Joseph Cryan
| Joseph P. Cryan | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 20th Legislative District district |
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In office January 8, 2002 – January 21, 2015 |
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| Succeeded by | Jamel C. Holley |
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September 1, 1961 East Orange, New Jersey |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relations | father John Cryan, cousin John Cryan |
| Residence | Union Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Belmont Abbey College |
| Occupation | Undersheriff, Union County Sheriff’s Office |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | njcommunityfirst |
Joseph P. Cryan (born September 1, 1961, East Orange, New Jersey) is an American former Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2015, where he represented the 20th Legislative District. He was the Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly, serving from January 12, 2010 until January 10, 2012.
Cryan served as the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader 2006-2010, and was Assistant Majority Leader from 2004 to 2005. He served on the Human Services Committee and the Law and Public Safety Committee.
Cryan has served on the New Jersey State Democratic Committee since 2002, as Vice Chair. On February 17, 2006, Mr. Cryan was selected to be the head of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee, succeeding Bonnie Watson Coleman. He stepped down after the selection of his successor John S. Wisniewski on January 27, 2010.
In 1996, Cryan was elected as the Township of Union's Democratic Municipal Chairman. He is an Undersheriff with the Union County Sheriff's Office.
Cryan was born on September 1, 1961, in East Orange, the son of John Cryan, an immigrant to the United States from County Roscommon, Ireland, who would later be elected to the General Assembly and served as Sheriff of Essex County.
Other relatives involved in public life are his cousin, Morristown Councilman John Cryan, his sister, Union Township Municipal Clerk Eileen Birch, and his brother-in-law Superior Court judge Joseph Donohue.
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