Tony Jordan (politician)
Tony Jordan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 113th district | |
| In office January 2009 – November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Roy McDonald |
| Personal details | |
| Born | J. Anthony Jordan 1964 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Wendy Skellie[1] |
| Children | four[1] |
| Residence | Jackson, New York[1] |
| Profession | lawyer, politician |
| Website | Official website |
J. Anthony "Tony" Jordan[2] (born 1964) is an American politician and former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 113th Assembly District from 2009-2013. He is currently the District Attorney of Washington County, New York.
Jordan received a bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1986. He earned a law degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995. He was a partner in the law firm of Jordan & Kelly LLC. Prior to being elected, he served part-time as Assistant District Attorney in Washington County.[1]
In 2008, he was elected to replace Assemblyman Roy McDonald, who was running for the New York State Senate. Jordan won his November 2008 general election with 57 percent of the vote[3][4] and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election.[5][6]
In April 2013, Jordan announced he would run for Washington County District Attorney.[7] On November 5, 2013, Jordan ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independent Party lines[8] defeating incumbent District Attorney Kevin Kortright who ran on the Democratic line.[9]
Jordan resides near Greenwich, New York. He and his wife Wendy Jordan (née Skellie) have four children: Gabrielle, Tricia, Luke, and Eliza.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=113&sh=bio
- ^ "2009 New Assembly Members" (PDF). New York State Assembly. 2009.
- ^ "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Election Returns: November 4, 2008" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2008.
- ^ "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2010.
- ^ "Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2010.
- ^ http://poststar.com/news/local/tony-jordan-will-run-for-washington-county-district-attorney/article_dd150662-9bd9-11e2-80ea-001a4bcf887a.html
- ^ http://poststar.com/news/local/jordan-gets-conservative-party-line-with-primary-win-in-race/article_f09b09a0-1b1f-11e3-abf6-0019bb2963f4.html
- ^ http://www.news10.com/story/23890462/tony-jordan-elected-new-washington-county-da