Nicholas Sacco

Nicholas J. Sacco (born November 17, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1994 to 2024, where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. Sacco served as the chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and was also a member of the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee. He served as mayor of North Bergen from 1991 until his resignation on October 28, 2026, and was allowed to hold two offices under a grandfather clause in a bill that took effect in February 2008 that prohibits dual office holding. Sacco announced on February 24, 2022, that he would not seek re-election to the State Senate. On October 8, 2026 he announced he was stepping down as mayor.