Anthony “Skip” Cimino, the highly regarded executive director of the Assembly Majority Office, announced Monday that he is retiring, effective at the end of the year.
Cimino, a former Democratic assemblyman (1988-92) who served in various roles in public and private life since, has served as executive director the past four years.
“It has been a pleasure to serve as executive director of the AMO for these past four years,” he said. “I have immense pride in the accomplishments of our caucus and have greatly enjoyed working with Speaker Craig Coughlin and for the people of New Jersey.
“I am looking forward to the next chapter of my professional career and continuing to work closely with the speaker and Assembly members. I am exceptionally proud of our legislative accomplishments — raising the minimum wage, health care reforms, workplace fairness for women and fighting for working families.
“These past four years have been incredibly challenging and one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional life.”
Cimino’s successor is expected to be announced by the end of the week.
Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) said the person will have big shoes to fill.
“I am extremely proud of all we have been able to accomplish together, and it is in large part to the leadership of Anthony ‘Skip’ Cimino,” Coughlin said. “Skip’s experience was instrumental in the Legislature’s ability to increase the state’s minimum wage, reform the state’s out-of-network medical billing practices and expand access to working families as we all work to recover throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. His love for the people of New Jersey has been evident in his time at the Assembly Majority Office, and he will be missed.
“I wish Skip much success as he enters the next phase in his distinguished career.”
Cimino, who represented the 14th Legislative District for two terms, also served as commissioner of personnel in Gov. Jim Florio’s administration. Before being elected to the General Assembly, he served as a Mercer County freeholder for six years, where he was board president, and also served as a member of the Hamilton Township board of education, serving two terms as president. He has had a long and distinguished career, including being the CEO and president of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton.
