Reed Gusciora

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Reed Gusciora (born March 27, 1960 in Passaic, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996, where he represents the 15th legislative district. He was the Assembly's Assistant Minority Leader from 1998-2001.

Gusciora serves in the Assembly as the Vice Chairman of the Consumer Affairs Committee and as Vice Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. He is a former Chairman of the Federal Relations Committee and a former Chairman of the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.

Assemblyman Gusciora authored the “Paramount Safety” Law that changed the legal standard in child custody cases to protect the health and well being of the child when abuse has occurred. He is the author of a law that streamlines services for people with developmental disabilities through the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Education. He is also the original prime sponsor of legislation that would allow patients to sue HMOs for malpractice and the “Senior Gold Prescription Discount Act,” which expanded the state’s prescription drug program for seniors.

In 2003, Gusciora lost a race for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of the Borough of Princeton.

Gusciora received a B.A. from The Catholic University of America in Politics / International Relations and was awarded a J.D. in 1988 from the Seton Hall University School of Law.

District 15

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 15th Legislative District are:

Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman, and
Senator Shirley Turner

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