483:, March 23, 2017. Accessed March 24, 2017. "DiGaetano, a former state assemblyman who quit electoral politics in 2006 after a failed run for governor, got a boost in his comeback bid when the Bergen County committee awarded him the A line in the June primary.... For the two assembly seats in the 40th District, the county committee endorsed DiGaetano's running mate, Norm Robertson of Wayne. It also gave the nod to Christopher DePhillips for the other assembly seat."
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389:, June 5, 1997. Accessed June 20, 2016. "Mr. Bubba, a former chairman of the Passaic County Republican Party, was openly attacked by party leaders from his county, who campaigned for his opponent, Norman M. Robertson, a Clifton lawyer."
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