Gary Schaer

Gary Schaer
Gary Schaer
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly; from the 36th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 10, 2006 Serving with Frederick Scalera (2006–2010); Kevin J. Ryan (2011–2012); Marlene Caride (2012–2018); Clinton Calabrese (2018-present);
Preceded by	Paul DiGaetano
Acting Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey
	In office; May 9, 2008 – November 2008
Preceded by	Samuel Rivera
Succeeded by	Alex Blanco
Member of Passaic City Council
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; May 1995
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1951 (age 73)
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Donna
Children	3
Residence(s)	Passaic, New Jersey
Alma mater	American University (BA)
Website	Legislative web page

Gary Steven Schaer (born September 11, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 36th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since he took office on January 10, 2006. He also serves on the Passaic, New Jersey City Council where he is the council president.^[1] Schaer is the first Orthodox Jew in the New Jersey Legislature. In the Assembly, Schaer was Deputy Speaker from 2012 to 2023 and chair of the Budget Committee from 2014 to 2017, and has been the Assembly's Policy Chair since 2020.^[2]

Biography

Schaer grew up in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey.^[3] He attended American University, majoring in political science.^[2]

Schaer has served on the Passaic City Council since 1995, including being the council president off-and-on since 1997.^[4]^[5] He has been a Director of Passaic's Urban Enterprise Zone since 2002. He served as a Commissioner on the Board of Education for the Passaic County Technical Institute from 1999 to 2003 and was a commissioner on the Passaic Housing Authority from 1992 to 1996.^[2] In March 2023, Schaer was hired as the executive director of the Passaic County Improvement Authority.^[6]

Schaer unsuccessfully ran for Mayor of Passaic in 1997 finishing behind incumbent Margie Semler and councilman Samuel Rivera.^[7] In May 2008, Schaer became the acting mayor of Passaic upon the resignation of Rivera, who had won election to the office in 2001, as a result of Rivera pleading guilty on corruption charges.^[8] Though he considered running for the remainder of the term, Schaer declined to seek election to the unexpired term and was succeeded by Alex Blanco.^[9]

He is a Trustee of St. Mary's Hospital. Schaer has worked in the financial services industry for over 20 years. He is an investment consultant and vice president at Ryan Beck & Company.^[2] A resident of Passaic, he is married to Donna and has three children.^[5]

Legislative career

Schaer was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, and took the seat of Republican Paul DiGaetano, who did not run for re-election and had held the seat in the Assembly continuously since 1992.^[10] Schaer represents the 36th District, a district consisting of only the City of Passaic in Passaic County in the 2001 and 2011 apportionments and Bergen County (Nutley in Essex County was a part of the district in the 2001 apportionment); his predecessor DiGaetano has also been a resident of Passaic. District leaders attempt to provide geographic balance when picking candidates.^[11]

Schaer is the first Orthodox Jew to serve in the New Jersey Legislature. In situations in which the legislature is in session on Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, when the dictates of his Orthodox Jewish faith prohibit him from participating in forbidden forms of work, he has appointed an aide to formally cast a ballot on his behalf, a policy permitted by the Assembly's rules, as long as the legislator is in the building.^[3]

He held the Deputy Speaker position in the Assembly from 2012 to 2023 and was Chair of the Budget Committee from 2014 to 2017. He has been the Assembly's Policy Chair since 2020.^[2]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[2]

Financial Institutions and Insurance (as vice-chair)
Appropriations
Budget

District 36

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.^[12] The representatives from the 36th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[13]

Senator Paul Sarlo (D)
Assemblyman Clinton Calabrese (D)
Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D)

Electoral history

36th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Calabrese (incumbent)	18,228	30.6
	Democratic	Gary S. Schaer (incumbent)	18,072	30.3
	Republican	Craig Auriemma	11,761	19.7
	Republican	Joseph Viso Jr.	11,546	19.4
Total votes			59,607	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

36th legislative district general election, 2021^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary S. Schaer (incumbent)	24,654	28.40%
	Democratic	Clinton Calabrese (incumbent)	24,137	27.80%
	Republican	Joseph Viso Jr.	19,025	21.91%
	Republican	Craig Auriemma	19,008	21.89%
Total votes			86,824	100.0
	Democratic hold

36th Legislative District General Election, 2019
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Schaer (incumbent)	14,990	30.86%
	Democratic	Clinton Calabrese (incumbent)	14,901	30.68%
	Republican	Foster Lowe	9,350	19.25%
	Republican	Khaldoun Androwis	9,336	19.22%
Total votes			47,346	100%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Gary Schaer, City of Passaic. Accessed November 18, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Chadwick, John. "Orthodox Jew strives to keep the faith", The Record, July 5, 2007. Accessed July 6, 2007. "Assemblyman Gary Schaer was nowhere to be seen as lawmakers gathered in the wee hours of a Saturday morning for a critical budget vote.... The reason for Schaer's disappearing act was simple. He's an Orthodox Jew -- the first one in the New Jersey Legislature -- and can't work on the Jewish Sabbath."^{[dead link]}
^ Rojas, Diana (May 10, 1995). "Passaic Bounces 4 Council Incumbents". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015. Of the 16 candidates vying for four council seats, Chaim Munk was the highest vote-getter, with 2,044. He was followed by Benni Jakubovic, with 1,987 votes, and Gary Schaer, with 1,927. Magnus Ellen was fourth with 1,792 votes.
^ ^a ^b McInerney, K. (January 11, 2006). "Eight New Democratic Assembly Members Take Oaths of Office". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ Friedman, Matt (July 20, 2023). "Assemblymember's new job involves improving Passaic County, and maybe his pension". POLITICO. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^ Kraut, Dan (February 24, 2000). "City Councilman Gets Jump on Mayoral Race". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015. In 1997, Rivera came in second to Mayor Margie Semler by 264 votes... [o]ther possible candidates are Councilman Gary Schaer, who finished third in 1997...
^ Mandell, Meredith (May 10, 2008). "Another corrupt N.J. politician bites the dust". The Record. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ Pizarro, Max (July 27, 2008). "Schaer weighs mayoral run in Passaic". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
^ Ortiz, Erik (March 4, 2005). "Democrats make surprise selection for 36th District". The Record. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
^ Pizarro, Max (November 30, 2010). "36th District conflagration: Sarlo defends Nutley seat". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015. At least that was partly the argument in the room against Sarlo, who defended the tri-county configuration and an agreement he had with the county executive to keep a Nutley rep.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 36, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2024.
^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

External links

Assemblyman Schaer's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- 2016 Archived January 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine 2015 Archived June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2014 Archived June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2013 Archived June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2012 Archived June 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine 2011 Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2010 Archived September 13, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2009 Archived September 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2008 Archived September 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine 2007 Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 2006 Archived March 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine 2005 Archived October 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
New Jersey Democrats legislative candidate biographies

New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Paul DiGaetano	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 36th District January 10, 2006 – present With: Frederick Scalera, Kevin J. Ryan, Marlene Caride	Succeeded by Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Samuel Rivera	Acting Mayor of Passaic, New Jersey May 5, 2008 – November 2008	Succeeded by Alex Blanco

[1] Gary Schaer, City of Passaic. Accessed November 18, 2023.

[NJLEG-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Assemblyman Gary S. Schaer, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2024.

[Record20070705-3] Chadwick, John. "Orthodox Jew strives to keep the faith", The Record, July 5, 2007. Accessed July 6, 2007. "Assemblyman Gary Schaer was nowhere to be seen as lawmakers gathered in the wee hours of a Saturday morning for a critical budget vote.... The reason for Schaer's disappearing act was simple. He's an Orthodox Jew -- the first one in the New Jersey Legislature -- and can't work on the Jewish Sabbath."^{[dead link]}

[1995Record-4] Rojas, Diana (May 10, 1995). "Passaic Bounces 4 Council Incumbents". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015. Of the 16 candidates vying for four council seats, Chaim Munk was the highest vote-getter, with 2,044. He was followed by Benni Jakubovic, with 1,987 votes, and Gary Schaer, with 1,927. Magnus Ellen was fourth with 1,792 votes.

[2005Bio-5] McInerney, K. (January 11, 2006). "Eight New Democratic Assembly Members Take Oaths of Office". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

[6] Friedman, Matt (July 20, 2023). "Assemblymember's new job involves improving Passaic County, and maybe his pension". POLITICO. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

[Record2001-7] Kraut, Dan (February 24, 2000). "City Councilman Gets Jump on Mayoral Race". The Record. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015. In 1997, Rivera came in second to Mayor Margie Semler by 264 votes... [o]ther possible candidates are Councilman Gary Schaer, who finished third in 1997...

[8] Mandell, Meredith (May 10, 2008). "Another corrupt N.J. politician bites the dust". The Record. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

[SchaerMayor2008-9] Pizarro, Max (July 27, 2008). "Schaer weighs mayoral run in Passaic". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

[10] Ortiz, Erik (March 4, 2005). "Democrats make surprise selection for 36th District". The Record. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2008.

[11] Pizarro, Max (November 30, 2010). "36th District conflagration: Sarlo defends Nutley seat". Politicker NJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015. At least that was partly the argument in the room against Sarlo, who defended the tri-county configuration and an agreement he had with the county executive to keep a Nutley rep.

[12] New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.

[13] Legislative Roster for District 36, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 29, 2024.

[GeneralResults2023-14] "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[GeneralResults-15] "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.

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Gary Schaer

Biography

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District 36

Electoral history

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