Frederick Scalera

The Record has endorsed Republican Mike Guarino for State Senate in the 36th district against Paul Sarlo, and Republicans Carmen Pio Costa and Don Diorio for Assembly against Gary Schaer and Frederick Scalera.  READ

VAN DREW/SCALERA BILL PROVIDING SURPLUS POLICE VEHICLES TO VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES ADVANCES

(TRENTON) - Legislation Assemblymen Jeff Van Drew and Fred Scalera sponsored to give volunteer fire departments across New Jersey access to surplus State Police vehicles was today released by the Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee.

LEGISLATION ALLOWING PORT AUTHORITY
TO OPERATE STEWART AIRPORT SIGNED INTO LAW

(TETERBORO) - Legislation Assembly members Frederick Scalera, Gary S. Schaer, Bob Gordon, and Joan Voss sponsored to help mitigate noise, pollution, and safety concerns at Teterboro Airport was signed into law today by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey.

ASSEMBLY PANEL RELEASES BILL ALLOWING PORT AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE STEWART AIRPORT
Change to Agency's Operating Authority Will Allow PANYNJ Ownership, Operations of Upstate NY Airport

(TRENTON) - Legislation sponsored by Assembly members Frederick Scalera, Gary S. Schaer, Bob Gordon, and Joan Voss that would authorize the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to move forward with a planned takeover of Stewart Airport in New York was released from committee today.

The budget deal between Assembly Speaker Joseph Roberts and Governor Jon Corzine could potentially exempt eight Democratic legislators in the lower house who are anxious to avoid a vote supporting a sales tax increase. Jefferson Van Drew and Nelson Albano in the first district, James Whelan in the second, Michael Panter in the twelfth, and Linda Greenstein in the fourteenth -- all Democrats with potentially competitive races for re-election next year -- appear to be the leading contenders for the first five slots. The sixth pass will probably go to Linda Stender, a Union County Democrat who is running for Congress this year against Republican Michael Ferguson. Democratic sources say that John Burzichelli and Douglas Fisher in the third, Paul Moriarty and David Mayer in the fourth, and Frederick Scalera and Gary Schaer in the 36th will likely compete for the last two slots.

Editor's Note: Schaer says that he and Scalera plan to vote for the budget and have "never asked" for a pass.

Lyndhurst Mayor Richard DiLascio is considering a bid for State Senate against Democratic incumbent Paul Sarlo in 2007, several South Bergen GOP leaders say. DiLascio was elected Mayor of Lyndhurst in 2005, heading a slate of local candidates that ousted longtime Mayor James Guida. Running with Assembly Minority Leader Paul DiGaetano, he lost a 2003 Assembly race to Democrat Frederick Scalera by 1,302 votes, and won 36% of the vote in a 1997 Republican primary against incumbent State Senator John Scott.