Anthony Chiappone
Council Member At-Large

Born November 13, 1957, in Brooklyn, New York,  of Italian and Spanish descent, Council Member At-Large Anthony Chiappone, moved to Bayonne with his father Peter Chiappone in 1970. "Tony" as he is known, is a graduate of Number 12 School (now Bailey School), Bayonne High School, and attended York College in New York and Jersey City State College, where he majored in media arts. 

In 1978, while studying photography and shooting freelance weddings for numerous photography studios, Chiappone took a position with Best Foods, CPC, in Bayonne, where he worked for nine years before leaving to start his own full-time photography business, Kristen Studios.

In 1994, Chiappone began producing a local community program called "Bayonne Sunnyside Up," which
focuses on the upbeat community events that take place in Bayonne.  It airs on Cablevision's public access channel.

In response to citizen requests, Chiappone also created the community action program, "Bayonne Public Forum."  Through this venue, he televised meetings of the Bayonne Municipal Council, Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, local school board meetings and Bayonne Zoning & Planning Board meetings. It was through this civic participation that Chiappone became involved in local government and politics.

Chiappone has served on the Bayonne City Council having first been elected to the position of First Ward Council Member in 1998. Running once again as an Independent in 2002, Chiappone is now in his second term serving as Council Member At-Large.

Chiappone is a board member of the Bayonne Economic Opportunity Foundation, Bayonne Board of School Estimate, Bayonne Economic Development Corporation, Bayonne UEZ and is Chairman of the city's Cable TV Committee. Chiappone is also a member of the Hudson County Animal League.

Chiappone is the Standard Bearer of the Bayonne Civic Association which sponsors two annual fundraising benefit events; "Bayonne Day in the Park" and the "Annual Bayonne Bridge Benefit Run." In addition, Chiappone has organized and sponsored numerous community Holiday Parties, the Annual "Kite's Over Bayonne Day", the "WTC Memorial Tribute Ceremony", "Dedication of Dog Park to Sirius" (PA bomb detecting dog lost in WTC), and most recently, "Proud of Our Troops Tribute Ceremony".

Chiappone and his wife Diane, the former Diane Will of Manhattan, NYC, have three children: Kristen, Kurtis, and Keith and have two pet Shihtsu's; Kuddles and Katie.

Elected to the 31st District State Assembly in November, Chiappone will continue to serve in his capacity of Councilman At-Large, but has made the decision to serve as a full-time Assembly legislator for Bayonne and the 31st District by closing down his business of 20 years to do so.

Councilman At-Large Anthony Chiappone can be reached any time at 201-697-2170 or 201-823-3630 or via email at achiappone@yahoo.com or visit his official web site for Assemblyman by clicking here.

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