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He resigned from his position at the Port Authority on December 12, 2013, during the inquiry into the Fort Lee lane closure controversy.^[2] On November 4, 2016, Baroni was convicted on seven counts of conspiracy and wire fraud in relation to his involvement.^[3] On March 29, 2017 Baroni was sentenced to two years of imprisonment and 500 hours of community service.^[4] The sentence was later reduced to 18 months.^[5]

Early life

Baroni was born in Jacksonville, Florida. Catholic Charities arranged for him to be adopted by William Sr. and Geraldine Baroni of Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey a few days later.

He received a B.A. from George Washington University in history and was awarded a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.^[6]

Career

Baroni became interested in politics as a teenager, working on the campaign of his hometown congressman, Christopher H. Smith (R), who was seeking re-election to his fourth term. He was also a driver for Assembly Speaker Chuck Haytaian in his campaign for U.S. Senator against Frank Lautenberg in 1994 and worked on the advance staff for the 1996 presidential campaign of Steve Forbes.

He served on the Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2003. He was a member of the Hamilton Township Planning Board from 1998 to 2000.

In 2003, Baroni mounted an aggressive campaign for the General Assembly, knocking on over 10,000 doors to defeat the Democratic incumbent Gary Guear.^[7] He was re-elected to the Assembly in 2005. In 2004 and 2005, he was the Assembly's Assistant Parliamentarian.^[6]

On November 6, 2007, he won election to become State Senator of the 14th Legislative District. He captured 62.3% of the vote, defeating Democratic Party opponent Seema Singh.^[8] Baroni filled the State Senate seat vacated by Republican Senator Peter Inverso.^[9]

There had been speculation that Baroni would seek the Republican nomination for United States Senate in 2008 against Frank Lautenberg,^[10] but his run for the New Jersey Senate effectively ended that speculation.^[11]

In 2008, Baroni served as State Chairman of John McCain's presidential campaign in New Jersey.^[12] Baroni served in the Senate on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, the Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee and the Judiciary Committee.^[6] He was also the only Republican state senator who voted for a 2010 measure to allow same-sex marriage in New Jersey.^[13] He supports same sex marriage in Ireland, of which he is also a citizen.^[14]

Legal career

Baroni was an associate at DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick & Cole, and then at Blank Rome. He was of counsel at Fornaro Francioso, a Hamilton firm.^[15] He served as chief counsel to Congressman Bob Franks in his 2000 U.S. Senate race. In 2002, when U.S. Senator Robert Torricelli withdrew his candidacy for re-election five weeks before Election Day after the Senate admonished him on ethics charges, Baroni argued for the Republicans in the New Jersey Supreme Court against a last-minute switch of candidates to Frank Lautenberg.^[16]

Since 2002, Baroni has been an adjunct professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law, where he teaches classes on Professional Responsibility, voting rights, legislation, and campaign finance reform.^[6] Baroni served on the Foundation Board of both The College of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College. Baroni is also chairman of the board of trustees of the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra and on the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and on the board of trustees for Visitation Home, which builds homes for New Jersey residents with disabilities.^[17] Baroni is also a special advisor to the New Jersey Boys' State Foundation, and is a former delegate at Jersey Boys' State.^[18]

Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie

On February 19, 2010, the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, announced that he was appointing Baroni to the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He resigned his Senate seat to assume the new post on March 1, 2010.^[19] Tom Goodwin was selected to fill the vacant seat.^[20]^[21]

On December 12, 2013, Christie announced that Baroni had resigned as Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. This occurred after the scandal over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, perhaps to punish Democratic Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich for not supporting Christie.^[22] Later email disclosures indicate that Baroni attempted to squelch press that the lane closures were improper.^[23]

On January 9, 2014, Baroni was named as a defendant in a federal class action lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey which cited a civil conspiracy and "willful, wanton, arbitrary, and egregious official misconduct".^[24] On May 1, 2015 he was indicted on nine federal counts of conspiracy, fraud and related charges.^[3] to which he pleaded not guilty.^[25] He is contesting the District Attorney's decision not to release certain documents in the discovery process to mount his defense.^[26] A continuance for the trial was granted in September 2015.^[27] Baroni was also a FBI informant, Baroni's secret life as an FBI informant came out in opening statements of his trial. He provided detail saying he met about every other month with an FBI agent to give him information and "context" about what was going on in Trenton for about 6 years starting in 2005.^[28]

Conviction

On November 4, 2016 the jury in the "Bridgegate" trial returned guilty verdicts on all counts against Bill Baroni and co-defendant Bridget Anne Kelly.^[29]^[30] On March 29, 2017, he was sentenced to two years in prison and 500 hours of community service. An appeals court decision led to the dismissal of some of the charges against him. He is appealing to have the remaining charges against him dismissed. ^[31]^[32]^[33] On November 27, 2018, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the majority of the convictions, overturning the determination that Kelly and Baroni had violated the civil rights of travelers, finding there is no established civil right to interstate travel giving rise to a criminal conviction. The court directed that Kelly and Baroni be resentenced on the remaining seven counts of the indictment.^[34]

Fat Kid Got Fit

Along with a childhood friend, Baroni co-authored Fat Kid Got Fit, and So Can You, a 2012 book chronicling Baroni's early struggles with obesity and his successful efforts to overcome the problem.^[35] Baroni wrote the book because he wants others to know that his successful weight loss came from “being healthy and working out” and that other people could share similar success.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}}

Election history

See also

References

1. ^via Associated Press. "Hamilton's Bill Baroni tapped for Port Authority job", The Trentonian, February 19, 2010. Accessed February 23, 2010.
2. ^{{cite news|last=Boburg|first=Shawn|title=Christie's top Port Authority appointee resigns amid escalating probe into GWB lane closures|url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Top_Christie_apointee_resigns_amid_escalating_probe_into_George_Washington_Bridge_lane_closuers.html|newspaper=Bergen Record|date=December 13, 2013|author2=Reitmeyer, John}}
3. ^¹{{cite web|title=Ex-Christie Aides Convicted in George Washington Bridge Case|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/05/nyregion/bridgegate-conviction.html?_r=0|publisher=NYTimes.com|accessdate=4 October 2016}}
4. ^ NBC News, March 29, 2017, retrieved March 29, 2017.
5. ^https://www.nj.com/news/2019/02/bridgegate-defendant-gets-a-slight-break-in-a-do-over-of-his-sentencing-in-scandal.html
6. ^¹²³Senator Baroni's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 24, 2008.
7. ^Walsh, Diane C. "Getting votes one at a time: Baroni builds ties with constituents", The Star-Ledger, February 29, 2004. Accessed August 10, 2007. "Knocking on more than 10,000 doors in Mercer and Middlesex counties helped Republican Bill Baroni win the 14th District Assembly race last fall when so many of his GOP colleagues were left by the wayside.... The hostilities from the fall campaign, when Baroni ousted Greenstein's running mate have faded somewhat. Greenstein's staffers even attended the meeting at Pierre's."
8. ^"Indian-American Chivukula wins New Jersey Assembly polls" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026065811/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200711080314.htm |date=October 26, 2012 }}, The Hindu, November 8, 2007. Accessed January 21, 2008.
9. ^"Inverso Leaving the Senate", The Trenton Times. Accessed March 28, 2007
10. ^Star Ledger "People to Watch in 2007: Bill Baroni", accessed January 24, 2007
11. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.politickernj.com/baroni-out-doherty-may-be-front-runner-08 |title=With Baroni out, Doherty may be front runner for '08 |work=PolitickerNJ.com |date=March 26, 2007 |accessdate=February 20, 2010}}
12. ^{{cite news |title=McCain picks Baroni to head N.J. campaign |url=http://www.politickernj.com/mccain-picks-baroni-head-n-j-campaign-15622 |work=PolitickerNJ |date=January 22, 2008 |accessdate=February 20, 2010}}
13. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/nj_senate_votes_down_same-sex.html |title=N.J. Senate votes down same-sex marriage bill, gay rights advocates vow to bring issue to court |work=The Star-Ledger |author=Mark Mueller |date=January 7, 2010 |accessdate=May 31, 2011}}
14. ^http://www.northjersey.com/news/court-lets-bill-baroni-travel-to-ireland-for-work-on-marriage-equality-campaign-1.1337158
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fornarofrancioso.com/index.htm |title=Firm website |publisher=Fornaro Francioso |accessdate=March 7, 2010}}
16. ^Supreme Court won't intervene in N.J. case: 'Let the campaign begin' {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716121808/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/10/07/elec02.nj.s.race/ |date=July 16, 2006 }}, CNN, October 8, 2002
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/leadership.html |title=PANYNJ - Governance website |publisher=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |accessdate=May 30, 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528051009/http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/leadership.html |archivedate=May 28, 2011 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy }}
18. ^New Jersey Boys' State Foundation Board of Trustees {{cite web|url=http://www.njbsf.org/php/who/trustees.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2012-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027221453/http://njbsf.org/php/who/trustees.php |archivedate=October 27, 2013 |df=mdy }}
19. ^{{cite news |title=New Port Authority executive Bill Baroni starts powerful job, learns how to 'tweet' |url=http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/03/06/news/doc4b91d73416254754550304.txt |work=The Trentonian |date=March 6, 2010 |accessdate=March 7, 2010}}
20. ^{{cite news |title=Hamilton councilman wins N.J. Senate seat vacated by Bill Baroni |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/councilman_wins_state_senate_s.html |work=The Star-Ledger |date=March 12, 2010 |accessdate=March 14, 2010}}
21. ^https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/05/01/nyregion/indictment-against-baroni-and-kelly-in-george-washington-bridge-scandal.html
22. ^{{ cite news | url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/state/Top_Christie_apointee_resigns_amid_escalating_probe_into_George_Washington_Bridge_lane_closuers.html}}
23. ^{{cite web|last=Soltis |first=Andy |date=January 10, 2014 | title=Christie appointee ordered officials’ silence on Bridgegate |url=https://nypost.com/2014/01/10/traffic-study-done-during-bridgegate-showed-chaos-it-caused/ |publisher=New York Post|accessdate=January 11, 2014}}
24. ^{{Citeweb|last=Markos |first=Kirbet |date=January 9, 2014 | url=http://www.northjersey.com/fortlee/Six_Bergen_County_residents_file_class-action_lawsuits_against_Christie.html| title=Six Bergen County residents file class-action lawsuits over GWB scandal|work=The Record |accessdate=2014-01-11}}
25. ^http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/bridgegate_kelly_baroni_in_federal_court.html
26. ^http://www.northjersey.com/news/gwb-scandal-baroni-lawyers-say-prosecutors-request-aimed-at-protecting-christie-inner-circle-1.1354255
27. ^http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/bridgegate_corruption_trial_delayed_until_next_yea.html
28. ^http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/highlights_of_bill_baronis_bridgegate_testimony.html
29. ^{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-bridgegate-idUSKBN12Z216|accessdate=4 November 2016|date=4 November 2016|work=Reuters|title=Former Christie allies convicted in N.J. 'Bridgegate' trial|author=Joseph Ax}}
30. ^{{citation|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/04/politics/bridgegate-case-verdict-reached/|work=CNN|date=4 November 2016|accessdate=4 November 2016|title=Bridgegate case verdict: Former officials guilty on all counts|author= Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley and Tom Kludt}}
31. ^[https://www.law360.com/articles/901363/gwb-scandal-sentencings-delayed-due-to-snowstorm "GWB Scandal Sentencings Delayed Due To Snowstorm"] Law360, March 13, 2017, retrieved March 24, 2017.
32. ^"Bridgegate verdict: Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly guilty on all counts," NJ.com, November 4, 2017, retrieved March 24, 2017.
33. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ex-Christie-aides-to-be-sentenced-in-New-Jersey-11035021.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=March 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170329212808/http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Ex-Christie-aides-to-be-sentenced-in-New-Jersey-11035021.php |archive-date=March 29, 2017 |dead-url=yes |df=mdy-all }}
34. ^https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2018/11/27/bridgegate-ex-christie-aides-partially-win-appeal/2124132002/
35. ^"NY/NJ Port Authority boss and ex-fatso Bill Baroni pens book 'Fat Kid Got Fit, and So Can You'", Trentonian, Published 21 February 2012
36. ^Official List Candidate Returns for State Senate For November 2007 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 3, 2007. Accessed December 16, 2013.
37. ^Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2005 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 16, 2005. Accessed December 16, 2013.
38. ^Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2003 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, December 2, 2003. Accessed December 16, 2013.