Nicholas Chiaravalloti (born November 28, 1972) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the

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from 2016 to 2022, where he represented the 31st Legislative District.

Personal life

Chiaravalloti was born and raised in

Bayonne Bayonne () is a city in southwestern France near the France–Spain border, Spanish border. It is a communes of France, commune and one of two subprefectures in France, subprefectures in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques departments of France, departm ...

, the son of Italian immigrants who came to the United States in the 1950s. He graduated in 1990 from

St. Peter's Preparatory School Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an Private school, independent, College-preparatory school, preparatory, and Single-sex education, all-male day school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jers ...

. He received a BA in History from the

Catholic University of America The Catholic University of America (CUA) is a private Catholic research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is one of two pontifical universities of the Catholic Church in the United States – the only one that is not primarily a ...

. A recipient of a J.D. from

Rutgers School of Law–Newark Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the three-year J.D. pr ...

, Chiaravalloti was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1998."Saint Peter's College Welcomes Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti"

Saint Peter's University Saint Peter's University is a private Jesuit university in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Founded as Saint Peter's College in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, the university offers over 60 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than ...

, April 14, 2011. Accessed April 13, 2016. In 2017, he received a Doctorate in Education from

Career

Chiaravalloti currently serves as the Vice President for External Affairs and Senior Counsel to the President at

Hudson County Community College Hudson County Community College (HCCC) is a Public school (government funded), public community college in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County, New Jersey. Locations The school's main campus is located in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey C ...

. Formerly, Chiaravalloti was an attorney with the Law Firm of Weiner-Lesniak and worked part-time at

as Director of Community Engagement in the Advancement Department. He previously served as Executive Director of the Guarini Institute for Government and Leadership. Chiaravalloti is the founder and president of his own consulting firm, Chiaravalloti, LLC, and was a partner in Magis Strategies, LLC. From 2002-2007, Chiaravalloti served as the State Director for the office of United States Senator

Robert Menendez Robert Menendez (; born January 1, 1954) is an American former politician and lawyer who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 2006 until his resignation in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, he also represented New J ...

. Chiaravalloti has served on the Board of Trustees for Holy Family Academy and of his alma mater, St. Peter's Preparatory School, as well as of Hudson Cradle and Bergen Community Chest. He also volunteers with Boy Scouts of America, Bayonne Youth Soccer Association and Bayonne Little League. Chiaravalloti was first elected to the State Assembly in 2015, and was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. In 2018, he was named Deputy Parliamentarian by Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin. In January 2020, he was named Majority Whip of the Assembly and sat on the Judiciary and Commerce and Development Committees, and also served as the Vice Chair of the Human Services Committee. Chiaravalloti unexpectedly lost the backing of the Hudson County Democratic Organization in early 2021 after Bayonne Mayor Jimmy Davis threw his support behind longshoreman and union official William Sampson. Chiaravalloti initially planned to seek re-election that year anyways, but ultimately chose to retire.

References

External links

Legislative website
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