JAMES FLORIO
(James Joseph Florio | James J. Florio)
The Governor vetoed a sales tax reduction that would give one penny back to the taxpayers on every dollar of sales.
New Jersey Governor James J. Florio was an environmental supporter. However, brown water started flowing from the faucets of the Governor's mansion.
On his wide-ranging initiatives as Governor:
Justifying a barrage of government initiatives and increasing taxes:
When the Governor first took office he raised taxes and was vilified throughout the state. Later his popularity increased:
James Joseph Florio is an American Democratic politician who served as the 49th Governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994, the first Italian American to hold the position (he is of half-Italian ancestry). He also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 15 years between 1975 and 1990.
