James J. Barry, Jr.
| James J. Barry, Jr. | |
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| Director of Consumer Affairs | |
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In office 1982–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Levin |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district |
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In office January 12, 1982 – March 1, 1982 Serving with Arthur R. Albohn |
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| Preceded by |
Jane Burgio Frederic Remington |
| Succeeded by | William E. Bishop |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district |
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In office January 14, 1976 – January 12, 1982 Serving with John H. Dorsey, Rosemarie Totaro, Arthur R. Albohn |
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| Preceded by |
Gordon MacInnes Rosemarie Totaro |
| Succeeded by |
Karl Weidel Dick Zimmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 5, 1946 Orange, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Leslie Breuninger |
James J. Barry, Jr. (born November 5, 1946 in Orange, New Jersey) is an American Republican politician from New Jersey. He is former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs under Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean.
Spending the bulk of his childhood growing up at Mount Kemble Lake in New Vernon, New Jersey, he attended Harding Township School through 8th grade. Graduating in 1960, he moved on to Morristown High School, where he graduated in 1964.
In 1964, Barry left New Jersey for Kansas City, Missouri to enter Park College (now Park University), in Parkville, Missouri, where he would later be awarded the "Distinguished Alumni Award". He graduated in 1969 with a BA in Sociology.
Following graduation from college, Barry established the ROBO Car Wash (Morris County Car Wash) in Morristown, New Jersey and Caswell-Massey of Morristown. In 1973, he ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination to the State Assembly. Two years later, he won election to the state legislature with the slogan "A Businessman's Approach to Lawmaking." In 1975 he was elected to the General Assembly representing New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. Barry won re-election to four consecutive terms in office before accepting a gubernatorial appointment in 1982 from the newly elected Governor Thomas Kean to the post of Director of Consumer Affairs, a position previously held by Millicent Fenwick. He served throughout the Kean administration's two terms at which point he left government service and moved to the private sector.
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