Craig A. Stanley (born November 20, 1955) is an American

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politician, who served in the

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from 1996 to 2008, where represented the 28th Legislative District. He was succeeded by Ralph R. Caputo and

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. Born and raised in

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. Stanley served in the Assembly on the Education Committee (as Chair), on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools (as Co-Chair), the Higher Education committee and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.Assemblyman Stanley's Legislative Website
. Accessed August 27, 2007. Stanley was introduced at an early age to politics through the YMWCA's Youth and Government Program then run by his uncle,

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, who served as a U.S. Congressman from 1989 until his death in 2012. He is also a nephew of former Assemblyman William D. Payne. As an adult, Stanley became an advisor to the YMWCA's Youth and Government Program and was appointed in 1990 as its Coordinator. Stanley received a

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in 1978 from

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in Political Science and was awarded an M.P.A. in 1999 from

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in Public Administration. Assemblyman Stanley is a part-time professor at

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. He was born in

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, and currently resides in Irvington.Assembly Member Craig A. Stanley

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. Accessed August 27, 2007.

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Assembly Member Craig A. Stanley

New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2006 (PDF)New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Craig A. 1955 births Living people Baruch College alumni Newark Arts High School alumni People from Irvington, New Jersey Politicians from Newark, New Jersey University of Hartford alumni 21st-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly American educators