Paul J. Contillo (July 8, 1929 – February 6, 2024) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented the Bergen County-based 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey State Legislature during three separate tenures.
Paul Contillo was born in Manhattan and raised in Marine Park, Brooklyn where he attended James Madison High School.
In the general election, Contillo beat Chandless and former Mayor of Hackensack and Bergen County Freeholder Frank A. Buono Jr. by less than 2,000 votes.
Contillo was a leading advocate for using state funds to remediate hazardous waste sites and to preserve land owned by the Hackensack Water Company from development.
He played a key role in advancing legislation that mandated personal financial disclosures for members of local governing bodies, as well as planning and zoning boards.
Before retiring, he was the President and Founder of a New York City printing company, Allied Reproductions, Inc. Contillo died on February 6, 2024, at the age of 94.