BettyLou DeCroce

BettyLou DeCroce (born November 17, 1952) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2012 to 2022, where she represented the 26th Legislative District.

Biography and early career Born and raised in Dover, DeCroce is a realtor who formerly served as the President of the firm ERA Gallo & DeCroce, Inc. She attended Berkeley College and Rutgers University.

A member of the Township Council in Mine Hill Township from 1981 to 1983, DeCroce later served on the Roxbury Township Planning Board from 1984 to 1987. In 1991, she was hired by the township to serve as its Deputy Township Manager from 1991 through 2002 and as its Township Clerk from 1988 to 2010.

In 2010, she was appointed Deputy Commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, a position she held until 2012. She currently resides in Parsippany-Troy Hills and has two sons and four grandchildren.

New Jersey Assembly Alex DeCroce, who had served in the Assembly since 1993, died suddenly on January 9, 2012, at the age of 75, shortly after the 214th Legislature had ended.

On January 25, 2012, BettyLou DeCroce was selected by the Morris County Republican Committee to replace him in the Assembly, defeating former Kinnelon Councilman Larry Casha by a nearly 2-1 margin. She won a November 2012 special election for the remainder of the term, defeating Democratic candidate Joseph Raich.

On June 8, 2021, DeCroce lost her reelection bid to former Pompton Lakes Councilman Christian Barranco.

Committee assignments Financial Institutions and Insurance Science, Innovation and Technology Transportation and Independent Authorities Joint Committee on the Public Schools New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight Intergovernmental Relations Commission Manufacturing Caucus

Electoral history New Jersey Assembly