DeAnne DeFuccio (born March 26, 1973) 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 the 39th district from 2021 to 2024.

Early life and education

Born in

Oakland Oakland is a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major West Coast port, Oakland is ...

, DeFuccio grew up in nearby Franklin Lakes. She earned her undergraduate degree from

Union College Union College is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York, United States. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the s ...

and was awarded a

juris doctor A Juris Doctor, Doctor of Jurisprudence, or Doctor of Law (JD) is a graduate-entry professional degree that primarily prepares individuals to practice law. In the United States and the Philippines, it is the only qualifying law degree. Other j ...

degree from

Suffolk University Law School Suffolk University Law School (also known as Suffolk Law School) is the Private university, private, non-sectarian law school of Suffolk University located in Downtown Boston, downtown Boston, across the street from the Boston Common and the Fr ...

.Assemblywoman DeAnne C. DeFuccio

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. Accessed February 20, 2022.

Political office

She had served as a member of the borough council in

Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Upper Saddle River is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,353, an increase of 145 (+1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 8,208, which in turn reflecte ...

until she was chosen to fill the Assembly seat vacated by

Holly Schepisi Holly T. Schepisi (born December 20, 1971) is an American lawyer, businesswoman, and Republican Party politician who is the New Jersey State Senator, representing the 39th legislative district. She previously served in the New Jersey General ...

, who had moved up to the

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. She was the Assistant Minority Conference Leader in the Assembly from 2022 to 2024. On February 2, 2023, DeFuccio announced that she would not seek re-election to the Assembly, despite previously announcing her candidacy.Fox, Joey; and Wildstein, David
"DeFuccio won’t run for re-election after all"
''

New Jersey Globe David Wildstein (born September 1961) is an American businessman, former Republican Party politician, and the founder and editor-in-chief of the New Jersey political news website '' New Jersey Globe''. A former mayor of Livingston, New Jersey, h ...

'', February 2, 2023. Accessed February 4, 2023. "Just a week after she officially launched her re-election campaign, Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R-Upper Saddle River) has decided not to seek re-election after all to the 39th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe has learned. 'I've made the difficult decision not to seek reelection this year,' DeFuccio confirmed in a statement."

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