Rich Constable
| Rich Constable | |
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| Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs | |
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In office 2012–2015 |
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| Appointed by | Chris Christie |
| Preceded by | Lori Grifa |
| Succeeded by | Charles Richman |
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| Born | Richard E. Constable III |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | South Orange, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Richard E. Constable III is a senior corporate executive at Wyndham Worldwide. From 2012 to 2015 he was the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. A former Assistant US Attorney, he also served as the Deputy Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Constable was raised in East Orange, New Jersey, and graduated from Seton Hall Preparatory School. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship, and graduated magna cum laude in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. In 1997, he received his law degree and Master of Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania.
After graduating from law school, Constable clerked for Minnesota Supreme Court Justice and NFL Hall of Fame inductee Alan Page. Constable then worked as a litigation associate with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York City from 1998 to 2002. Subsequently, he was hired by Chris Christie as a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Newark. For eight years, Constable represented the United States in criminal matters including public corruption, government, tax, and mortgage fraud. He investigated and prosecuted high-profile elected and appointed officials including US senators, state assemblymen, and mayors charged with bribery and extortion.
In 2010, he left the U.S. Attorney's office to join the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development as Deputy Commissioner, where he managed the daily operations. Along with Commissioner Harold J. Wirths, Constable implemented several administrative and programmatic reforms to streamline the efficiency of the department. Constable was also an adjunct professor at Rutgers School of Law–Newark and Fordham Law School in New York. In 2011 he was appointed Commissioner of the NJ Department of Community Affairs by Governor Christie. As commissioner, Constable chaired the Council on Affordable Housing, the Interagency Council on Homelessness, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency, the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority, and the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission.
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