Michael John Arnone (born September 10, 1932) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

from 1989 to 2004, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Born in

Red Bank, New Jersey Red Bank is a borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Incorporated in 1908, the community is on the Navesink River, the area's original transportation route to the ocean and other ports. Red Bank is in the New York Metropolitan ...

, Arnone attended

Red Bank Catholic High School Red Bank Catholic High School is a four-year private coeducational Roman Catholic high school, located in Red Bank in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades, operating under the supervision ...

before attending St. Francis College. Arnone graduated from

Seton Hall University Seton Hall University (SHU) is a Private university, private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the ...

and received his D.D.S. from the

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...

School of Dentistry.

Political career

Arnone was the Mayor of Red Bank, New Jersey from 1978 to 1990, was the Red Bank Fire and Police Commissioner from 1970-1973 served on the Red Bank Council from 1969–1973 and as the borough's Zoning Board Chair in 1969. Arnone served in the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...

from 1959–61, attaining the rank of captain. Arnone served in the Assembly on the Housing & Local Government Committee., New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 1, 2007. Arnone and fellow-Republican running mate

Clare Farragher Clare M. Farragher (born December 11, 1941) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987 until 2004 where she represented the New Jersey's 12th legislative dis ...

were defeated in the 2003 elections by Democrats Michael J. Panter and

Robert Lewis Morgan Robert Lewis Morgan (born January 5, 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for one term from 2004 to 2006, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Morgan served in the Assembl ...

.Kinney, David
"Democrats seize control of both legislative houses: GOP Losses Include Senate Co-President - Karcher ends Bennett's run on a big day for governor's party"
''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to '' The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the '' Staten Island Advance'', all of ...

'', November 5, 2003. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Democrats Michael Panter and Robert Morgan defeated Assembly members Michael Arnone and Clare Farragher in Bennett's 12th District."

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*, New Jersey Legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnone, Michael J. Mayors of Red Bank, New Jersey Living people 1932 births American dentists Mayors of places in New Jersey Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Red Bank, New Jersey Red Bank Catholic High School alumni Seton Hall University alumni St. Francis College alumni Temple University alumni