Edward H. Hynes (born May 9, 1946) is an American

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politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Biography

Hynes was born in Teaneck, New Jersey in 1946 and grew up in Maywood. He attended

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, Saint Peter's College in Jersey City, and Institut d'etudes politiques de Paris. During the

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, Hynes served a 30-month stint as an

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intelligence officer achieving the rank of

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. While in Vietnam, he sought the Democratic nomination for a seat in the General Assembly from District 13-E, a narrow district that snaked through east-central

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. Whilst a student there, he narrowly won the November 1971 Assembly election by 57 votes. For the 1973 elections, redistricting in the state brought 40 legislative districts to the map, Hynes's home was placed in the new 38th district. One of the new boroughs in the district,

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grounds. After a series of varying rulings from state courts, his case was eventually heard by the

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('' Hynes v. Mayor and Council of Oradell'') where the court decided in a 7–1 vote that the ordinance was unconstitutional. In the election itself, Hynes was reelected alongside his Democratic running mate Paul Contillo who both defeated incumbent Republican Assemblyman Charles E. Reid and Ralph W. Chandless, Jr. In 1974, Hynes sought election to the

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from the 7th district. Hynes lost the Democratic primary to eventual general election winner

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. He did not seek a third term to the Assembly in 1975 and settled on pursuing a private law practice (after being admitted to the bar in 1974). In March 1978, Hynes was appointed by Governor

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to the

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. In 1994, Hynes was the Democratic nominee for Bergen County Executive but lost to incumbent Republican

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. From 2003 to 2010, Hynes was the executive director of the Bergen County Improvement Authority however just after retiring, investigations revealed missing receipts for reimbursements by Hynes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hynes, Edward H. 1946 births Living people People from Maywood, New Jersey People from Teaneck, New Jersey People from Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Politicians from Bergen County, New Jersey United States Army personnel of the Vietnam War Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey lawyers University of Paris alumni St. Peter's Preparatory School alumni Saint Peter's University Fordham University School of Law alumni