If confirmed at the Republican convention on Jan. 10, 2012, Spadea would fill the vacated seat for one year until the special election scheduled to be held on Nov. 6, 2012.
“So many business and political leaders asked and encouraged me to consider this run to do right by [Biondi’s] legacy of public service. I was so honored by their request that I felt compelled to step up,” Spadea said in a prepared statement on his campaign.
Spadea is an on-air analyst for several New York TV stations and has worked as a real estate executive for the past 15 years.
He is also a member of the Princeton zoning board and unsuccessfully ran against Rush Holt for U.S. Congress in 2004.
“Bill is a dynamic and enthusiastic candidate,” said attorney Charlie Spies, who was a counsel on Mitt Romney’s 2008 presidential campaign. “His conservative principles, business background and organizational success make him the right man at the right time for New Jersey.”