Steven M. Petrillo (born May 14, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 1996.
[1] He graduated from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Rutgers Law School in Camden and subsequently opened a private practice in his hometown.
[2][3] Petrillo started his political career by being elected to the Pennsauken Township council in 1988 and serving as deputy mayor in 1991.
[3] In 1993, he ran in the Democratic primary for the two General Assembly seats up in the 7th Legislative District.
[3] Ultimately, Petrillo and Williams defeated incumbent Republicans Priscilla B. Anderson and José F. Sosa in the general election.