Fred H. Madden Jr. (born March 30, 1954) is an American

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politician, who has represented the 4th Legislative District in the

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since taking office on January 13, 2004.

Early life and education

Madden is a 1972 graduate of

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. Madden earned a degree in law enforcement from

Camden County College Camden County College (CCC) is a public community college in Camden County, New Jersey. Camden County College has its main campus in the Blackwood section of Gloucester Township, with satellite locations in Camden, Cherry Hill and Sicklervil ...

, graduated with a

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from Glassboro State College (now

Rowan College of South Jersey Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in ...

) in law / justice and was awarded an M.S. from

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in criminal justice.Senator Madden's legislative web page

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. Accessed November 29, 2022. Madden served as acting superintendent of the

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in 2002, after rising through the ranks from trooper to

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. After he retired from the State Police force in 2002, he worked as the chief of investigations in the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office. Madden received training at the

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and the

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Dignitary Protection School. Under Madden's command, the New Jersey State Police established its Internet

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, a computer crimes initiative to combat identity theft and Internet crimes against children, and he served as a member of New Jersey's State Domestic Preparedness Task Force to address issues of homeland security and counter-terrorism. Madden has taught as an adjunct professor at

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and

Gloucester County College Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in ...

New Jersey Senate

The Washington Township (Gloucester County) native was recruited to run for the Senate in the high-profile 4th Legislative District against incumbent

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Senator George Geist in 2004. At the time, the campaign between Madden and Geist was the most expensive in New Jersey State Senate history reaching over $4.2 million, breaking the previous record spending of $1.8 million. After a recount, Madden held on to win with a 63-vote margin. Senator Madden was instrumental in passing the One-Gun-Month Bill, S1774. Madden, who previously voted "no" and committed to hold firm in that position in support of the constitutional

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, switched his vote at the last minute and voted "yes" to limit firearms sales to one per month.

Committee assignments

In the current session, committee assignments are: *Labor (as Chair) *Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens (as Vice-Chair) *Judiciary

District 4

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

and two members in the

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. The representatives from the 4th District for the 2022—2023 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 1

. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator Fred H. Madden (D) *Assemblyman

Paul D. Moriarty Paul D. Moriarty (born September 25, 1956) is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 4th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 10, 2006. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Sp ...

(D) *Assemblywoman

Gabriela Mosquera Gabriela M. Mosquera (born January 3, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 4th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on March 5, 2012. Early life Mosquera was born on ...

(D)

Electoral history

New Jersey Senate

References

External links

Senator Madden's legislative web page

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004Madden, Moriarty and Love Legislative website
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