Alex DeCroce

Alex DeCroce (June 10, 1936 – January 9, 2012) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 26th Legislative District from 1989 until his death.[1] DeCroce was born in Morristown and attended Boonton High School and Seton Hall University.[3] DeCroce died on January 9, 2012, after collapsing in a bathroom inside the Statehouse, just moments after the 214th Legislature held its final voting session.On January 25, 2012, his widow, BettyLou DeCroce, was selected by the Morris County Republican Committee to replace him in the Assembly until a November 2012 special election was held.[5] She won the special election to fill the remainder of his unexpired term,[6] and has since been reelected four times in her own right.
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