Autistic man seeks Assembly seat in 37th District

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Autistic man seeks Assembly seat in 37th District

by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk

Wednesday April 08, 2009, 1:03 PM

An Englewood resident born with infantile autism is seeking an Assembly seat in

the 37th District, according to a report in PolitickerNJ.com.

Gagliardi, 28, will challenge Assembly Democrats Gordon

(D-Englewood) and Vainieri Huttle (D-Englewood) in the Democratic

primaries. Gagliardi told PolitickerNJ that he felt the Legislature needed

someone that could represent the mentally and physically challenged.

According to the report, Gagliardi wanted to run for governor, but didn't meet

the minimum age requirements, and his letter to the Democratic Party expressing

interest in being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention was ignored.

Gagliardi has done various public speaking events about autism and other

physical and mental disabilities.