John DiMaio

John DiMaio (born November 27, 1955) is an American Republican Party politician, who was selected on February 21, 2009 to fill the New Jersey General Assembly seat for the 23rd legislative district vacated by Marcia A. Karrow, after Karrow filled the vacancy for the New Jersey Senate in the same district. He has been co-chair of the Republican Conference, alongside Nancy Munoz, since January 14, 2020. He was elected Minority Leader of the General Assembly after Jon Bramnick was elected to the State Senate.

Early life DiMaio was born in Newton and raised in Hackettstown.

Warren County Commissioner In December 2000, when incumbent Republican Warren County Commissioner Susan Dickey was elected County Surrogate, DiMaio was chosen by the Warren County Republican Committee to fill the remainder of her term. Almost immediately, he was chosen as Board Director for the year of 2001. He was chosen as Freeholder Director again in 2008. He is also the owner of A. DiMaio and Son, Inc., a general contracting business in Hackettstown. DiMaio lives in Hackettstown with his wife Gina and two daughters. At the special election convention, DiMaio defeated Erik Peterson and Matt Holt, both members of the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders. On the first ballot, the totals were: DiMaio 129, Peterson 104, and Holt 56. On the second runoff ballot, the totals were: DiMaio 153 and Peterson 141. DiMaio was sworn into office on March 16, 2009. He was assigned to serve as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee. In the June 2009 Republican primary, DiMaio successfully defended his Assembly seat. He and his running mate, Hunterdon County Freeholder Erik Peterson, narrowly edged out Ed Smith for the two spots on the November general election ballot. DiMaio and Peterson defeated Democratic candidates William Courtney and Tammeisha Smith in the general election.

Committees Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: NA

District 23 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 representatives from the 23rd District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: Senator Doug Steinhardt (R) Assemblyman John DiMaio (R) Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R)

Electoral history New Jersey Assembly