caption predecessor successor religion birth_place party article_title office birth_date order term_start birthname image spouse term_end name alma_mater
florio in 2000 thomas kean john e. hunt christine todd whitman rob andrews roman catholic august 2012 brooklyn , new york , united states democrat james florio
 governor of representatives from new jersey 's 1st district of new jersey member of the u.s. house 29 august 1937 49th january 16 , 1990 january 3 , 1975 james joseph florio jamesflorio.jpg lucinda florio january 18 , 1994 january 16 , 1990 james florio the law school-camden -lrb- j.d. -rrb- college of new jersey -lrb- b.a. -rrb- rutgers
james florio

james joseph `` jim '' florio -lrb- born august 29 , 1937 -rrb- is a democratic politician who served as the 49th governor of new jersey from 1990 to 1994 , the first italian american to hold the position -lrb- he is of half italian ancestry -rrb- .
he also served as a member of the united states house of representatives for 15 years between 1975 and 1990 .
