Stephen Dilts is a former commissioner of the

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(NJDOT), having been sworn into the post on December 16, 2008, and leaving that position early in 2010. Dilts succeeded Kris Kolluri, who was shifted to head the $12.5 billion

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'', December 16, 2008. Accessed December 16, 2008.

Biography

As commissioner, Dilts also served as chairman of

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, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and the

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. Collectively, Dilts oversaw 17,000 employees, operating budgets of $2 billion per year and more than $3.6 billion in capital funds.NJDOT Commissioner Stephen Dilts

. Accessed December 17, 2008. Dilts was employed by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority from 2002 until 2006, working variously as chief of staff and as the deputy executive director, operations, where he managed the authority's maintenance, toll and operations departments. He was involved in major projects including the consolidation of the Turnpike and Highway Authorities, One-Way Tolling, Express

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, and planned widening of the

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and the

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. He was awarded with a

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degree in political science from

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and a master's degree in government administration from the

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at the

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. He is a resident of Hampton Borough, where he had previously served as Mayor of Hampton, New Jersey, and council president.

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