{{short description|American Republican Party politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Mary Pat Angelini (cropped).jpg | caption = Angelini in 2015 | name = Mary Pat Angelini | state_assembly = New Jersey | district = 11th | term_start = January 8, 2008 | term_end = January 12, 2016 | preceded = Steve Corodemus<br>Sean T. Kean | succeeded = Joann Downey<br>Eric Houghtaling | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|12|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = Robert Angelini | party = Republican Party | relations = | children = 2 | education = East Tennessee State University (BSW)<br>Fairleigh Dickinson University (MPA) }}

'''Mary Pat Angelini''' (born December 8, 1954) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th legislative district from 2008 to 2016.

== Education == Angelini graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work degree from East Tennessee State University and an M.P.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

== Career == Since 1992, she has served as executive director of Prevention First, which urged that educational programs and services to schools, businesses, and community organizations counter what she characterized as the negative effects of drug abuse and violence.<ref>[http://www.preventionfirst.net/about.html About Prevention First] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522041347/http://www.preventionfirst.net/about.html |date=2011-05-22 }}, Prevention First. Accessed November 17, 2010.</ref> Her work there led her to become an advocate against the legalization of recreational marijuana in the State.<ref name="APPOpin">{{cite news |url=http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/03/10/angelini-legalized-marijuana-wrong-nj/24705069/ |title=ANGELINI: Legalized marijuana wrong for N.J. |author=Angelini, Mary Pat |date=March 12, 2015 |newspaper=Asbury Park Press |accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref><ref name="NJUMRResponse">{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/02/nj_assemblywoman_plans_anti-marijuana_movement_in.html |title=Group starts fight to keep legal pot out of N.J. |author=Mazzola, Jessica |publisher=NJ Advance Media for NJ.com |date=February 25, 2015 |accessdate=August 31, 2015}}</ref>

Angelini sponsored legislation to establish an Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights in New Jersey.<ref>[http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-anti-bullying-bill-of-rights,0,7840527.story NJ To Have Toughest Anti-Bullying Law In Nation] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724024748/http://www.wpix.com/news/wpix-anti-bullying-bill-of-rights%2C0%2C7840527.story |date=2011-07-24 }} WPIX. Accessed November 17, 2010.</ref> The bill was signed by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie early in 2011.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/nj_gov_christie_approves_tough.html N.J. Gov. Christie approves toughest anti-bullying law in the country], NJ.com. Accessed March 7, 2011.</ref> The law encourages school districts to better investigate reports of bullying and was drafted in response to the suicide of Tyler Clementi.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/nj_gov_christie_approves_tough.html], NJ.com. Accessed March 7, 2011.</ref>

Angelini and running mate Caroline Casagrande were defeated in their 2015 re-election bid to Democratic challengers Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/11/elections_2015_democrats_oust_republicans_in_assem.html|title=Democrats oust Republicans in Assembly's 11th District|author=Brent Johnson|date=November 4, 2015 |publisher=NJ.com}}</ref>

In October 2022, Angelini was appointed to serve on the board of trustees of Brookdale Community College.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-04 |title=Former Assemblywoman Appointed By Commissioners to College Board |url=https://www.insidernj.com/former-assemblywoman-appointed-by-commissioners-to-college-board/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Insider NJ |language=en-US}}</ref> She joined Mercury Public Affairs in January 2023<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Mary Pat Angelini joins Mercury Public Affairs |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/lobbying/mary-pat-angelini-joins-mercury-public-affairs/ |access-date=2023-07-21|website=New Jersey Globe}}</ref> and was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to the Council on Local Mandates in June 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Governor Murphy Appoints Mercury Advisory Board Member Mary Pat Angelini to New Jersey Council on Local Mandates |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/governor-murphy-appoints-mercury-advisory-board-member-mary-pat-angelini-to-new-jersey-council-on-local-mandates/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Insider NJ}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nj.gov/localmandates/members], NJ.gov State of New Jersey website "Council on Local Mandates" members page. Accessed July 21, 2023.</ref>

== Personal life == Angelini is a resident of [Wall Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey], Monmouth County.<ref name="AssemblyGOPBio">{{cite web |title=Deputy Conference Leader Mary Pat Angelini - New Jersey Assembly Republicans |url=http://www.njassemblyrepublicans.com/?works=angelini |accessdate=August 31, 2015 |publisher=New Jersey Assembly Republicans}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms'' **[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2012.pdf 2012] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2011.pdf 2011] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2010.pdf 2010] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2009.pdf 2009] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2008.pdf 2008] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/AngeliniM2007.pdf 2007]

{{S-start}} {{s-par|us-nj-hs}} {{succession box |before=Steve Corodemus |before2=Sean T. Kean |title=Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th District |with=Dave Rible, Caroline Casagrande |years=January 8, 2008 – January 12, 2016 |after=Joann Downey |after2=Eric Houghtaling}} {{s-end}}

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