Paul Policastro (August 29, 1900 – November 4, 1981) was an American Democratic Party politician who served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.
He was a graduate of Lafayette College and Rutgers Law School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
[1] Had Democrats not lost the majority in the 1967 election, Policastro was expected to become Assembly Speaker.
In 1971, Policastro lost his bid for re-election to a fifth term, losing to an independent candidate, Newark vigilante leader Anthony Imperiale.
Imperiale received 13,857 votes, followed by Policastro's running mate, incumbent Democratic Assemblyman Frank Megaro with 12,436 votes.