805:, November 8, 2021. Accessed November 9, 2021. "State Sen.-elect Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, was sworn in to office Monday morning, but not because he won on Election Day. Polistina was also his party’s choice to fill out the unexpired term of former State Sen. Chris Brown, R-Atlantic, who resigned in July to take a position with Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration."
758:, November 9, 2011. Accessed January 7, 2012. "Senator Jim Whelan, a Democrat from Atlantic City who voted for the pension package, beat Republican Assemblyman Vince Polistina, 54 percent to 46 percent.... The Whelan-Polistina race was the most expensive in the state, with $ 3.8 million raised and $ 3.2 million spent through Oct. 25, election records show."
701:, January 9, 2013. Accessed November 18, 2013. "Polistina, a former state assemblyman from Atlantic County, said Tuesday, Jan. 8 that he grew up in Galloway attending township public schools and graduating from Absegami High School in 1989."
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