Peter J. Barnes III
| Peter Barnes III | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 18th Legislative District |
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In office January 14, 2014 – April 25, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Buono |
| Succeeded by | Patrick J. Diegnan |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th Legislative District |
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In office March 15, 2007 – January 14, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Peter J. Barnes, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Pinkin |
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| Born | April 26, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Peter J. Barnes III (born April 26, 1956) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 18th Legislative District until 2016, when he was appointed as New Jersey Superior Court judge. He previously served in the General Assembly from 2007-2014. Barnes previously served on the Assembly Judiciary Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Appropriations Committee and the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
Barnes attended the Edison Township Public Schools, having attended Menlo Park Elementary School, John Adams Junior High School and J. P. Stevens High School. Barnes graduated in 1978 with a B.A. from Gettysburg College in Political Science, an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University in Management in 1980, and was awarded a J.D. by the Widener University School of Law in 1985.
Barnes served on the Edison Township Council from 1996 to 2007, and on the Township's Planning Board from 2001-03.
Barnes succeeded his father Peter J. Barnes, Jr., who was nominated on February 5, 2007, by Governor Jon Corzine to serve as Chairman of the New Jersey State Parole Board. On March 14, 2007, Barnes Jr. was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate and Barnes III, was chosen to fill his father's vacant seat.
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