Michael J. Doherty
| Michael Doherty | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 23rd district |
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Assumed office November 23, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Marcia Karrow |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 23rd district |
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In office January 8, 2002 – November 23, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Leonard Lance |
| Succeeded by | Erik Peterson |
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May 24, 1963 Point Pleasant, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Doherty |
| Children | 3 |
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United States Military Academy (BS) Seton Hall University (JD) |
Michael J. Doherty (born May 24, 1963) is an American Republican Party politician who serves in the New Jersey Senate representing the 23rd Legislative District. He was sworn into the State Senate on November 23, 2009, having won the seat held by Marcia A. Karrow, who had earlier been selected by a party convention to succeed Leonard Lance after his election to the United States House of Representatives. Doherty had served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2009.
Doherty was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey and resides in Washington Township, Warren County, New Jersey. Doherty grew up in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and graduated from Glen Ridge High School in 1981. In 1985, Doherty graduated with a B.S. from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and was commissioned as an officer in the Field Artillery. Doherty served on active duty in the United States Army from 1985–1989 and in the United States Army Reserve from 1989–1993, achieving the rank of Captain. He is a graduate of the United States Army Airborne School, the U.S. Army Jungle School and the Defense Language Institute (German). In the Army, he was stationed in Germany and served as a nuclear operations officer. His unit's mission was to utilize nuclear armed missiles to defend Western Europe and NATO forces from possible Soviet aggression. He was granted a Top Secret clearance to perform his nuclear duties.
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