Career
A resident of Irvington, New Jersey, Neri was the Essex County Undersheriff from 1972 to 1980, serving under Sheriff John F. Cryan, and owned Stuyvesant Auto Body for three decades. He was elected to the State Assembly in 1973, representing the 28th district that included South Orange, Irvington and parts of Newark. Neri sought re-election to a second term in 1975, but was unsuccessful.