Deceased
Full Name:
Gerald 'Gerry' Cardinale
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Carole; 5 Children: Marisa, Christine, Kara, Gary, Nicole
Birth Date:
02/27/1934
Birth Place:
New York, NY
Home City:
Demarest, NJ
Religion:
Roman Catholic
DDS, New York University College of Dentistry, 1959
BS, Chemistry, Saint John's University, 1955
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 39, 1982-2021
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 39, 2013
Deputy Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 1994-2001
Majority Whip, New Jersey State Senate, 1992-1993
Assistant Minority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 1987-1989
Minority Whip, New Jersey State Senate, 1985-1986
Assembly Member, New Jersey General Assembly, 1980-1981
Mayor, Borough of Demarest, 1975-1979
Member, Demarest Planning Board, 1975
Member, Demarest Board of Education, 1967-1973
President, Demarest Board of Education, 1969-1971
Member/Founder, Bergen County Task Force Crimes Against Children, present
Member, State House Commission, 2008-2012
Dentist, Cardinale Dental Associates, 1959-present
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Columbia University College of Dentistry, present
Member, American Heart Association, present
Member, Bergen Passaic Unit, present
Member, Boy Scouts of America, present
Trustee, Community Center Mental Health of Dumont, present
Member, Englewood Cliffs UNICO, presnt
Fundraiser, New Jersey Association Retarded Children, present
Chair, New Jersey Legislative Conference on Soviet Jewry, present
Member, Old Church Cultural Center, present
Volunteer, Shelter Our Sisters Senior Citizens Center, present, present
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1984, 1988, 1992
Member, New Jersey Republican State Platform Committee, 1983
Member, Fort Lee Rotary, 1961-1972
Hobbies or Special Talents:
I enjoy gardening, fishing and chearing for the New York Mets and New York Giants. I love a good steak or an Osso Buco.