Monroe Jay Lustbader
Monroe Jay Lustbader (January 15, 1931 – March 16, 1996) was an American Republican Party politician who was elected to three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, serving in office from 1992 until his death, where he represented the 21st Legislative District. Born in Kearny, Lustbader attended New York University and the University of Mississippi, before receiving his degrees in law from Rutgers Law School. He was a resident of Millburn, New Jersey. An attorney and real estate developer, Lustbader first ran for office in 1973, as the Republican candidate for Assemblyman in the newly created 26th district, which included West Orange, East Orange and Orange. He lost to Democrats Richard J. Codey, a future Governor of New Jersey who was running for his first term in the Legislature, and freshman Democratic Assemblyman Eldridge Hawkins. Codey received 30,282 votes, followed by Hawkins (28,102), Republican John F. Trezza (13,978) and Lustbader (12,502). In 1981, Lustbader became the Republican candidate for the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and was elected, defeating one-term Democratic incumbent Renee Lane. He was re-elected in 1984, 1987 and 1990. Lustbader ran again for the State Assembly in 1991, this time in a newly drawn Essex