Christopher Bateman
| Christopher "Kip" Bateman | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 16th district |
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Assumed office January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Walter J. Kavanaugh |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 16th district |
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In office January 11, 1994 – January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Penn |
| Succeeded by | Denise Coyle |
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October 9, 1957 Somerville, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Susan |
| Residence | Neshanic Station, New Jersey |
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Ithaca College (B.A.) Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Attorney |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Christopher "Kip" Bateman (born October 9, 1957 in Somerville, New Jersey) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 16th Legislative District. Bateman is the Senate's Deputy Conference Leader and serves on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools, the Environment and Energy Committee and the Judiciary Committee.
He was born on October 9, 1957, in Somerville, New Jersey to Raymond Bateman, who represented the 16th District in the New Jersey Senate in the 1960s and 1970s, and was the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1977. Bateman received a B.A. in 1980 from Ithaca College in Political Science and History and was awarded a J.D. in 1987 from the Seton Hall University School of Law.
He lives in the Neshanic Station section of Branchburg Township, and is married with four children: Chris, Joe, Stephanie, and Katie.
Bateman served on the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1988 to 1994 and as its Director in 1992. He served on the Branchburg Township Committee from 1983 to 1988 and was its Mayor in 1986. Bateman was appointed to the Task Force to Study Homeowner Associations from 1996 to 1997 and the Delaware and Raritan Transportation Safety Study Commission from 1995 to 1996.
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