James Cafiero

James S. Cafiero (born September 21, 1928) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1972 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1972 to 1982 and from 1990 to 2004, where he represented the 1st legislative district.

He served in the Senate on the Judiciary Committee and the Law and Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs Committee. Cafiero was Republican Whip from 2002 to 2004.

Cafiero served as the Cape May County Assistant Prosecutor from 1958 to 1960. He is an attorney with the firm of Cafiero, Balliette and Balliette

Cafiero was awarded a B.A. from Princeton University in Economics and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Cafiero resides in North Wildwood. His father, Anthony J. Cafiero, served in the Senate from 1949 to 1953.