James Joseph Florio was an American Democratic politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994, the first American of Italian descent to hold the position. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for 15 years between 1975 and 1990. He was married to Lucinda Floria.
Who Was James Florio’s Wife?
Florio attended Gloucester County College and Glassboro State University to pursue her career ambition to become a teacher. She taught children in preschool, first grade, and third grade.
Since her marriage to James Florio in 1988, she has been working on her husband’s side during his political career, serving as First Lady of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. That is when the requests to become involved in all sorts of volunteer organizations and charities started to pour in. “I learned fundraising by simply doing it,” she says. “It’s tough work that requires patience and a step-by-step process to build a committee, make contacts, and then follow through
with the plan.”
Among the causes that Lucinda Florio has supported is the renovation of Drumthwacket in Princeton. “We decided to take the reins and get it done rather than consider it someone else’s problem,” she says, noting that when she arrived at the Governor’s mansion it was