David P. Rible (born August 28, 1967) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served as Director of the

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since July 2017. He had previously served in the

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representing the 30th Legislative District from January 10, 2012 until July 17, 2017, when he was appointed as Director of the ABC. Prior to redistricting, he represented the 11th Legislative District in the Assembly from January 8, 2008 to 2012.

Biography

Rible was born and raised in Belmar. He attended

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majoring in

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, and

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, also majoring in criminal justice.Director's Biography

. Accessed January 25, 2018. After his college career, he attended the New Jersey State Police Academy and the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Academy. He is a certified forensic locksmith, one of only twenty-nine in the world. Rible is a resident of

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where he lives with his wife Jacqueline and one daughter. Rible is a member of the Belmar Fire Department, the Belmar First Aid Squad, and the Wall Township Police Department (as a patrolman, hostage negotiator, crime prevention officer and forensic specialist). Rible retired from the Wall Township Police Department in 1998 at age 31 due to a back injury that left him "totally and permanently disabled" and qualified him for an enhanced pension of $54,000 in addition to his salary as a legislator. A

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investigation in 2010 found that Rible rehabilitates regularly at a gym and runs in road races. The state pension board notified Rible that he may be subject to annual medical exams to confirm that he is still disabled. Rible served on the Wall Township Planning Board from 2000 to 2007. He remains the chairman of the Wall Township Patrolmen's Benevolent Association's fundraising committee after serving as the organization's treasurer and president.

Legislative career

Rible was first elected to the General Assembly from the 11th District in 2007 alongside

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. The two were re-elected in 2009. Following the 2011 legislative redistricting, Rible's hometown of Wall Township was moved to the 30th District. He and one of his predecessors in the Assembly Sean T. Kean, were elected to the 30th in 2011 and 2013. In the Assembly, Rible served as an Assistant Republican Whip (2008-2009), Deputy Conference Leader in 2009, the Republican Whip (2010-2011), and was elected Republican Conference Leader in January 2012. He served in the Assembly on the Education Committee and the Law and Public Safety Committee.Assemblyman Rible's legislative webpage
New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the

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as of June 25, 2017. Accessed January 25, 2018.

Resignation

On June 15, 2017, Rible was nominated by Governor

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to be Director of the

. The nomination was confirmed by the

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on July 4, and Rible resigned his Assembly seat to take the position on July 17. Rible was succeeded in the Assembly by Ned Thomson, a former mayor of Wall Township.Johnson, Brent
"Here's the new face in the N.J. Assembly"
NJ Advance Media for

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, August 19, 2017. Accessed January 25, 2018. "A former mayor of Wall Township will soon be sworn in as the newest member of the New Jersey Assembly. Edward 'Ned' Thomson, a Republican, is scheduled to take the oath of office Thursday to begin representing the Jersey Shore's 30th legislative district in the Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Thomson will replace David Rible, who stepped down from the Assembly last month after Gov. Chris Christie appointed him director of the state Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. "

References

External links

Director's Biography

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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