Florio was known for signing one of the strongest gun-control laws in the country but lost his bid for reelection as governor over a massive increase in taxes.
Mr. Florio grew up in Brooklyn, the son of an Italian American shipyard painter, and brought to the political arena the same intensity that he had shown as an amateur boxer. He had once entered the ring with an opponent who broke Mr. Florio’s left cheekbone, permanently crushing that side of his face.of his later bouts in politics, “but I don’t walk away from them.”Mr.
after Mr. Florio’s death, New Jersey’s current governor, Phil Murphy , described him as “a leader who cared more about the future of New Jersey than his own political fortunes.”Baker remarked that critics who reduce Mr. Florio’s political career to the ire provoked by his tax increase overlook “a large and important part of a long and distinguished political career.” Mr.
In the early years of his career, Mr. Florio practiced law in Camden, which became his political base. He won his seat in the General Assembly in 1969 and unsuccessfully challenged U.S. Rep. John E. Hunt in 1972 before unseating the Republican incumbent as a member of the Watergate class of 1974. In addition to his work on the Superfund legislation, Mr. Florio spearheaded efforts to clear schools of asbestos.
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