Salvatore Bontempo

June 23, 2008 - 1:36pm

Gloria Bontempo dies at 82

Gloria Bontempo, the widow of former Democratic State Chairman Salvatore Bontempo, passed away on Sunday.  She was 82.  Her son, Paul Bontempo, is a Trenton lobbyist. 

Read More >
June 12, 2008 - 8:58am

A great Anne Martindell story

Among the legendary stories about former State Senator Anne Martindell, who died yesterday at age 93, was her response to a 1972 assertion by old-time party insider Salvatore Bontempo, that “women don’t participate in our back room party meetings because they don’t want to hear four letter words”. Bontempo was the Democratic State Chairman and Martindell, then a Democratic National Committeewoman, was fairly blunt in her rebuke: “That’s a load of shit,” Martindell said. “I don’t need to be protected by Sal.”

Read More >
Syndicate content