Daniel Dalton (American politician)
| Daniel Dalton | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 4th Legislative District |
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In office January 8, 1980 – January 12, 1982 Serving with Dennis L. Riley |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth A. Gewertz and Francis J. Gorman |
| Succeeded by | Anthony S. Marsella |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 4th Legislative District |
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In office January 12, 1982 – January 14, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph A. Maressa |
| Succeeded by | John J. Matheussen |
| Secretary of State of New Jersey | |
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In office January 31, 1992 – January 18, 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Joan M. Haberle |
| Succeeded by | Lonna R. Hooks |
| Personal details | |
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August 8, 1949 Woodbury, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Garvey |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Laurel Springs, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Kings College (1971) University of Memphis (1974) |
Daniel J. Dalton (born August 8, 1949) is an American Democratic Party politician who served as New Jersey Senate Majority Leader and as Secretary of State of New Jersey.
Born on August 8, 1949, in Woodbury, New Jersey, he is the son of William Lawrence Dalton and Margaret Mary Dalton, the fourth of the family's eight children. His father had been elected to serve as mayor in Glassboro, New Jersey and as a member of the Gloucester County Board of chosen freeholders, as well as being the Democratic Party chairman in Gloucester County. His brother, Sean F. Dalton, represented the 4th District in the General Assembly for two terms, from 1994 to 1997.
Raised in Glassboro, Dalton graduated in 1967 from Gloucester Catholic High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in 1971 from Kings College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and a Master of Public Administration degree in 1974 from Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis).
After serving with the Peace Corps in Africa in 1971, Dalton taught and coached for the two subsequent years at a school in Williamstown, New Jersey, before a two-year stint at the Department of Labor and Industry. From February 1975 through late 1978, he worked in the Washington, D.C. offices of then-Congressman James Florio, who he had met in the early 1970s while Florio was serving as a member of the General Assembly and aspiring to run for Congress. Dalton had been involved in Florio's bid against Republican John E. Hunt in 1972 for a seat representing New Jersey's 1st congressional district, losing as part of the landslide election of President Richard Nixon. Having completed graduate school, Dalton worked as a full-time staffer as part of Florio's successful congressional campaign in November 1974 in the wake of the Watergate scandal. He moved to Maryland and worked typing replies to constituent correspondence and attending subcommittee meetings related to Florio's service on the Commerce Committee, gaining what he later called "the greatest education I've ever had".
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