Sharpe James
| Sharpe James | |
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New Jersey State Senator for the 29th Legislative District |
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In office June 21, 1999 – January 8, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Wynona Lipman |
| Succeeded by | Teresa Ruiz |
| 35th Mayor of Newark | |
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In office July 1, 1986 – July 1, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth A. Gibson |
| Succeeded by | Cory Booker |
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February 20, 1936 Jacksonville, Florida |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is a Democratic politician from New Jersey, who served as State Senator for the 29th Legislative District and was 35th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. James was the second African American Mayor of Newark and served five four-year terms before declining to run for re-election. From June 1999 until July 2006, James simultaneously served as Mayor of Newark and New Jersey State Senator. He declined to run for re-election to the State Senate in 2007; his term as Senator expired in January 2008. Prior to politics, James worked as a teacher, athletic director and professor at Essex County College.
On April 16, 2008, James was convicted of five counts of fraud by a federal jury and was subsequently sentenced to 27 months in prison.
James earned a B.A. in education from Montclair State University and a M.A. in physical education from Springfield College. He received the 1961 Department of Physiology Award from that school, and later completed postgraduate studies at Washington State University, Columbia University, and Rutgers University. He also served with the U.S. Army in Germany. In 1988, James was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Montclair State University, and, in 1991, an Honorary Doctorate from Drew University.
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