Charles J. Catrillo Explained

Charles J. Catrillo
State Assembly:	New Jersey
Alongside:	Frank J. Gargiulo
District:	32nd
Term Start:	January 14, 1986
Term End:	January 12, 1988
Predecessor:	Paul Cuprowski Anthony P. Vainieri
Successor:	Anthony Impreveduto David C. Kronick
Birth Date:	13 August 1945
Birth Place:	Jersey City, New Jersey
Death Place:	Jersey City, New Jersey
Party:	Republican

Charles J. Catrillo (August 13, 1945 – February 19, 2004) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd Legislative District from 1986 to 1988.^[1]

Born in Jersey City, Catrillo graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School, Seton Hall University and Seton Hall University School of Law.^[2]

As the Assembly considered a bill that would allow the state to takeover school districts, Catrillo argued that the Jersey City Public Schools, which he cited as a "patronage mill" that poorly serves handicapped students, should be among the first to be taken over.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeffrey Hoff . A Crowded Race for Mayor In Jersey City . . 1989-03-26 . 2019-03-21.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=FoWHAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Charles+J.+Catrillo%22+%22jersey+city%22 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1986
3. Sullivan, Joseph F. "Jersey's Assembly Votes to Permit State Takeovers of Weak Schools", The New York Times, March 13, 1987. Accessed August 4, 2019. "Assemblyman Charles J. Catrillo, Republican of Jersey City, said his city's $162 million school system was generally acknowledged to be the first that will be taken over. He called the system a 'patronage mill' that doles out jobs like that of 'furniture inspector' for $31,000 a year, while education programs for the handicapped are underfinanced."