Politics & Government

Princeton Resident Announces Candidacy for 16th District Assembly Seat

Bill Spadea hopes to fill the seat vacated by Peter Biondi.

Princeton Township resident Bill Spadea has filed documents to fill the New Jersey 16th District's Assembly seat formerly held by

Biondi's one-year replacement will be decided at a four-county Republican convention held within 35 days of the swearing in of the new Assembly on Jan. 10, 2012. Spadea also plans to run as a candidate in the special election on Nov. 6. 

“Pete Biondi was a great legislator, public servant, community leader and patriot," Spadea said in a prepared statement. "So many business and political leaders asked and encouraged me to consider this run to do right by Pete’s legacy of public service. I was so honored by their request that I felt compelled to step up."

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Spadea's campaign has the support of attorney Charlie Spies, who served as CFO and counsel for Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign,

“Bill is a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate," Spies said in a prepared statement. "His conservative principles, business background and organizational success make him the right man at the right time for New Jersey.”

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Spadea has been a senior real estate executive for the past 15 years and also serves as an on-air analyst and Republican strategist for several New York TV stations.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1991 to 1999 and ran an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Congress against incumbent Rush Holt in 2004.

He is the co-founder and past-president of Building the New Majority, a grassroots political organization focused on helping NJ citizen-legislators win local campaigns.  

Spadea lives in Princeton with his wife Jodi and their two children.

He serves on the Zoning board, coaches little league, chairs the annual Veteran’s Day event, and serves as master of ceremony for the annual Memorial Day Parade/Service.  

For more information, visit Spadea's websitehis Facebook page or his YouTube channel.


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