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John A. Lynch, Jr.
John A. Lynch Jr. (born October 21, 1938) is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2002, where he represented the 17th Legislative District, and was Senate President from 1990 to 1992. He was also the 61st Mayor of New Brunswick, New Jersey from 1979 to 1991. Biography Lynch was born in New Brunswick in 1938, the son of John A. Lynch, Sr. and Evelyn Rooney. His father also served as both Mayor of New Brunswick and State Senator from Middlesex County (7th District). Lynch played prep basketball at St. Peter the Apostle High School, a key player on a team that was the runner-up in the 1956 Parochial A state championship. He attended the College of the Holy Cross and the Georgetown University Law Center. Lynch was chosen in December 1989 to serve as Senate President, a position he held until 1991, when Republicans took control of the Senate. In 1997, after an unsuccessful effort to regain Democratic Party contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 232,225 (2020 figure). Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen, senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office. From 1844 until 1965 (when the ''Reynolds v. Sims'' US Supreme Court decision mandated all state legislators be elected from districts of roughly equal population), each county was an electoral district electing one senator. Under the 1844 Constitution, the term of office was three years, which was changed to four years with the 1947 Constitution. Since 1968 the Senate has consisted of 40 senators, who are elected in a "2-4-4" cycle. Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
