Today’s jobtalk is with Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, who’s first time running for office was in high school when he ran for student council. Assemblyman Gusciora serves N.J.’s 15th Legislative District and is a prosecutor for Lawrence Township.
Title: Assemblyman/Criminal Prosecutor
Education:
B.A. International Relations, Catholic University, 1982
J.D. Seton Hall University School of Law, 1988
Career Stage: Advanced
Did you know early on in your life that you wanted to go into politics?
I did. I have always been idealistic and interested in politics. When I was a kid I visited the United Nations and loved it. I wanted to be an ambassador, but when I first started to look at careers and found out that you had to have an advanced degree to become an ambassador, I changed my mind. I ended up getting an advanced degree after all, but it is very difficult to get into the Foreign Service, so I didn’t pursue it. Continue reading