Kirk W. Conover (born April 17, 1954) is an American
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politician, who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly representing the
2nd legislative district from 2003 to 2006. Conover was sworn into the Assembly in June 2003 after selection to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Assemblyman
Paul D'Amato. Conover served in the Assembly on the Telecommunications and Utilities and the Tourism and Gaming Committees.
Biography
On Election Day, November 8, 2005, former
Atlantic City
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Mayor Jim Whelan
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, a
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, defeated Republican Conover in the Republican-leaning District.
[Barlas, Thomas]
"2ND DISTRICT ASSEMBLY / WHELAN GOING TO TRENTON / ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY DETERMINE WHO WILL JOIN HIM"
'' The Press of Atlantic City'', November 9, 2005. Accessed August 8, 2007. "Unofficial vote totals show Whelan with 27,456 votes. Blee was in second place with 26,433 votes, and Democrat Damon Tyner was in third place with 24,162 votes. Conover brought up the rear with 21,666 votes."
Assemblyman Conover served on the
Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1981 to 2003, serving as its Chairman in 1992, 1995 and from 2000 to 2003.
Conover graduated with a
B.A. from
Rutgers University in Economics and was awarded an
M.B.A. from the
University of Pennsylvania in Business Administration. He is a V.P. and Licensed Insurance Producer, Shore Agency, Inc. and a Licensed Realtor, Tilton Real Estate, Inc. Kirk married his wife Nancy in Hawaii in 2000 and has 3 stepsons.
District 2
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and two members in the
New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 2nd Legislative District are:
*Assemblyman
Francis J. Blee
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, and
*Senator
William Gormley
References
External links
Assemblyman Conover's Legislative Website
County commissioners in New Jersey
Living people
1954 births
Politicians from Atlantic County, New Jersey
Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
21st-century American legislators
21st-century New Jersey politicians
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