro |url=https://observer.com/2007/03/south-jersey-hails-a-gentleman-politician/ |title=South Jersey hails a gentleman politician |publisher=Observer |date=2007-03-21 |accessdate=2016-11-14}}