James A. Pindar (February 2, 1930 – May 8, 1984) was a Catholic priest, educator, and American Republican Party politician.
[1] Pindar was the Republican nominee for Essex County Freeholder in 1973, but lost the general election in the Democratic landslide of that year.
He won the nomination by just 207 votes, 1,482 (42.04%) to 1,275 (36.17%) against Joan Lacey Mazauskas, who ran on a ticket headed by gubernatorial candidate Raymond Bateman.
Pindar's new job created a bit of a controversy; Archbishop Peter Gerety of the Archdiocese of Newark issued a statement at the time saying, "In order to eliminate any misunderstanding among our people, I must state that Father Pindar has no permission from his Archbishop to accept such a post."
Kean issued the following statement: "The death of Jim Pindar fills me with a deep sense of personal loss and sadness.