Patricia Egan Jones is an American
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politician who represented the
5th Legislative District in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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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 f ...
since she was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, until her retirement in January 2020.
Early life
A resident of
Barrington, Jones received an associate degree from
Mount Aloysius College in fine arts and a bachelor's degree from
Rutgers University–Camden
Rutgers University–Camden is one of three regional campuses of Rutgers University, New Jersey's public research university. It is located in Camden, New Jersey. Founded in 1929 as the South Jersey Law School, Rutgers–Camden began as an amalg ...
with a major in political science.
[Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones]
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016. Before pursuing elected office, Jones had worked as chief of staff for
Joseph J. Roberts, Speaker of the General Assembly, and later as legislator director for
Walter Rand.
[ Jones served on the Barrington Borough Council from 1996 to 1998.
She was elected to countywide positions in Camden County, serving on the ]Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, a Board of County Commissioners (until 2020 named the Board of Chosen Freeholders) is the elected county-wide government board in each of the state's 21 counties. In the five counties that have an elected county executive, the ...
from 1998 to 2000 and as the County Surrogate from 2001 to 2015.Camden Waterfront
The Camden Waterfront, also known as the Central Waterfront, is a commercial and entertainment district in Camden, New Jersey, on the Delaware River south of the Ben Franklin Bridge and north of Port of Camden.
The district is characterized by it ...
on the Delaware River.
New Jersey Assembly
Angel Fuentes and Holly Cass had won the Democratic Party primary for the two Assembly seats to be on the ballot for the November 2015 general election. After Fuentes resigned from office, Jones was selected to run for the new term of office and to fill the balance of the term of the vacant seat. Arthur Barclay
Arthur Barclay (31 July 1854 – 10 July 1938) was the 15th president of Liberia from 1904 to 1912.
Early life and education
Barclay was born at Bridgetown, Barbados, on 31 July 1854, the tenth of twelve children of Anthony and Sarah Barc ...
was chosen to fill the other ballot spot after primary victor Holly Cass volunteered to step aside. After the ballot results were certified, Jones was sworn into office on November 9 by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto
Vincent Prieto (born September 11, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2018, where he represented the 32nd Legislative District. He formerly served as the 170th Speaker of ...
.[Flowers, Matt]
"Camco Surrogate named newest General Assembly member"
'' Courier-Post'', November 9, 2015. Accessed August 19, 2016. "Former Camden County Surrogate Patricia Egan Jones received the oath of office from Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto on Monday to become a member of the New Jersey General Assembly." In the Assembly, Jones is co-sponsor of a bill introduced in June 2016 that would designate the USS ''New Jersey'' as the official state ship. On March 14, 2019 Jones announces she would not run for re-election in 2019.
Committees
*Transportation and Independent Authorities
*Budget
*Higher Education
Electoral history
Assembly
References
External links
Assemblywoman Jones' legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature
*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
2015
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Living people
County commissioners in New Jersey
New Jersey city council members
Mount Aloysius College alumni
New Jersey County surrogates
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
People from Barrington, New Jersey
Politicians from Camden County, New Jersey
Rutgers University–Camden alumni
Women state legislators in New Jersey
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American women politicians
Year of birth missing (living people)
Women city councillors in New Jersey