Joseph Coniglio

Joseph Coniglio

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Coniglio was the Chairman of the State Government Committee, and also served on the Senate Labor Committee and the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee.

As Senator, Coniglio sponsored a number of initiatives which have been signed into law. Reacting to security concerns following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, he sponsored a law requiring background checks for airport employees with access to restricted areas within the airport. He also sponsored measures creating a prostate cancer education and research program and encouraging more individuals to enter the nursing profession by giving them an income tax deduction for up to three years.

In response to escalating violence at youth sporting events nationwide, Coniglio pushed for a bill allowing municipalities and boards of education to establish athletic codes of conduct for behavior at sporting events. Violators of these codes of conduct can be ejected from games and required to participate in anger management programs before being allowed to return.

Coniglio was a prime sponsor of New Jersey's "Do Not Call" list legislation, one of the strongest telemarketing restricting measure in the nation. The law requires telemarketers to subscribe to a "Do Not Call" list, and makes penalty provisions for telemarketers who violate the list. He also sponsored the State's historic "predatory lending" law, which protects homeowners from unscrupulous subprime lenders who charge exorbitant interest rates on home loans with the intent to foreclose on the home.

Additionally, Coniglio sponsored bills cracking down on fraudulent solicitations on behalf of charities, upgrading penalties for identity theft and the sale of false IDs, and providing state-funded health care and increased pay for New Jersey National Guard members on active duty within the State.

Before coming to the Senate, Coniglio served on several different committees within his hometown including the Paramus Borough Council from 1981 to 1990, where he served as Council President from 1985 to 1990, the Paramus Board of Adjustment (1976-1981), and the Paramus Shade Tree Commission from 1974 to 1976. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Coniglio.asp Senator Coniglio's Legislative Website] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 16, 2007.]

Coniglio is currently the target of a criminal corruption investigation concerning an allegation that he had been paid $5,500 in monthly consulting payments from Hackensack University Medical Center in exchange for steering approximately $1.6 million in legislator-directed "Christmas Tree" state grants to the hospital. Coniglio's lawyer has acknowledged receiving the letter from the United States Attorney's office, and maintains that the senator has done nothing wrong and will cooperate with the federal investigation. [ [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20070728_Another_N_J__senator_is_focus_of_corruption_investigation.html Another N.J. senator is focus of corruption investigation] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", July 28, 2007. Accessed July 31, 2007.] [Jones, Richard D. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/28/nyregion/28target.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=nyregion&adxnnlx=1185632218-4/KbZ9j2x4ERASo0m4MnoA Investigation Is Under Way of Lawmaker in New Jersey] , "The New York Times", July 28, 2007. Accessed July 28, 2007.]

District 38

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 38th Legislative District for the 2006-2008 legislative session were:
*Assemblyman Robert M. Gordon, and
*Assemblywoman Joan Voss

References

External links

* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Coniglio.asp Senator Coniglio's Legislative Website]
* [http://www.njsendems.com/Bios/Coniglio.htm New Jersey Senate Democrats Website Biography]
* [http://www.njvoterinfo.org/cb/Coniglio.html New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ConiglioJ2006.pdf New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2006 (PDF)]
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ConiglioJ2005.pdf New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)]
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/ConiglioJ2004.pdf New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)]


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