James Florio

James Florio
49th Governor of New Jersey
In office January 16, 1990 – January 18, 1994
Preceded by	Thomas Kean
Succeeded by	Christine Todd Whitman
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 1st district
In office January 3, 1975 – January 16, 1990
Preceded by	John E. Hunt
Succeeded by	Rob Andrews
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office January 13, 1970 – January 3, 1975 Serving with John J. Horn (1970–1974), Ernest F. Schuck (1974–1975)
Preceded by	Lee B. Laskin
Succeeded by	Ronald Casella
Constituency	3rd district (1970–1974) 5th district (1974–1975)
Personal details
Born	James Joseph Florio (1937-08-29)August 29, 1937 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	September 25, 2022(2022-09-25) (aged 85) Voorhees, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Maryanne Spaeth ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1985)​ Lucinda Coleman ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3
Education	Trenton State College (BA) Columbia University Rutgers University, Camden (JD)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1955–1975
Rank	Lieutenant commander

James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1975 to 1990 and served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1970 to 1975. He was a member of the Democratic Party.