Preceded by Christopher J. Brown | Website Legislative web page | |
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Born August 27, 1955 (age 61) ( 1955-08-27 ) Residence Evesham Township, New Jersey, United States | ||
Joe Howarth (born August 27, 1955) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 8th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since he was sworn in to office on January 12, 2016.
A resident of Evesham Township, New Jersey, Howarth received a bachelor's degree from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) with a major in health and physical education. He has worked for the Lenape Regional High School District as a special education paraprofessional.
Howarth served on the Board of Education of the Evesham Township School District from 2003 to 2007 and on the Evesham Township Council from 2009 to 2011. He was elected to the Burlington County Board of chosen freeholders, serving from 2012 to 2015. Howarth chose not to run for re-election after serving a single term as a freeholder in order to allow him to take care of health issues.
As a member of the General Assembly, Howarth has been appointed to serve on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, the Human Services Committee and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.
District 8
Each of the 40 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 8th Legislative District for the 2016-2017 Legislative Session are: