Background
Burzichelli, John J. was born on November 14, 1954.
Burzichelli, John J. was born on November 14, 1954.
He has been the Assistant Majority Leader since 2004. Burzichelli is the Assembly"s Deputy Speaker, and serves on the Tourism and Gaming Committee (as Chair), the Budget Committee, the Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee and the Legislative Services Commission. Burzichelli had been the Mayor of Paulsboro from 1996 until 2011.
From 2002 until 2011, he served as both mayor and Assemblyman which was allowed in New Jersey until 2007 when dual mandates were banned.
Burzichelli was grandfathered under the law passed and allowed to continue serve in both posts until he stepped down from the mayoral post in 2011. Burzichelli is the co-host of the show Eye on Paulsboro which has been on cable for over 25 years.
In the 2011 apportionment based on the results of the 2010 United States Census, Republican Domenick DiCicco was moved from the 4th Legislative District into DiCicco"s loss made his seat the only gain by the Democrats in the Assembly in the 2011 election cycle. Burzichelli is a long-time resident of Paulsboro.
His father, John Doctorate. Burzichelli also served as mayor of the borough.
He is a 1972 graduate of Paulsboro High School. Burzichelli makes a brief cameo in Kevin Smith"s film Jersey Girl, parts of which were filmed in Paulsboro. He is owner / producer / distributor of Hill Studio & Scenic.
He is as a former movie producer and wrestling promoter.
He also owns the remnants of the Ward LaFrance a now-defunct fire engine manufacturer. Several of his antique fire engines are Ward LaFrance models of varying years.
Burzichelli co-authored the book Ward LaFrance Fire Trucks: 1918-1978 Photo Archive. One of his fire trucks, formerly owned by Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, is displayed on the cover.
Each of the 40 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 3rd District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:
Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney (Doctorate), and
Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro (Doctorate).
He was president of Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce and a member of the New Jersey State League of Municipalities Executive Board. He owns a number of antique fire engines using them for both business (Hill Studio) and pleasure and is a member of the Glasstown Antique Fire Brigade. He is one of the founding members of the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Paulsboro and a former President of the Greater Paulsboro Chamber of Commerce.