560:, October 9, 1989. Accessed September 3, 2016. "The Democratic ticket is headed by John D'Amico, a former Oceanport Councilman and Monmouth County Freeholder who was appointed to fill the Senate vacancy left by Mr. Pallone. The Assembly candidates are an incumbent, John A. Villapiano, 38, a former County Freeholder who won a special election to fill an Assembly vacancy in September 1988, and Daniel P. Jacobson, 27, an Ocean Township Councilman."
541:, October 9, 1988. Accessed September 1, 2016. "Mr. Pallone sees a good omen in last month's victory by John Villapiano, a Democrat, in a special State Assembly election to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of the Republican legislator, Anthony M. Villane of Long Branch, who became the new State Commissioner of Community Affairs. Mr. Villapiano defeated Thomas Villane, the former lawmaker's son."
383:, creating advertisements falsely implying that Villapiano had awarded himself bonuses after laying off dozens of employees at his day camp, and another piece that charged that Jacobson and Villapiano had been involved with crooked real estate deals. In the 1993 general election, Jacobson and Villapiano ran again for Assembly, losing again to Corodemus and Smith.
640:, March 1, 2007. Accessed September 2, 2016. "Villapiano, a Democrat and former state Assemblyman, county freeholder and Ocean Township councilman, will seek the seat being vacated by state Sen. Joseph Palaia (R-11), who is retiring.... In November, he will be up against Assemblyman Sean Kean (R-11) who has announced his intention to run for the Senate."
522:, September 30, 1988. Accessed September 1, 2016. "The Republican advantage in the Assembly narrowed to two today, when John Villapiano was sworn in to succeed Anthony Villane, who joined the Kean administration. Mr. Villapiano, 36 years old, won a special election Sept. 15 to represent the 11th District in Monmouth County."
581:, August 28, 2007. Accessed September 3, 2016. "But by 1991, even the Villapiano name couldn't protect him from the wrath of voters angry with Governor Jim Florio's $ 2.8 billion tax increase. Villapiano and Jacobson were tossed out of office, replaced by Republicans Steven Corodemus and Thomas Smith."
332:. Villapiano defeated Villane's son Thomas in a September 15, 1988, special election to fill the vacant seat, and was sworn into office on September 28, 1988, cutting the Republican majority in the Assembly to 41–39. The special election was the last one before the passage of an amendment to the
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657:, November 21, 2007. Accessed September 2, 2016. "Sean T. Kean Kean, a Republican, won the 11th District state Senate seat in the Nov. 6 election, receiving 28,249 votes over Democratic candidate John Villapiano, who garnered 16,314 votes."
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and expansion of the state's Urban Enterprise Zone program.
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