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2018 NJSBA Annual Meeting 2018 NJSBA Annual Meeting Inside Trenton Co-Sponsored by the Legislative Committee Moderator/Speaker: William J. Maer Public Strategies Impact, LLC Speakers: Sen. Patrick Diegnan (18th District) U.S. Senate Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco (25th District) New Jersey General Assembly, Randolph Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (6th District) New Jersey General Assembly, Voorhees Assemblyman John F. McKeon (27th District) New Jersey General Assembly, Madison Assemblywoman Holly T. Schepisi (39th District) Huntington Bailey LLP, Westwood John Holub Public Strategies Impact, LLC, Trenton David J. Pascrell, Esq. Gibbons PC, Trenton INSIDE TRENTON May 16, 2018 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Central Ballroom CD New Jersey legislators and lobbyists come together to discuss what's happening in the state's capitol and the first 100 days of the Murphy Administration. MODERATOR: William Maer, Senior Partner Public Strategies Impact, LLC William Maer is a Senior Partner at Public Strategies Impact. Prior to PSI, Mr. Maer had extensive government experience, he served in several governmental positions including as an Aide to former Governor James Florio, Chief of Staff to Congressman William J. Pascrell, Jr., and as the Associate Executive Director of the Assembly Democratic Legislative Leadership Office. Additionally, he previously served as a staff member to the Democratic members of both the Legislative and Congressional Apportionment Commission. In 2009, Maer served as a Senior Political Advisor to Governor Jon Corzine. Mr. Maer served as a gubernatorial appointee to the New Jersey Building Authority, is a former member of the Board of Trustees at Brookdale Community College and currently serves as Chief Spokesman for the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office. Active in local and State Democratic Party politics and campaigns, Mr. Maer has consistently been on POLITICKER-NJ's Top 100 Power List, including a top 25 listing in 2016. Mr. Maer was a member of the credential committee for the 2016 Democratic National Committee Convention. Mr. Maer is also a Federally Registered Lobbyist. Mr. Maer received his B.A. in Government from Clark University and a Master of Arts degree in Political Science from Villanova University. He currently serves as outside lobbyist to the NJ State Bar Association. PANELIST: Senator Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. represents the 18th Legislative District of New Jersey. The district includes, East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Metuchen, South Plainfield, South River and Highland Park, all located in Middlesex County. He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2001 and was re-elected to eight terms until his ascension to the State Senate in May 2016 after the confirmation of former Senator Peter J. Barnes III as a Superior Court Judge. Senator Diegnan currently serves as Chairman of the Transportation Committee. He is a member of the Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools. A lifelong resident of South Plainfield the Senator was inducted into the South Plainfield Hall of Fame in 2002. He holds his B.A. and Juris Doctorate degrees from Seton Hall University. Senator Diegnan is an attorney in private practice in South Plainfield. He is a member of the New Jersey and Middlesex County Bar Associations. He is also a former instructor of law and accounting at Middlesex County College. Senator Diegnan has been the prime sponsor of over 100 pieces of legislation that have been signed into law. In 2015, President Barak Obama signed federal legislation that was modeled on a New Jersey bill written by Senator Diegnan to phase out the dangers posed by synthetic plastic microbeads. These small bits of plastic, used in personal care products, were slipping through water treatment systems after they were washed down the drain. As a result, these microbeads often end up in local streams, rivers, larger bodies of water and ultimately in our food supply. In 2009, he sponsored a seven-bill package to simplify many of New Jersey’s corporate governance statutes and make the state more attractive to businesses, as part of a larger effort by the Legislature to help the state and its residents cope with financial uncertainty and emerge stronger from the Great Recession. Senator Diegnan is an authority on policies that shape the educational landscape in New Jersey. He was an early leader of the NJ STARS program which is a scholarship program exclusively for New Jersey residents who graduate in the top 15 percent by covering the cost of tuition at New Jersey’s 19 county colleges. He has been a forceful proponent and sponsor of the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act which passed in 2011. Senator Diegnan has also spearheaded initiatives to protect student athletes. He sponsored legislation requiring school districts to develop policies to address the issue of concussions in student athletes which was signed into law on December 7, 2010. Recent newspaper accounts have cited his 2013 bill to require Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in schools as the lifesaving measure used to aid multiple student-athletes with undiagnosed heart ailments during their times of crisis. As a commissioner of the New Jersey Corporate & Business Law Study Commission, Senator Diegnan has shaped corporate governance policy in the state to align with national best practices and raising New Jersey’s business profile. Senator Diegnan has been recognized by numerous organizations, including the 2004 Middlesex County Jewish Center Honoree, the 2004 New Jersey Outstanding Legislator Award from the Displaced Homemakers Network, the 2007 Irishman of the Year from the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, the 2008 ArtPride NJ Distinguished Arts Advocate Award, the 2008 Legislative Excellence Award from the New Jersey Council of County Colleges and the Metuchen-Woodbridge-Edison YMCA 2009 Peter J. Barnes Community Champion Award, the 2010 YMCA NJ State Alliance Friend of the YMCA award, the 2011 Presidential Award from the Athletic Trainers’ Society of New Jersey, the 2011 Roscommon Man of the Year from the Roscommon Society of New York and the Hubert H. Humphrey Friend of Labor award from the Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council, 2015 New Jersey Law Enforcement Police Officers Brotherhood Legislator of the Year, the 2016 Morheuser Humanitarian Award from the NJ Education Law Center, 2017 Champion in Trenton Award from the NJ Gasoline, C-Store and Automotive Association, and the 2018 President’s Award from the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey. He also has served as past-president of the Sacred Heart Church Parish Council. The Senator and his wife of 41 years, Anita, have two daughters: Heather Paragano-Utt and Tara Webster. He and his wife, Anita, are the proud grandparents of Vanessa and Alexa Paragano and Brooke and Andrew Webster. PANELIST: Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco Anthony M. Bucco is serving his fifth term in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 25th District which includes parts of Morris and Somerset Counties. In July of 2017, he was named Republican Conference Leader after leading the Assembly Republicans as the Whip from October of 2016. Anthony was chosen to be Deputy Minority Leader for the 215th and 216th Sessions of the New Jersey Legislature. Assemblyman Bucco serves on the Budget Committee, the Commerce and Economic Development Committee, the Council of State Governments, the State Fire Commission, the Legislative Services Commission and the New Jersey Parole Advisory Board. Anthony is a lifelong resident of Morris County and currently resides in Boonton Township with his wife, Amy, their six children and two grandchildren. Anthony is a civic leader, a community volunteer, a husband, a father and a grandfather. Anthony is a partner in the law firm of Murphy McKeon, P.C. and the son of current State Senator Anthony R. Bucco and his wife Helen. Over the last 30 years, Anthony has been heavily involved in many state and local organizations as a dedicated community volunteer, spending tens of thousands of hours volunteering and helping others. This includes over three decades as a Boonton volunteer fireman. Anthony is also a Co-Founder of Daytop New Jersey, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center for adolescents, located in Mendham. He also serves as a Morris County Crime Stoppers Commissioner and was appointed by both Republican and Democrat Governors, to the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Professionally, Anthony is a successful municipal attorney and local government expert. Anthony has represented local governing bodies for over 25 years. He is also the attorney for the Morris County Republican Party and a member of the Morris County Republican County Committee. During his time in the Assembly, Anthony has had several bills signed into law by Governor Chris Christie. Some examples of his accomplishments are: S-2097/A-3004 which directs the transfer of $22 Million to support the Main Street Business Assistance Program, this program encourages New Jersey banks to lend to small and medium-sized businesses by providing credit enhancement and limited subordinate financing. Anthony was a Prime Sponsor of the Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 which streamlined our State’s business incentive programs, making it simpler for companies to navigate the process so that they can get people to work faster. This bill has doubled the amount of EDA awards which leads directly to job growth and retention in New Jersey, making a significant impact on our economic recovery. Assemblyman Bucco was also a Prime Sponsor of a bill which is assisting the Department of Labor in their mission to put an end to unemployment fraud. The bill requires the Department of Human Services, which receives notification of all new hires in the state, to share that information with the Department of Labor so that those people can be removed from unemployment assistance, saving the state millions of dollars in improperly collected benefits.
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