Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition, p. 249. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 2004. ISBN9781577411871. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Mr. Blee took his seat in the Assembly Sept. 18, 1995, following his selection by Republican County Committee members to fill the vacancy created by the death of Assemblyman John F. Gaffney. Mr. Blee was elected to a full term in November 1995 and re-elected four times."
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Staff. "DRIVE LAUNCHED TO PUT RATE-CUTTING MEASURE ON NEW JERSEY BALLOTS", The Journal of Commerce, April 25, 1989. Accessed September 6, 2016. "A drive to put a lower auto insurance rate proposal before New Jersey voters in November is picking up speed and an organizer of the campaign says it will force elected officials to act... The Citizens Auto Revolt has asked each of the 21 county freeholder boards to vote to place the referendum on their ballots... Mr. Angoff said Atlantic County Freeholder Director John Gaffney has also endorsed the proposal."
Staff. "John F. Gaffney, 61, A Legislator, Is Dead", The New York Times, August 29, 1995. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Assemblyman John F. Gaffney, who sponsored legislation to finance construction of the Atlantic City Convention Center and to streamline casino regulations, died on Sunday at his home in Egg Harbor Township."
Staff. "Plan to Give Venison To the Poor Hits a Snag", The New York Times, December 4, 1994. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Finally, Gov. Jim Florio signed a bill in 1993 introduced by Assemblyman John Gaffney, Republican from the 2d District, that would allow venison donations gathered from hunts to be given to the needy, and for the meat to be inspected by the state."
Sullivan, Joseph F. "Bills to Lift 3-Casino Limit Clear Panels in Legislature", The New York Times, November 16, 1994. Accessed September 6, 2016. " Mayor James Whelan's protestations that enough is enough fell on deaf ears today as two legislative committees released identical bills that would enable Donald Trump to seek his fourth casino license here... On Oct. 21, Assemblyman John F. Gaffney, Republican of Linwood, proposed the amendment to eliminate the three-casino limit, and it immediately became the focus of the hearing."
Finn, Peter. "A Gormley Challenger Withdraws From Race", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 6, 1991. Accessed September 6, 2016. "But, sources said, Cooper had hopes last week that the party would turn to her when one of its candidates for the state Assembly, Darryl F. Todd, withdrew, saying the campaign was taking too much time from his law practice. Cooper, the sources said, was prepared to run for the seat in the Assembly as the party candidate and support Gormley for the Senate. Instead, the party turned to John Gaffney, chairman of the Atlantic County Board of Freeholders, and Cooper, said one Gormley supporter, was 'a woman scorned.'"
Heidorn, Rich. "Gop Targets Assembly Freshman", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 1991. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Republican candidate Fred Nickles, schools superintendent for Egg Harbor Township, said Scerni had exaggerated his role in winning the Route 30 funding... Nickles and running mate John F. Gaffney, executive director of the Mainland Chamber of Commerce, have questioned Scerni's credibility."
Urgo, Jacqueline L. "Gaffney's Ex-running Mate Sworn In To Fill Assembly Seat", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 19, 1995. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Frank Blee, 36, an Absecon City Councilman and chiropractor, was appointed by the Atlantic County Republican Committee to the office after Gaffney, 61, suffered a heart attack and died at his home Aug. 27."
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"The Legislature During the Florio Administration", Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University. Accessed September 6, 2016. "Two years later, in the 1991 legislative midterm election with new district boundaries having been drawn in response to the 1990 census, the tide swung strongly against the Democrats, ousting record numbers from both chambers. Twenty-two new Republicans entered the Assembly joined by 10 new Republican in the Senate, delivering the Republican party united control of the legislature for the first time in 20 years, and veto-proof super-majorities."
