Career
She was the author of Mayday! Mayday! Eastern Airlines In A Tailspin! (1990). In 1977, Mazauskas sought the Republican nomination for State Senator in the 28th legislative district of New Jersey, where Democratic incumbent Martin L. Greenberg was seeking re-election to a second term. The Grand Old Party primary included three candidates, each aligned with a different candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor: Joan Lacey Mazauskas ran with State Senator.
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James A. Pindar ran on a line with Assembly Minority Leader Thomas Kean. And Rocco Clarizio was allied with former Senate Minority Leader C. Robert Sarcone.
Pindar defeated Mazauskas by just 207 votes, 1,482 (4204%) to 1,275 (3617%), while Clarizio ran a distant third with 768 votes (2179%). Her husband, George Mazauskas, served as a Town Councilman in Irvington, New Jersey.
