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'''Patrick "Pat" Delany''' (born February 25, 1969) is an [[United States|American]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician who served in the [[New Jersey]] [[New Jersey General Assembly|General Assembly]] representing the [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting#District 8|8th legislative district]]. Delany was selected to replace [[Dawn Marie Addiego]] after she moved to the [[New Jersey State Senate]], and was sworn in on December 13, 2010. He resigned on August 12, 2011, |
'''Patrick "Pat" Delany''' (born February 25, 1969) is an [[United States|American]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] politician who served in the [[New Jersey]] [[New Jersey General Assembly|General Assembly]] representing the [[New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting#District 8|8th legislative district]]. Delany was selected to replace [[Dawn Marie Addiego]] after she moved to the [[New Jersey State Senate]], and was sworn in on December 13, 2010. He resigned on August 12, 2011, due to a racist e-mail<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/23/pat-delany-resigns-jennifer-delany-email_n_933863.html Pat Delany Resigns Over Wife Jennifer Delany's Carl Lewis Email], ''Huffington Post'', 23 August 2011.</ref> sent from his wife, Jennifer Delany, to state Senate candidate and former Olympian Carl Lewis. Former [[Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]] mayor Gerry Nardello was selected to fill out the remainder of his term. |
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Revision as of 22:01, 23 August 2011
Patrick "Pat" Delany (born February 25, 1969) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 8th legislative district. Delany was selected to replace Dawn Marie Addiego after she moved to the New Jersey State Senate, and was sworn in on December 13, 2010. He resigned on August 12, 2011, due to a racist e-mail[1] sent from his wife, Jennifer Delany, to state Senate candidate and former Olympian Carl Lewis. Former Mount Laurel mayor Gerry Nardello was selected to fill out the remainder of his term.
Biography
Delany received a B.A. degree from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from Old Dominion University. He served as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy from 1991 to 1998, achieving the rank of Lieutenant.[2]
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.[3]
Delany served on the Lumberton Township Committee 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.[2]
On November 15, 2010, Assemblywoman Dawn Marie Addiego was selected by the Burlington County Republican committee to fill the vacant seat of Phil Haines, who left to serve on the New Jersey Superior Court. At the same committee meeting, Delany was selected to fill Addiego's vacant seat.[4] He was sworn in on December 13, 2010.[5]
On July 28, 2011, Delany abruptly announced his plans to resign from his Assembly seat, effective August 12. At the time, he said he was resigning because "there are personal issues with my family that require my full and immediate attention."[6] Burlington County Republicans selected Gerry Nardello, former mayor of Mount Laurel, to serve the remainder of Delany's term, until January 2012. They also selected Burlington County Freeholder Chris Brown to be the Republican candidate in the 2011 general election.[7] The reason for Delany's resignation was later revealed to be a racially charged e-mail that his wife Jennifer sent to the campaign of Carl Lewis, the former Olympic athlete seeking to run as a Democrat for New Jersey State Senate in the 8th district.[8]
District 8
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 8th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
- Senator Dawn Marie Addiego
- Assemblyman Scott Rudder
References
- ^ Pat Delany Resigns Over Wife Jennifer Delany's Carl Lewis Email, Huffington Post, 23 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Assemblyman Patrick Delany". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Assemblyman Pat Delany". NJ Assembly Republicans. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Burlco GOP taps Addiego for Senate seat; Delany for Assembly in 8th District". PolitickerNJ. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Delany sworn in to replace Addiego". PolitickerNJ. 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2010-11-15.
- ^ Jarrett Renshaw (2011-07-28). "Burlington County legislator Pat Delany plans to resign from N.J. Assembly". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Matt Friedman (2011-08-12). "Former Mount Laurel mayor is chosen to fill seat of departing assemblyman". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
- ^ Matt Friedman (2011-08-22). "Wife of ex-Assemblyman Patrick Delany sent racially-charged e-mail to Carl Lewis, report says". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2011-08-22.