Arthur R. Albohn

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Arthur R. Albohn
Member of the
Preceded byRosemarie Totaro
Succeeded byMichael Patrick Carroll
Constituency23rd District (1980–1982)
25th District (1982–1996)
Personal details
Born(1921-12-27)December 27, 1921
Queens, New York City, New York
DiedJune 29, 2008(2008-06-29) (aged 86)
Morris Plains, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican

Arthur Raymond Albohn (December 27, 1921 – June 29, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician who served eight terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1980 to 1996, where he represented the 23rd Legislative District for his first two-year term of office and then served the remainder of his time in office representing the 25th Legislative District.

Biography

Born on December 27, 1921, in

Mayor of Hanover Township, New Jersey. Over the years, Albohn worked for Celanese, Rayonier and for Komline Sanderson Engineering.[2][3]

Albohn was first elected to the General Assembly in 1979 to represent the 23rd Legislative District, defeating Democratic incumbent Rosemarie Totaro.[4][5] In redistricting following the 1980 United States census, Albohn was relocated to the 25th Legislative District, from which he was elected to seven terms in office.[3] Albohn was one of the sponsors of a recycling bill signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean in 1987 that requires residents to separate recyclable materials from the rest of their household trash.[6] He supported several initiatives aimed at the environment, including open space preservation.[2] In the wake of the North American blizzard of 1996, Albohn was one of the few legislators to make it to Trenton on his own, making sure to be at the State House on his last day of his 16-year tenure as a legislator. He had left his car at the end of his steep driveway and made the 60-mile trip on his own, saying "I can drive a car, as well as a state policeman, although maybe they wouldn't agree with me".[7]

He was inducted to the Elected Officials' Hall of Fame in 2008 by the New Jersey State League of Municipalities.[8] In an executive order signed by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine after Albohn's death ordering all flags to be flown at half-staff at all state offices, he was described "a staunch fiscal conservative, earning the nickname “Dr. No” for voting against bills that contained unnecessary spending".[4]

Albohn died on June 29, 2008. He was survived by his wife, Regina, as well as by a daughter, two sons and two grandsons.[3] He was buried at the Whippany Burying Yard in Hanover Township. His wife will be the last person allowed to be buried there.

References

  1. ^ Arthur R. Albohn Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Bradley & Son Funeral Home. Accessed August 1, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Executive Order #106, Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine, signed July 3, 2008. Accessed August 1, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c Palladino, Lisa. Obituaries, Columbia College Today, November / December 2008. Accessed August 1, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Editor. "Art Albohn, eight-term Assemblyman, dies at 86", PolitickerNJ.com, July 1, 2008. Accessed August 1, 2010.
  5. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "Jersey Transit Bonds Pass; G.O.P. Gains in Assembly; Imperiale Makes a Comeback Candidates Raised $2 Million", The New York Times, November 7, 1979. Accessed August 2, 2010.
  6. ^ via Associated Press. "GARBAGE RECYCLING BILL BECOMES LAW IN JERSEY", The New York Times, April 21, 1987. Accessed August 2, 2010.
  7. ^ Preston, Jennifer. "THE BLIZZARD OF 1996: Trenton;For Constitution, Snow Was Nothing", The New York Times, January 10, 1996. Accessed August 2, 2010.
  8. ^ 2008 Inductee List Archived 2010-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey State League of Municipalities. Accessed August 1, 2010.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 23rd district

January 8, 1980–January 12, 1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 25th district

January 12, 1982–January 9, 1996
Succeeded by