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The firm was founded by former US Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon and former New Jersey Nets owner Ray Chambers. The firm is known for its 1982 investment in Gibson Greetings as well as for its involvement in seeding other notable private equity firms in the 1990s including Vestar Capital Partners and Catterton Partners.
While mayor, he ran twice for Governor of New Jersey in 1981 and 1985, but failed to win the Democratic nomination. He returned to politics in 1998, when he narrowly lost a race for Essex County Executive to Republican James Treffinger. In 2002, he pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Gibson grew up in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Central High School, where he played with a dance band after school to bring in income needed for his family.Gibson studied civil engineering at Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology), but financial challenges forced him to drop out of school after a few months in school to work in a factory, serve in the ...
Resigned to become Assistant Attorney General of New Jersey for Bergen County. Frank William Towey Jr. Democratic: 12th: 1937 – 1939 Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to R. Kean. Edward W. Townsend: Democratic: 7th: 1911 – 1913 Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 10th district. 10th: 1913 – 1915 Redistricted from the 7th district and re ...
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the New Jersey Legislature, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.
New Jersey's 7th congressional district includes all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties; and parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties. The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr. , who was first elected in 2022 , defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski .
Highfields is a historic house in East Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey that served as the home of Charles and Anne Lindbergh, the famous aviators. It was the location of the Lindbergh kidnapping, after which it was turned into a rehabilitation center. The home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2020 [citation needed] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Donald Payne Jr. (incumbent) 241,522 : 83.3 : Republican: Jennifer Zinone 40,298 13.9 Independent: Akil Khalfani 3,537 1.2 Independent: Liah Fitchette 3,480 1.2 Libertarian: John Mirrione 1,172 0.4 Total votes 290,009 : 100 : Democratic hold