Pat Delany
Pat Delaney | |
|---|---|
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly from the8thdistrict | |
| In office December 13, 2010 – August 12, 2011 Serving withScott Rudder | |
| Preceded by | Dawn Addiego |
| Succeeded by | Gerry Nardello |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Lumberton Township, New Jersey |
| Education | Rutgers University Old Dominion University |
Patrick Delanyis an AmericanRepublican Partypolitician who served in theNew Jersey General Assemblyrepresenting the8th legislative district.Delany was selected to replaceDawn Addiegoafter she moved to theNew Jersey Senate,and was sworn in on December 13, 2010. He resigned on August 12, 2011. FormerMount LaurelmayorGerry Nardellowas selected to fill out the remainder of his term, andChristopher J. Brownwon the seat in the 2011 general election.
Biography
[edit]Delany received aB.A.degree fromRutgers Universityand anM.B.A.fromOld Dominion University.He served as a commissioned officer in theUnited States Navyfrom 1991 to 1998, achieving the rank ofLieutenant.[1]
Since 1998, Delany has worked in the field of information technology. He founded the IT firm South Jersey Computer Pros and helped form the Greater Lumberton Business Association.[2]
Delany served on theLumberton TownshipCommittee from 2005 to 2010. He was Mayor of Lumberton Township from 2007 to 2008. He also served as Burlington County Library Commissioner from 2002 to 2010.[1]
On November 15, 2010, AssemblywomanDawn Addiegowas selected by theBurlington CountyRepublican committee to fill the vacant seat ofPhil Haines,who left to serve on theNew Jersey Superior Court.At the same committee meeting, Delany was selected to fill Addiego's vacant seat.[3]He was sworn in on December 13, 2010.[4]
On July 28, 2011, Delany announced his plans to resign from his Assembly seat after his wife had sent an email to the office of Democratic candidateCarl Lewis,criticizing Lewis as "having dark skin and name recognition" but "no knowledge".[5][6]Burlington County Republicans selectedGerry Nardello,former mayor ofMount Laurel,to serve the remainder of Delany's term, until January 2012. They also selected Burlington County FreeholderChristopher J. Brownto be the Republican candidate in the2011 New Jersey General Assembly election.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Assemblyman Patrick Delany".New Jersey Legislature.RetrievedMay 1,2011.
- ^"Assemblyman Pat Delany".NJ Assembly Republicans. Archived fromthe originalon July 27, 2011.RetrievedMay 1,2011.
- ^"Burlco GOP taps Addiego for Senate seat; Delany for Assembly in 8th District".PolitickerNJ. November 15, 2010.RetrievedMay 1,2011.
- ^"Delany sworn in to replace Addiego".PolitickerNJ. December 13, 2010.RetrievedNovember 15,2010.
- ^Jarrett Renshaw (July 28, 2011)."Burlington County legislator Pat Delany plans to resign from N.J. Assembly".The Star-Ledger.RetrievedAugust 22,2011.
- ^Levinsky, David."Delany's resignation sparked by wife's email"Archived2011-12-18 at theWayback Machine,Burlington County Times,August 23, 2011. Accessed November 26, 2013. "Former Assemblyman Pat Delany of Lumberton.... Republican officials and Delany confirmed Monday that his resignation was the result of an email his wife, Jennifer, sent to the campaign of Democrat state Senate candidate Carl Lewis."
- ^Matt Friedman (August 12, 2011)."Former Mount Laurel mayor is chosen to fill seat of departing assemblyman".The Star-Ledger.RetrievedAugust 22,2011.
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