Background
Furnari, Garry J. was born on September 1, 1954.
Furnari, Garry J. was born on September 1, 1954.
Bachelor, Rutgers University. Juris Doctor, Pace University.
Furnari was elected to the State Senate in November 1997, when he defeated Republican incumbent John P. Scott. 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.
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. In the Senate, Furnari served on the State Government Committee (as Company-Chair), the Commerce Committee, the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans" Affairs Committee.
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 received a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University with a major in Political Science and was awarded a Juris Doctor from Pace University School of Law.
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.
The other representatives from the 36th Legislative District for the 2002-2003 Legislative Session were:
Assemblyman Paul DiGaetano, and
Assemblyman Paul Sarlo.
Committeeman Essex County Democratic Party, since 1972. Chairman Nutley Democratic Party, since 1986. State committeeman New Jersey Democratic State Committee, since 1992.
Member Nutley Family Service Bureau, Community Nursery School, Holy Family School. Member Elks, Knights of Columbus.
Married Susan Furnari.