Patricia Egan Jones

Patricia Egan Jones
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 5th district
Assumed office
November 9, 2015
Serving with Arthur Barclay
Preceded by Angel Fuentes
Personal details
Residence Barrington
Alma mater Mount Aloysius College
Website Legislative web page

Patricia Egan Jones is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn in to office on November 9, 2015, to succeed Angel Fuentes.

A resident of Barrington, New Jersey, Jones received an associate degree from Mount Aloysius College in fine arts and a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University–Camden with a major in political science.[1]

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.[2] 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 from 1998 to 2000 and as the County Surrogate from 2001 to 2015.[1] As a freeholder, Jones was an advocate for bringing the USS New Jersey to the Camden Waterfront on the Delaware River.[2] 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.[3]

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 was chosen to fill the other ballot spot after primary victor Holly Cass volunteered to step aside.[4] After the ballot results were certified, Jones was sworn into office on November 9 by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto.[2][5]

As a member of the General Assembly, Jones has been appointed to serve on the Education Committee, the Housing and Community Development Committee and the Human Services Committee.[1]

District 5

Each of the 40 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 5th Legislative District for the 2016-2017 Legislative Session are:[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Assemblywoman Patricia Egan Jones, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 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."
  3. ↑ Assembly No. 4011 State of New Jersey 217th Legislature, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 22, 2016. "Designates USS New Jersey as New Jersey State Ship."
  4. ↑ Staff. "Arthur Barclay and Patricia Egan Jones to Run for State Assembly in the 5th District", GloucesterCityNews.net, July 30, 2015. Accessed August 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Croache. "Jones Sworn in as Newest Member of General Assembly", PolitickerNJ, November 9, 2015. Accessed August 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 17, 2016.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Angel Fuentes		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 5th District
November 9, 2015 – present
With: Arthur Barclay		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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