Dean Gallo

Dean Anderson Gallo (born November 23, 1935 in Hackensack , New Jersey , † November 6, 1994 in Denville , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1985 and 1994 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Dean Gallo attended public schools in his home country. Then he worked as a real estate agent. At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Republican Party . In 1970 he was chairman of the Parsippany-Troy Hills parish council . From 1973 to 1975 he was an executive member of the Morris County County Council . Between 1976 and 1984 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly .

In the 1984 congressional election , Gallo was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the eleventh constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Democrat Joseph Minish on January 3, 1985 . After four re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on November 6, 1994 . He originally intended to run again in 1994, but withdrew it for health reasons. He died of prostate cancer.

Web links

Dean Gallo in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Gallo, Dean
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gallo, Dean Anderson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 23, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hackensack , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	November 6, 1994
Place of death	Denville , New Jersey