time ▁basis ▁in ▁Cam den ▁County . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁after ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁cases ▁in ▁which ▁police ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁get ▁blood ▁samples ▁from ▁sus pected ▁dr unk ▁drivers , ▁county ▁pro sec utor ▁Sh usted ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁would ▁grant ▁imm unity ▁to ▁do ctors ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁take ▁blood ▁from ▁sus pected ▁dr unk ▁drivers ▁involved ▁in ▁fatal ▁acc idents ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁requests ▁from ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officials ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁of ▁determ ining ▁the ▁driver ' s ▁blood ▁alco hol ▁content . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁general ▁election , ▁Sh usted ▁and ▁running ▁mate ▁John ▁A . ▁Roc co ▁defeated ▁inc umb ent ▁Democr ats ▁Barbara ▁B erman ▁and ▁Mary ▁Ke ating ▁Cro ce ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁two ▁assembly ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Legisl ative ▁District ▁( New ▁Jersey ), ▁which ▁covered ▁port ions ▁of ▁Bur ling ton ▁County ▁and ▁Cam den ▁County . ▁Roc co ▁and ▁Sh usted ▁were ▁re - elect ed ▁together ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁District ▁only ▁included ▁port ions ▁of ▁Cam den ▁County . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Governor ▁Thomas ▁Ke an ▁signed ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁Sh usted ▁had ▁spons ored ▁which ▁would ▁double ▁and ▁triple ▁fe es ▁ass