▁re - e lection ▁for ▁mayor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Warren ▁County ▁Free holder ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁inc umb ent ▁Republican ▁Warren ▁County ▁Free holder ▁Susan ▁Dic key ▁was ▁elected ▁County ▁Sur rog ate , ▁Di Ma io ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Warren ▁County ▁Republican ▁Committee ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁her ▁term . ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁Free holder ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁Free holder ▁Director ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁While ▁serving ▁as ▁Free holder , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁Jersey ▁Transport ation ▁Pl anning ▁Author ity ▁( 2 0 0 1 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 9 ) ▁serving ▁as ▁vice - ch air ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁A . ▁Di Ma io ▁and ▁Son , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁general ▁contract ing ▁business ▁in ▁H ack ett st own . ▁Di Ma io ▁lives ▁in ▁H ack ett st own ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁G ina ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁ ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Assembly ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁by ▁a ▁convention ▁of ▁Republican ▁committee ▁members ▁from ▁Hunter don ▁and ▁Warren ▁count ies ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ant ▁Assembly ▁seat ▁of ▁Mar cia ▁A . ▁K arrow . ▁K arrow ▁had ▁earlier ▁won ▁a ▁special ▁election ▁convention