John Armato


John Armato is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Buena Vista Township, he has represented the 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since January 9, 2018, replacing Chris A. Brown, who relinquished his seat to run successfully for a seat in the New Jersey Senate.

Early life

A life-long resident of Buena Vista Township, Armato served in the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He has worked as an HVAC mechanic. Before being elected to the Assembly, Armato served for three years on the Township Committee of Buena Vista Township.

New Jersey Assembly

With Republican Party Chris A. Brown leaving the Assembly to run for Senate in the November 2017 general election, Armato and his running mate, incumbent Vince Mazzeo, defeated Republican challengers Vince Sera and Brenda Taube to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats. Armato serves in the Assembly on the Commerce and Economic Development Committee; the Health and Senior Services Committee; and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Armato has said he doesn't plan on challenging Senator Chris A. Brown in 2021.
During his tenure in the legislature, Armato has introduced legislation on behalf of first responders and disabled veterans. He introduced a legislative constitutional amendment, ACR48, which would amend the Constitution to give a total property tax exemption to honorably discharged permanently and totally disabled peacetime veterans. Another bill he introduced, A2692, would allow local governments like cities to create restricted parking spaces for certain volunteer firefighters.
To help combat the opioid epidemic, Armato introduced legislation, A3869, that requires doctors and other prescribers to prescribe opioid overdose medication to any patient who is at risk for opioid overdose.

Committees

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The 2nd Legislative District encompasses parts of Atlantic County, New Jersey. The current representatives from this district to the 219th New Jersey Legislature are:

Assembly