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- Bill Baroni is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate, where he has represented the 14th legislative district since January 8, 2008. Prior to his Senate service, Baroni served in the General Assembly from 2004-2008. His 2003 campaign was managed by Bill Stepien. On November 6, 2007, he won election to become State Senator of the 14th Legislative District. He captured 67% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party opponent Seema Singh. Baroni filled the State Senate seat vacated by Republican Senator Peter Inverso. There had been speculation that Baroni would seek the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 2008 against Frank R. Lautenberg, but his run for the New Jersey Senate effectively ended that speculation. Baroni currently serves in the Senate on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, the Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee and the Judiciary Committee. He was the Assembly's Assistant Parliamentarian in 2004 and 2005. Baroni served on the Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees from 1998-2003. He was a member of the Hamilton Township Planning Board from 1998-2000. Baroni as a high school student was elected as New Jersey Boy State governor. Baroni is an attorney and an Adjunct Professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches about voting rights and campaign finance reform. Baroni serves on the Foundation Board of both The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College. Baroni is also Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra and on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Baroni served as Chief Counsel to Congressman Bob Franks' campaign for United States Senate and worked on the Presidential campaign of Senator John McCain. He has worked for numerous local officials, including Congressman Chris Smith, Senator Peter Inverso and Mercer County Executive Bob Prunetti. He was the election lawyer for candidate Doug Forrester's failed bid to prevent Frank Lautenberg's entry into the 2002 New Jersey United States Senate election, after fellow Democrat Robert Torricelli, withdrew his candidacy for reelection due to corruption charges. In his 2005 bid for reelection to the Assembly, he knocked on over 10,000 doors as he mounted an aggressive campaign. Baroni received a B.A. from George Washington University in history and was awarded a J.D. from the University of Virginia. Baroni was born in Jacksonville, Florida to an unwed Irish woman who came to the United States to have her baby. Catholic Charities arranged for him to be adopted by William Sr. and Geraldine Baroni a few days later. The circumstances of Baroni's birth became an issue in 2003, during his first campaign for the Legislature, when the incumbent, Gary Guear, charged that he had lied in his campaign biography by saying he was a lifelong resident of Hamilton Township. When Baroni responded that he had lived in Hamilton since he was a few days old and told the story of his adoption, Guear's move backfired.
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- Bill Baroni is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate, where he has represented the 14th legislative district since January 8, 2008. Prior to his Senate service, Baroni served in the General Assembly from 2004-2008. His 2003 campaign was managed by Bill Stepien. On November 6, 2007, he won election to become State Senator of the 14th Legislative District. He captured 67% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party opponent Seema Singh.
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