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Barbara A. Buono (born July 28, 1953) is an American politician. She served in the New Jersey Senate from 2002-2014, where she represented the 18th Legislative District. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in the 2013 election, but lost to Republican incumbent Chris Christie.〔 Before entering the Senate, Buono served in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1994 to 2002, where she served as the Minority Parliamentarian from 1996-98. In the Assembly, Buono became the ranking Democrat on the Assembly Budget Committee. She was Democratic Conference Chair from 2004 to 2007.〔 She served from 2010 to 2012 as the Majority Leader in the Senate, succeeding Stephen Sweeney. ==Biography== Buono was born in Newark,〔(Senator Barbara A. Buono ), Project Vote Smart. Accessed January 29, 2013.〕 grew up in Nutley, New Jersey〔Staff. ("Exclusive interview with Barbara Buono, N.J. candidate for governor" ), ''Courier News'', December 17, 2012. Accessed December 29, 2012. "I know growing up in Nutley, if I didn't have a strong, quality public education, I wouldn't have prepared to then go to college."〕 and attended Nutley Public Schools, graduating from Nutley High School in 1971.〔Kuraj, Hasime. ("Buono describes humble Nutley upbringing" ), ''Nutley Sun'', January 21, 2013. Accessed January 28, 2013. "Buono credits Nutley schools system for her strong foundation. She attended Washington Elementary School, the former Franklin Middle School, and Nutley High School."〕 Buono received a B.A. in 1975 from Montclair State College in Political Science and earned a J.D. in 1979 from the Rutgers School of Law–Camden.〔(Legislators Who Have Attended Rutgers ), Rutgers University. Accessed January 28, 2013. "Senator Barabara Buono (D18) Senate Majority Leader Rutgers School of Law-Camden Class of 1979"〕 Before joining the Metuchen borough council, she was a member of the Middlesex County Democratic Committee. While serving on the borough council, she served on the Metuchen Planning Board for one year in 1994.〔 Buono is married to Dr. Martin Gizzi and has four children with him and two step-children.〔 In 2015, Buono sold her home in Metuchen and moved to Portland, Oregon. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbara Buono」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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