Celeste Riley
| Celeste Riley | |
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| Cumberland County Clerk | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Gloria Noto |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd district |
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In office March 19, 2009 – January 1, 2015 Serving with John J. Burzichelli |
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| Preceded by | Douglas H. Fisher |
| Succeeded by | Adam Taliaferro |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 4, 1960 Cumberland County, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Dawson |
| Children | five |
| Residence | Bridgeton, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
La Salle University (B.A.) Drexel University (M.S.) |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Celeste M. Riley (born February 4, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who currently serves as the Clerk of Cumberland County, New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2009 to 2015, where she represented the 3rd legislative district. Riley is the first woman to represent this district in the New Jersey Legislature.
Riley is the daughter of Joseph J. Riley, Sr., a physician who served on the Cumberland County Board of Chosen Freeholders in the 1970s and ran unsuccessfully for the General Assembly in 1993. Her brother Joseph, Jr. served one term on the Cumberland County Freeholder Board from 2007 to 2009.
Riley graduated from Cumberland Regional High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in music from La Salle University and a Master's degree from Drexel University in arts administration. She later attended Cumberland County College where she received qualifications to teach computer technology. She taught for the Greenwich-Stow Creek Partnership Schools in Greenwich Township from 2001 to 2014.
Riley is a resident of Bridgeton, and is a member of the parish of The Holy Cross where she cantors. She is a member of Soroptimists International of Cumberland County, an organization devoted to fundraising for various woman's issues and scholarships. In April 2012, Riley was awarded the "Love Shouldn't Hurt" award from the I'm Free Mnistries, a Project of Gererations, Inc. [1] In 2011, Salem County Woman's Center recognized Assemblywoman Riley as "Person of the Year" for her efforts in support of victims of domestic violence.
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