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Preceded by
  
Jack Conners

Occupation
  
Labor Union Executive

Party
  
Democratic Party

Children
  
three

Education
  
Rowan University

Spouse(s)
  
Megan

Role
  
Politician

Political party
  
Democratic

Name
  
Troy Singleton


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Born
  
June 30, 1973 (age 50) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (
1973-06-30
)

Alma mater
  
B.S. Rowan University (business administration)

Residence
  
Palmyra, New Jersey, United States

Assemblyman troy singleton


Troy Singleton (born June 30, 1973) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 7th Legislative District since November 21, 2011, when he was sworn in to fill the unexpired term of Jack Conners.

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Biography

Singleton was born on June 30, 1973 in Philadelphia, was raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey, and currently resides in Palmyra, New Jersey. He earned a B.S. degree in business administration from Rowan University. He is a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 715 and serves as President of the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust.

He has been a commissioner of the Burlington County Bridge Commission since 2009, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commission (2009–11), and the Rowan University Board of Trustees (2009–11). He was deputy executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee in 2001. He is also a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Local 255 and currently serves as the Assistant to the Executive. Secretary-Treasurer of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters. Troy was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Camden County.

On March 29, 2011, Jack Conners announced that, due to redistricting, he would not seek another term to the Assembly in 2011. He announced his resignation on August 26, 2011, effective immediately to accept a position with Camden County as its director of veterans' affairs. Singleton was selected by the Burlington County and Camden County Democratic committees to fill the vacant seat, and he defended it as an incumbent in the general election. He was sworn in on November 21, 2011, to finish the remainder of Conners' term and was sworn into his first full term on January 10, 2012.

District 7

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 7th District for the 2016-2017 Legislative Session are:

  • Senator Diane Allen (R) and
  • Assemblyman Herb Conaway (D)
  • References

    Troy Singleton Wikipedia