Jamel Holley
| Jamel Curtis Holley | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 20th Legislative District | |
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Assumed office January 21, 2015 Serving with Annette Quijano |
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| Preceded by | Joseph Cryan |
| Mayor of Roselle, New Jersey | |
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In office January 1, 2012 – January 21, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Garrett Smith |
| Succeeded by | Christine Dansereau |
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| Born | September 13, 1979 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Roselle, New Jersey |
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New Jersey City University (B.S.) Kean University (M.P.A.) |
| Website | Legislative biography |
Jamel Curtis Holley (born September 13, 1979) is an American Democratic Party politician from the state of New Jersey. He is currently a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 20th Legislative District. He was appointed to the seat on January 21, 2015, by the elected members of the Union County Democratic Committee from the 20th district municipalities of Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle, and Union Township making him the first African American to represent the district. He is serving out the unexpired term of former Assemblyman and current Union County Sheriff Joseph Cryan.
Holley formerly served as mayor of the Borough of Roselle. After being councilman-at-large for the borough from 2005 through 2011, he was elected mayor in November 2011. He took office on January 1, 2012 at the age 32, becoming the borough’s youngest-ever mayor.
He is the president and CEO of Front Porch Strategies, a consulting firm for government affairs based in Caldwell, NJ. He also serves as chairman and CEO of the Jamel C. Holley Civic Association, a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides resources and programs to residents of Roselle and surrounding communities.
In 2004, Holley was one of 40 people throughout the country to be honored by The Network Journal Magazine for his achievements and contributions to the African American community.
Holley graduated from Abraham Clark High School in Roselle in 1997. He then attended New Jersey City University until 2002, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. In 2001, he was appointed as Chief of Staff of New Jersey’s 20th Legislative District, the youngest Chief of Staff for any of New Jersey’s 120 legislators. As Chief of Staff, Holley was in charge of coordinating political and constituency outreach programs and supervising legislative departments and projects, as well as meeting regularly with lobbyists, community leaders, and officials from the local, state, and federal levels.
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