Paul Anthony Sarlo (born August 31, 1968) is an American construction industry executive and Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 2003, where he represents the 36th Legislative District. Sarlo is a former Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate, a position held from 2004 until 2007, is currently a Deputy Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate (since 2008), and is also mayor of the borough of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey. Personal life Sarlo was born in Passaic on August 31, 1968, to pipefitter and construction supervisor Anthony Sarlo and Providence Munofo, along with his siblings Diane, Charles and Tom. He grew up in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey and graduated from Wood-Ridge High School in 1986 where he was a scholar-athlete earning varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball. He was named First Team All-Division and All-County in Baseball and was inducted into the WRHS Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014. Sarlo studied civil engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, earning both a B.S. in 1991 and an M.S. in 1993. He is chief operating officer of Joseph M. Sanzari, Inc., a general contractor specializing in heavy construction, site work and utilities located in Hackensack near Interstate 80. Sarlo has overseen more than $150 million in projects and has worked with a skilled workforce of more than 200 men and women. He worked on the Route 4 and Route 17 interchange near Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, which was completed two years ahead of schedule. He has been a supporter of the construction of LG Electronics USA's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, abutting The Palisades near the George Washington Bridge. He married Concetta Maria Sarlo in 1997 and has two sons named Michael Joseph and Anthony Paul Sarlo, who was appointed to the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association by the 56th Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy. Sarlo serves as an Executive Board Member on the NJSIAA as an ex officio member. His brother Thomas is a councilman in Little Ferry. Mayor of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey Paul has served as Mayor of the Borough of Wood-Ridge since January 1, 2000. He was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011 and most recently 2019. He was a Councilman from 1995 to 2000 and served as Fire Commission. As Mayor, Sarlo has overseen the redevelopment of the former Curtiss-Wright aircraft manufacturing site in Wood-Ridge, which is now