Joseph Cryan
Joseph P. Cryan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 20th Legislative District district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1961 East Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | father John Cryan, cousin John Cryan |
| Residence(s) | Union Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Belmont Abbey College |
| Occupation | Undersheriff, Union County Sheriff’s Office[1] |
| Website | njcommunityfirst |
Joseph P. Cryan[2] (born September 1, 1961, East Orange, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. He was the Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly, serving from January 12, 2010 until January 10, 2012.
Cryan served as the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader 2006-2010, and was Assistant Majority Leader from 2004 to 2005. He serves on the Human Services Committee and the Law and Public Safety Committee.[1]
Cryan has served on the New Jersey State Democratic Committee since 2002, as Vice Chair. On February 17, 2006, Mr. Cryan was selected to be the head of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, succeeding Bonnie Watson Coleman. He stepped down after the selection of his successor John S. Wisniewski on January 27, 2010.[3]
In 1996, Cryan was elected as the Township of Union's Democratic Municipal Chairman. He is an Undersheriff with the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Personal
Cryan was born on September 1, 1961, in East Orange, the son of John Cryan, an immigrant to the United States from County Roscommon, Ireland, who would later be elected to the General Assembly and served as Sheriff of Essex County.[4] His father had been charged in Federal court with racketeering and corruption, though the judge in the case dismissed the charges due to prosecutorial mistakes and ended the proceedings against him.[5]
The Assemblyman's son, also named John Cryan, was convicted of brutally beating a motorist with a baseball bat while two accomplices punched and kicked the victim, after a case of road rage. The younger Cryan was ordered by the court only to probation but he was later jailed for violating the terms of his sentence.[6]
Other relatives involved in public life are his cousin, Morristown Councilman John Cryan,[7] his sister, Union Township Municipal Clerk Eileen Birch, and his brother-in-law Superior Court judge Joseph Donohue.
Cryan graduated with a B.A. from Belmont Abbey College in Business Administration[1] in 1983.[2] Cryan was born in East Orange, and currently resides in Union Township.[2]
The New York Post reported that Cryan "graphically spelled out his kinky proclivities in more than 150 e-mails that he sent to" a former lobbyist for Prudential Financial who pleaded guilty to stalking his girlfriend in exchange for being allowed to participate in a pre-trial intervention program.[8] "The e-mails were written when the pol presumably would have been at one of his government jobs — either his $49,000-a-year Assembly gig or his $111,000-a-year post as Union County undersheriff," the Post said.
Democratic state chairman
As Democratic state chairman, in November 2009, Assemblyman Cryan presided over a Democratic gubernatorial party loss by incumbent Jon Corzine to Republican Chris Christie.[9] He was replaced as state chairman in January 2010 by Assemblyman John Wisniewski.
District 20
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 20th District for the 2010-2011 Legislative Session are:
- Senator Raymond Lesniak
- Assemblywoman Annette Quijano
References
- ^ a b c "Assemblyman Joseph Cryan". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Assembly Member Joseph P. Cryan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
- ^ Pizarro, Max (January 27, 2010). "Democratic State Committee picks Wisniewski to chair party". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
- ^ "Essex Irish Family Recognized As Civic, Public and Business Leaders". Newark, New Jersey: Essex County, New Jersey. March 15, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
John Cryan, a former Essex County Sheriff and Assemblyman, who was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, passed away last month. He was 75. Cryan immigrated to America and Essex County in the late 1940s... During the Irish Heritage Celebration, Assemblyman Joe Cryan (D-Union), a witty storyteller, remembered his dad as a loving father, husband and civic leader.
- ^ Maitland, Leslie (August 10, 1980). "Did Del Tufo Jump, or Was He Pushed By Abscam?". The New York Times. p. E6. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
A Federal judge ordered racketeering and kickback charges against former Essex County Sheriff John Cryan dropped, after halting his trial because of prosecution errors in drafting the charges.
- ^ "Another Cryan Arrested Drunk". NJ Today. October 30, 2007.
- ^ "Cryan Crime Family Update". NJToday.net. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
- ^ JOSH MARGOLIN and JEANE MACINTOSH (March 25, 2013). "Bondage pol was hard-ly working". The New York Post. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "Gov. Corzine hurt by scant support in Democratic strongholds". The Star-Ledger. nj.com. November 4, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
Corzine carried Union County — but just barely. Democratic Committee Chairwoman Charlotte DeFilippo said her organization delivered. "I think if you look statewide, we did very well for the governor. We did our job," she said. But the numbers show turnout there was less than memorable. More than 10,000 fewer voters went to the polls in Union County on Tuesday, compared to the 2005 governor's race. Corzine received 77,982 votes in that election and only 64,759 votes on Tuesday."
External links
- Assemblyman Joseph Cryan Official Webpage at the New Jersey Legislature
- District 20 Webpage
- Profile at Vote Smart
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003