orn ▁in ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Di Ma io ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Newton ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁H ack ett st own . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁H ack ett st own ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁and ▁shortly ▁there after ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁H ack ett st own ▁Democratic ▁Club . ▁While ▁in ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H ack ett st own ▁First ▁A id ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Squad ' s ▁Youth ▁Squad , ▁later ▁joining ▁the ▁squad ▁as ▁a ▁life ▁member . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁council ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁just ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁He ▁began ▁serving ▁as ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁switched ▁parties ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Republic ans ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁Di Ma io ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁H ack ett st own ▁Municipal ▁Util ities ▁Author ity ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁where ▁he ▁continues ▁to ▁serve . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Conference ▁of ▁May ors . ▁Di Ma io ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Dem ocrat ▁Roger ▁H ines ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁for