{{short description|American politician (born 1955)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Guy Talarico | image = | caption = | state_assembly1 = New Jersey | district1 = 38th | term_start1 = February 20, 1997 | term_end1 = January 8, 2002 | predecessor1 = Patrick J. Roma | successor1 = Matt Ahearn | alongside1 = Rose Marie Heck | birth_name = Guy Francis Talarico<ref name=JD/> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|8|28}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | alma_mater = Lehigh University (BS)<br>Fairleigh Dickinson University (MBA)<br>New York Law School (JD) | signature = | website = }}
'''Guy F. Talarico''' (born August 28, 1955) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician, who served two full terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 38th Legislative District.
==Biography== Talarico earned his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University with a major in Chemical Engineering, was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a major in Management<ref name=NJLEG/> and received a J.D. from New York Law School in June 1986.<ref name=JD>{{cite book |url=https://digitalcommons.nyls.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1034&context=commencement_progs |title=Ninety-Fourth Commencement Exercises |date=June 8, 1986 |page=17 |publisher=New York Law School |access-date=November 3, 2021}}</ref> He worked as a Vice President / Sales Executive at Chase Manhattan Corporation. He served as a member of the borough council in Oradell, New Jersey.<ref name=NJLEG>{{cite web |url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/talarico.htm |title=Assemblyman Guy F. Talarico |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004737/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/talarico.htm |archive-date=February 25, 1998 }}, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 13, 2010.</ref>
Talarico was chosen by Republican county committee members in February 1997 to fill the vacancy created when Patrick J. Roma stepped down from office to take a seat as a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court.<ref>Morley, Hugh R. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104061320/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22387207.html "3 Vie For GOP Nod To Fill Roma Assembly Seat"], ''The Record'', January 31, 1997. Accessed June 13, 2010.</ref><ref>Fitzgerald, Thomas J. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104061334/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-22387415.html "GOP Taps Talarico For Assembly -- Oradell Lawyer Replaces Roma"], ''The Record'', February 2, 1997. Accessed June 13, 2010.</ref> He was elected to a full term in the Assembly in 1997 together with Rose Marie Heck of Hasbrouck Heights, and the two were re-elected in 1999.<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=12016 NJ Assembly 38 - History], OurCampaigns.com. Accessed June 13, 2010.</ref> In redistricting following the 2000 census, Talarico was relocated to the 39th Legislative District and came in third in the 2001 Republican primary behind Charlotte Vandervalk and John E. Rooney.<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=150307 NJ General Assembly 39 - R Primary], OurCampaigns.com. Accessed June 13, 2010.</ref> In the Assembly, Talarico served as Vice Chair of the Senior Issues and Community Services Committee and as a member of the Law and Public Safety Committee.<ref name=NJLEG/>
In August 1998, Talarico sponsored a bill that would require commitment for those with mental health issues if it is determined that it is likely that they will commit future crimes.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/13/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-new-jersey-whitman-approves-bills-focusing-on-sex-offenses.html "Metro News Briefs: New Jersey; Whitman Approves Bills Focusing on Sex Offenses"], ''The New York Times'', August 13, 1998. accessed June 13, 2010.</ref>
Talarico resigned as chairman of the Bergen County Republican Organization following the loss of Todd Caliguire in the Republican primary to Kevin J. O'Toole.<ref>Smothers, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/10/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/10polnj.html "On Politics; The Mixed Messages of the Primaries"], ''The New York Times'', June 10, 2007. Accessed January 24, 2023. "On the heels of the primary outcome, the county Republican chairman, Guy Talarico, announced his resignation. He conceded that the mailing, which he opposed, was a mistake."</ref>
In January 2023, Talarico announced he was considering a state senate bid in the 38th Legislative District to challenge for seat held by Democratic incumbent Joseph Lagana.<ref>Wildstein, David. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/talarico-may-seek-return-to-trenton-in-senate-race-againt-lagana/ "Talarico may seek return to Trenton in Senate race against Lagana"], ''New Jersey Globe'', January 24, 2023. Accessed January 24, 2023. "Former Assemblyman Guy Talarico (R-Oradell) is considering a bid for State Senate in Bergen County’s 38th district, where ousting incumbent Joseph Lagana (D-Paramus) is a key component of any path for Republicans to take control of the legislature in the November midterm elections."</ref>
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