- Thomas P. Giblin
Thomas P. Giblin (born
January 15 1947 ) is an American Democratic Partypolitician , who serves in theNew Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district, having taken office onJanuary 10 ,2006 .Giblin was elected to the Assembly on
November 8 2005 , filling the seat of fellow DemocratPeter C. Eagler , who had held the seat in the Assembly since 2002 and was knocked off the legislative slate. [Brubaker, Paul. [http://www.montclairtimes.com/page.php?page=9624 "Giblin focusing forward: 34th District candidate is on the move toward Dem primary"] , "The Montclair Times",May 4 ,2005 . AccessedApril 11 ,2008 . "Despite what some local offline Democratic candidates have said after incumbent Assemblyman Peter Eagler, D-34, was bumped off of the party line in favor of Giblin, Giblin maintains he is not part of a political machine."]Giblin serves in the Assembly on the Regulated Professions Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Higher Education Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=257 Assemblyman Giblin's legislative web page] ,
New Jersey Legislature . AccessedApril 11 ,2008 .]Giblin is a Democratic Party leader and a longtime union leader in New Jersey. He previously served as a member of the Essex County
Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1982-1990 and from 1977-1978, and as the Essex CountySurrogate from 1990-1993. He was a longtime chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee and served four years as chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee. He ran unsuccessfully forCounty Executive of Essex County in 1994 and 2002. Giblin served on the New Jersey Real Estate Commission from 1979-82.He served in the New Jersey
Air National Guard from 1966-1972, achieving the rank ofStaff Sergeant .In December 1996, Giblin was a member of the New Jersey State
Electoral College , one of 15 electors casting their votes for the Clinton/Gore ticket. [ [http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/members_1996.html#nj 1996 Electoral College Votes] , accessedDecember 21 ,2006 ]Giblin received a B.A. from
Seton Hall University in Political Science and has done Post-Graduate Studies at Seton Hall University andRutgers University .On
November 20 ,2006 , investigators from theUnited States Postal Inspection Service and theUnited States Department of Labor raided Giblin's office as part of an undisclosed investigation, seizing documents and computer data. [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061121/NEWS01/61121044/1006 Union offices raided] , "The Courier-Post ",November 21 ,2006 ]District 34
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
New Jersey Senate and two members in theNew Jersey General Assembly . The other representatives from the 34th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*SenatorNia Gill , and
*AssemblymanSheila Y. Oliver References
External links
* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=257 Assemblyman Giblin's legislative web page] ,
New Jersey Legislature
*"New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms"
** [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GiblinT2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GiblinT2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GiblinT2005.pdf 2005]
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