John E. McCormac is an American

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politician, who is serving as the Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. He served as

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for four years in the cabinets of former Governor of New Jersey

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and former Gov.

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Biography

McCormac was born and raised in Woodbridge. He attended St. Cecelia's grammar school in

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and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1976. He earned a BA in Accounting from Rutgers University and a master's degree in Finance from

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. McCormac had served as chief financial officer and business administrator of Woodbridge Township, during McGreevey's tenure as Mayor of the Township. When McGreevey became governor, he named McCormac to the treasurer's job. Codey, who succeeded McGreevey in November 2004, retained McCormac in the post for his administration. After leaving the treasurer's office in January 2006, McCormac announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Woodbridge in the 2007 election. He was planning on opposing Mayor

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in the Democratic primary. Pelzman's unexpected June 2006 death triggered a November 2006 special election where McCormac won; he was sworn in on November 13, 2006 and has held the post ever since;

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Joseph Vitale was appointed to serve as mayor until the special election winner was sworn in. McCormac is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition.

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Mayoral campaign website
1958 births Living people St. Thomas Aquinas High School (New Jersey) alumni Mayors of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey State treasurers of New Jersey New Jersey Democrats Rutgers University alumni St. John's University (New York City) alumni 21st-century New Jersey politicians 21st-century mayors of places in New Jersey {{NewJersey-mayor-stub