Standing on Principle: Lessons Learned in Public Life (SIGNED)

Florio, James J.; Bill Bradley

ISBN 10: 0813594294 / ISBN 13: 9780813594293

Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, 2018

About this Item

1st Edition/1st Printing. SIGNED (inscribed) by Gov. Florio on front end page. Foreward by Bill Bradley. Also attached to front end page is a bookplate SIGNED by Bill Bradley. 296 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Standing on Principle: Lessons Learned in Public Life (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813594294
• ISBN 13: 9780813594293
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author

About this title

Synopsis

James J. Florio is best known as governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. But his career in local, state, and national government is far more varied, and his achievements as a progressive reformer are more substantial than most realize. 

This political memoir tells the remarkable story of how Florio, a high school dropout who left to join the Navy as a teenager, went on to become an attorney, a state assemblyman, a congressman, and a governor. A passionate defender of the environment, Florio played a crucial role in the enactment of 1980s-era Superfund laws, which helped to clean up toxic waste sites in New Jersey and around the country. As governor, he fought for the groundbreaking Clean Water Enforcement Act. But his reforms quite literally came at a cost, as he raised New Jersey sales taxes and income taxes to balance the state budget. Florio reflects upon the challenges of meeting the state’s budgetary needs while keeping his tax-averse constituents happy.  

Standing on Principle reveals a politician who has never been afraid to take a progressive stand—including a firm stance against semiautomatic weapons that led gun lobbyists to bankroll his opponent. His story is sure to inspire readers from New Jersey and across the nation.

Published in cooperation with the Center on the American Governor, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

About the Author

JAMES J. FLORIO was the forty-ninth governor of New Jersey. Since leaving office, he has worked as an activist, attorney, teacher, and speaker specializing in public policy, health care, and environmental issues.