John E. McCormac is an American

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, who is serving as the

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Woodbridge Township, New Jersey Woodbridge Township is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is both a regional hub for Central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area located within the ...

. He served as State Treasurer of New Jersey for four years in the cabinets of former

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James McGreevey and former Gov. Richard Codey.

Biography

McCormac was born and raised in Woodbridge. He attended St. Cecelia's grammar school in Iselin and graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1976. He earned a BA in Accounting from

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and a master's degree in Finance from St. John's University. 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 Frank Pelzman in the Democratic primary. Following Pelzman's unexpected death in July 2006, a special election was called for November 2006 to fill a 14-month term as mayor. The Woodbridge Democratic Party nominated McCormac as their candidate in the special election. State Senator Joseph Vitale was appointed to serve as mayor until the special election winner was certified. McCormac took office as mayor on November 13, 2006. He is a member of the

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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 American politicians {{NewJersey-mayor-stub