Troy E. Singleton (born June 30, 1973) is an American

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politician who has represented the 7th Legislative District in the

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since January 9, 2018. He served in the

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from November 21, 2011 until he took office in the state senate. Singleton has served as the Majority Whip in the Senate since 2022.

Early life

Singleton was born on June 30, 1973, in

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and raised in

Willingboro Township, New Jersey Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,889, an increase of ...

. He graduated from

Willingboro High School Willingboro High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Willingboro Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, operating as the lone secondary school of t ...

and earned a

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degree in business administration from

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

. He is a member of the

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America The United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, often simply the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC), was formed in 1881 by Peter J. McGuire and Gustav Luebkert. It has become one of the largest trade unions in the United State ...

Local 715 and serves as President of the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust. He has been a commissioner of the

Burlington County Bridge Commission The Burlington County Bridge Commission is a public agency responsible for the operation and maintenance of several bridges in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, across the Delaware River. It now manages eight bridges, including the Tac ...

since 2009, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commission (2009–11), and the Rowan University Board of Trustees (2009–11). He was deputy executive director of the

New Jersey Democratic State Committee The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Jersey. LeRoy J. Jones Jr. is the chair and Peg Schaffer is the vice chair. Structure The NJDSC has a 13-member executive commit ...

in 2001. He is also a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC) Local 255 and currently serves as the Assistant to the Executive. Secretary-Treasurer of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters. Troy was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Camden County.Assemblyman Troy Singleton

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. Accessed January 23, 2022. He has been a resident of

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New Jersey Assembly

On March 29, 2011,

Jack Conners Jack Conners (born July 10, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 7th Legislative District from 1998 until his resignation in 2011. In the 1997 elections, Republ ...

announced that, due to redistricting, he would not seek another term to the Assembly in 2011. He announced his resignation on August 26, 2011, effective immediately to accept a position with Camden County as its director of veterans' affairs. Singleton was selected by the Burlington County and Camden County Democratic committees to fill the vacant seat, and he defended it as an incumbent in the general election. He was sworn in on November 21, 2011, to finish the remainder of Conners' term and was sworn into his first full term on January 10, 2012.

New Jersey Senate

Singleton ran for the Senate in the 2017 election after longtime Republican Senator

Diane Allen Diane B. Allen (born March 8, 1948) is an American politician and television journalist. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey Assembly from 1996 to 1998 and New Jersey Senate from 1998 ...

announced her retirement. His election was one of the gains Democrats made in the legislature in 2017. He was sworn in at the start of the 218th Legislature. In 2021, Singleton sponsored legislation that would legalize accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in New Jersey, making it possible for homeowners to turn parts of their house into an extra apartment.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the current session are: *Community and Urban Affairs, Chair *Economic Growth, Vice-Chair *Joint Committee on Housing Affordability *Judiciary

District 7

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

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 7th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: *Senator Troy Singleton (D) *Assemblyman

Herb Conaway Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (born January 30, 1963) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998, where he represents the New Jersey's 7th legislative dist ...

(D) *Assemblywoman

Carol A. Murphy Carol A. Murphy is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 9, 2018. Murphy served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Majority Leader from 2020 to 2021 and has been the Majorit ...

(D)

Electoral history

Senate

Assembly

References

External links

Senator Troy Singleton's legislative web page

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