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James M. McGowan
James M. McGowan (January 19, 1920 – November 28, 2004) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party official who served three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1957 to 1963. McGowan was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on January 19, 1920. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School (New Jersey), Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth and attended Union College (New Jersey), Union Junior College in Cranford, New Jersey, Cranford. He founded Colby and McGowan, Inc., an Elizabeth-based printing firm, in 1938. He was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 1957, and was re-elected in 1959 and 1961. He ran for New Jersey Senate, State Senator in 1963 and won the Democratic primary against Assemblyman John J. Wilson, but lost to incumbent Republican Nelson Stamler by a 55%-45% margin. References {{DEFAULTSORT:McGowan, James M. 1920 births 2004 deaths Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Politicians from Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
