James Anthony Galdieri (November 7, 1934 – May 16, 2009) was an American Democratic Party politician from Jersey City who was elected to represent portions of Hudson County in the New Jersey Senate in a special election held to fill a vacancy created when a sitting member of the Senate was removed.
[2] In November 1980, Galdieri won a special election to fill the unexpired portion of the New Jersey Senate seat vacated by fellow Democrat David Friedland, who had been convicted of bribery charges related to a loan made by a Teamsters pension fund.
[3] At the time of his taking office, the district covered North Bergen and portions of Jersey City.
He was survived by his wife, a daughter, three sons and three grandchildren, Steel, Skyler, and Mariella Galdieri.
[2] New Jersey political consultant Sean Caddle pleaded guilty in the 2014 murder-for-hire plot of James Anthony Galdieri's son Michael L.