Sterley Stanley (born June 24, 1966) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

from the 18th district. He assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding

Nancy Pinkin Nancy J. Pinkin is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been the County Clerk of Middlesex County, New Jersey since 2021, before which she served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2020 where she represented the 18th ...

Early life

Born in

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, Stanley was raised in

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, where he graduated from

Xaverian High School Xaverian High School is a private Catholic high school located in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, serving grades 6 through 12. Grades 9-12 offer a college prep program and grades 6-8 are a middle school. History The school was ...

in 1984. He later relocated to

East Brunswick, New Jersey East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to the city ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, he worked as an insurance broker and a financial services representative for Mass Mutual New Jersey before retiring to run for state assembly. He was also a sales representative for

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. Stanley served as a member of the East Brunswick Town Council from 2017 to 2021.

New Jersey General Assembly

He was chosen by a special convention of Democratic Party county committee members to the

and assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding

, who had resigned from office to become the County Clerk of Middlesex County. Stanley is the first legislator of

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descent to represent his district.

District 18

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

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 18th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 18

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. Accessed January 11, 2022. * Senator

Patrick J. Diegnan Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (born March 19, 1949) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 18th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2016. Early life The youngest of seven children born to immigrants from ...

(D) * Assemblyman

Robert Karabinchak Robert J. Karabinchak is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represents the 18th Legislative District. New Jersey Assembly Karabinchak previously served on the Edison Municipal C ...

(D) * Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D)

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