Robert Singer

Robert Singer (born October 29, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1993, where he represents the 30th Legislative District.

In the Senate, Singer served as the Co-Republican Majority Leader from 2002-2003 and as the Assistant Majority Leader from 1997-2001. Singer was selected by Republican committee members of the district to serve the unexpired Senate term of the late John E. Dimon and was sworn into office on October 14, 1993. [Lowe, Herbert. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A57401E0C5FD&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "A GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS WHEN A SENATOR DIED THIS SUMMER, AN ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE REPLACED HIM IN THE STATE SENATE."] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", October 26, 1993. Accessed July 10, 2007. "Republican Robert W. Singer, a former mayor of Lakewood Township, is seeking his first term as state senator. Singer, 45, was serving his third two-year term in the Assembly until moving over to the Senate on Oct. 14 to succeed John Dimon, who died in September."]

In the Senate, Singer serves on the Legislative Services Commission, the Commerce Committee and the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee. Singer currently serves on the New Jersey Commission on Aging, the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology and the New Jersey Asian American Commission.

Singer has been the sponsor of various economic development measures, including bills to assist biotechnology and computer software firms, and to authorize the creation of Urban Enterprise Zones in the district.

Before entering New Jersey's Senate, Singer served in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, the General Assembly, from 1986 to 1989. In The Assembly, Singer was the Majority Whip from 1992-1993. Senator Singer has served on the Lakewood Township Committee since 1981, and was its Mayor in 1983, from 1985-1986 and in 1994. He has been on the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council Board of Directors since 2001 and from 1996-1999 and the Lakewood Municipal Utility Authority since 1999 as Chair. He has served since 1999 on the Ocean County Board of Health as its Vice Chair. Singer serves on the Board of Trustees of Georgian Court University in Lakewood and is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Council.

Robert Singer is Vice President of Corporate Relations, Community/Kimball Medical Center. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=93 Senator Singer's legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 13, 2008.]

District 30

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 30th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer, and
*Assemblyman Joseph R. Malone

References

External links

* [http://singer.senatenj.com Senator Robert Singer's Official Site]
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=93 Senator Singer's legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature
*"New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms"
** [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/SingerR2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/SingerR2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/SingerR2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/SingerR2004.pdf 2004]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060913000000/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Singer New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]