In 1977, Croce and running mate Barbara Berman, running in her first race for elected office, defeated Republicans Mario A. Iavicoli and Dickey (for the third time); Croce was the top vote-getter and Berman came in second, edging Iavicoli by a 170-vote margin. When Berman and Croce took office in January 1978, she and Berman became the first pair of women to be elected to a single Assembly district in state history, and were two of the 12 women taking office in the Assembly, the highest number ever to serve together in the 80-seat body.
In 1977, Croce and running mate Barbara Berman, running in her first race for elected office, defeated Republicans Mario A. Iavicoli and Dickey (for the third time);
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1977
1977
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Croce
Croce
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
running
running
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
mate
mate
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Barbara
Barbara
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Berman
Berman
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
run
running
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
race
race
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
elect
elected
VERB
VBN
nmod
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
defeat
defeated
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
Republican
Republicans
PROPN
NNPS
flat
Number=Sing
Mario
Mario
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
A.
A.
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Iavicoli
Iavicoli
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Dickey
Dickey
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
third
third
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
Croce was the top vote-getter and Berman came in second, edging Iavicoli by a 170-vote margin.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Croce
Croce
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
top
top
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
vote
vote
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
root
Number=Sing
getter
getter
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Berman
Berman
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
come
came
VERB
VBD
advmod
in
in
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
ed
edging
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Iavicoli
Iavicoli
PROPN
NNP
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
170
170
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
vote
vote
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
margin
margin
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When Berman and Croce took office in January 1978, she and Berman became the first pair of women to be elected to a single Assembly district in state history, and were two of the 12 women taking office in the Assembly, the highest number ever to serve together in the 80-seat body.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Berman
Berman
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Croce
Croce
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
January
January
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1978
1978
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Berman
Berman
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
xcomp
Number=Sing
pair
pair
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
elect
elected
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
single
single
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Assembly
Assembly
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
district
district
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
history
history
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
12
12
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
woman
women
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
office
office
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Assembly
Assembly
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Sup
high
highest
ADJ
JJS
appos
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
serve
serve
VERB
VB
advmod
together
together
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
80
80
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
seat
seat
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
body
body
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.