Joseph Cryan

Cryan 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=204|title=Assemblyman Joseph Cryan|publisher=New Jersey Legislature|location=Trenton, New Jersey|access-date=June 20, 2012}}

Cryan ran for New Jersey Senate in 2017, and won. Cryan was sworn in on January 9, 2018.

Assemblymember Jamel Holley announced in January 2021 that he would challenge Cryan in the June 2021 primaries.{{cite news |title=Holley to Challenge Cryan in LD20 Democratic Primary |url=https://www.insidernj.com/holley-challenge-cryan-ld20-democratic-primary/ |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=Insider NJ |date=13 January 2021}} Jason Krychiw also ran against Cryan in the primary.

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/406/senator-cryan Senator Joseph P. Cryan (D)], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.

• Higher Education (as chair)
• Commerce (as vice-chair)

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022. The representatives from the 20th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=20 Legislative Roster for District 20], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.

• Senator Joseph Cryan (D)
• Assemblyman Reginald Atkins (D)
• Assemblywoman Annette Quijano (D)

Cryan was born on September 1, 1961, in East Orange and raised Roman Catholic. His father, John F. Cryan, an immigrant from County Roscommon, Ireland, was elected to the General Assembly and served as Sheriff of Essex County.{{cite web|url=http://www.essex-countynj.org/index.php?section=pr/print/31505|title=Essex Irish Family Recognized As Civic, Public and Business Leaders|date=March 15, 2005|publisher=Essex County, New Jersey|location=Newark, New Jersey|access-date= August 17, 2011|quote=John Cryan, a former Essex County Sheriff and Assemblyman, who was born in County Roscommon, Ireland, passed away last month. He was 75. Cryan immigrated to America and Essex County in the late 1940s... During the Irish Heritage Celebration, Assemblyman Joe Cryan (D-Union), a witty storyteller, remembered his dad as a loving father, husband and civic leader.}}

Cryan's father had been charged in Federal court with racketeering and corruption, though the judge in the case dismissed the charges due to prosecutorial mistakes and ended the proceedings against him.{{cite web |url= http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50812FC3D5512728DDDA90994D0405B8084F1D3 |title= Did Del Tufo Jump, or Was He Pushed By Abscam? |author= Maitland, Leslie |date= August 10, 1980 |work= The New York Times |page= E6 |accessdate= August 17, 2011 |quote= A Federal judge ordered racketeering and kickback charges against former Essex County Sheriff John Cryan dropped, after halting his trial because of prosecution errors in drafting the charges.}}

The lawmaker's son, also named John Cryan, was convicted of brutally beating a motorist with a baseball bat while two accomplices punched and kicked the victim, after a case of road rage that occurred when his father was in the General Assembly. The younger Cryan was ordered by the court only to probation but he was later jailed for violating the terms of his sentence.{{cite web |url= http://njtoday.net/2007/10/30/another-cryan-arrested-drunk/|title=Another Cryan Arrested Drunk |publisher= NJ Today |date=October 30, 2007}}

Other relatives involved in public life are his cousin, Morristown Councilman John Cryan,{{cite web|url=http://njtoday.net/2009/11/03/cryan-crime-family-update|title=Cryan Crime Family Update|date=November 3, 2009|work=NJToday.net|access-date=August 18, 2011}} his sister, Union Township Municipal Clerk Eileen Birch, his cousin, Cranford, New Jersey township administrator Jamie Cryan,Romano defeats Cryan, takes over as Hoboken Democratic chairman https://observer.com/2015/06/romano-defeats-cryan-takes-over-as-hoboken-democratic-chairman/ his brother-in-law Superior Court judge Joseph Donohue.{{cite web |url= https://njtoday.news/2021/06/04/senator-joe-cryan-has-been-bringing-his-family-to-work/|title=Senator Joe Cryan has been bringing his family to work |publisher= NJ Today |date=June 4, 2021}}

The New York Post reported that Cryan "graphically spelled out his kinky proclivities in more than 150 e-mails that he sent to" a former lobbyist for Prudential Financial who pleaded guilty to stalking his girlfriend in exchange for being allowed to participate in a pre-trial intervention program.{{cite web |url= http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bondage_pol_was_hard_ly_working_lsLxRDr7VEYjB4kg9hVcKN |title= Bondage pol was hard-ly working |author= JOSH MARGOLIN and JEANE MACINTOSH |date= March 25, 2013 |work= The New York Post |accessdate= March 25, 2013 }} "The e-mails were written when the pol presumably would have been at one of his government jobs — either his $49,000-a-year Assembly gig or his $111,000-a-year post as Union County undersheriff," the Post said.

Cryan graduated with a B.A. from Belmont Abbey College in Business Administration in 1983. Cryan was born in East Orange, and currently resides in Union Township.

Cryan has served on the New Jersey State Democratic Committee since 2002, as Vice Chair. On February 17, 2006, 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.politickernj.com/max/36429/democratic-state-committee-picks-wisniewski-chair-party|author=Pizarro, Max|date=January 27, 2010|title=Democratic State Committee picks Wisniewski to chair party|publisher=PolitickerNJ|access-date=January 29, 2010}}

As Democratic state chairman, in November 2009, Assemblyman Cryan presided over a Democratic gubernatorial party loss by incumbent Jon Corzine to Republican Chris Christie.{{cite web |url= http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/11/gov_corzine_hurt_by_scant_supp.html |title= Gov. Corzine hurt by scant support in Democratic strongholds |date= November 4, 2009 |work= The Star-Ledger |publisher= nj.com |access-date= November 21, 2011 |quote= Corzine carried Union County — but just barely. Democratic Committee Chairwoman Charlotte DeFilippo said her organization delivered. "I think if you look statewide, we did very well for the governor. We did our job," she said. But the numbers show turnout there was less than memorable. More than 10,000 fewer voters went to the polls in Union County on Tuesday, compared to the 2005 governor's race. Corzine received 77,982 votes in that election and only 64,759 votes on Tuesday."}} He was replaced as state chairman in January 2010 by Assemblyman John Wisniewski.

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| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Joseph Cryan (incumbent)

| votes = 12,473

| percentage = 74.7

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| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Carmen Bucco

| votes = 4,224

| percentage = 25.3

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| votes = 16,697

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Joseph Cryan (incumbent)

| votes = 26,603

| percentage = 100.0

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| votes = 26,603

| percentage = 100.0

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| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Joseph Cryan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 25,772

| percentage = 83.7

| change = {{decrease}} 16.3

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{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Ashraf Hanna

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 5,023

| percentage = 16.3

| change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 30,795

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 19,268

|percentage = 36.3

|change = {{decrease}} 6.1

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Annette Quijano (Incumbent)

|votes = 18,839

|percentage = 35.5

|change = {{decrease}} 7.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Charles Donnelly

|votes = 7,719

|percentage = 14.5

|change = {{decrease}} 0.1

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|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Christopher Hackett

|votes = 7,269

|percentage = 13.7

|change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 53,095

| percentage = 100.0

}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Annette Quijano (Incumbent)

|votes = 12,116

|percentage = 42.7

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 12,104

|percentage = 42.7

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John F. Donoso

|votes = 4,128

|percentage = 14.6

|change =

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 28,348

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2009{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf|title=2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204190254/https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf|archive-date=4 December 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 20,607

|percentage = 50.7

|change = {{increase}} 15.5

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Annette Quijano (Incumbent)

|votes = 20,054

|percentage = 49.3

|change = {{increase}} 12.6

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 40,661

| percentage = 100.0

}}

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{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2007{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf|title=2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304204320/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent)

|votes = 10,000

|percentage = 36.7

|change = {{decrease}} 13.6

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 9,583

|percentage = 35.2

|change = {{decrease}} 14.5

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Clean Up Government

|candidate = Marlene J. Abitanto

|votes = 3,858

|percentage = 14.2

|change = N/A

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{{Election box candidate|

|party = Clean Up Government

|candidate = Lester Dominguez

|votes = 3,810

|percentage = 14.0

|change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 27,251

| percentage = 100.0

}}

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{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2005{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Assembly_tallies.pdf|title=05831236.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011052837/https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005_Official_General_Assembly_tallies.pdf|archive-date=11 October 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent)

|votes = 23,668

|percentage = 50.3

|change = {{increase}} 18.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 23,345

|percentage = 49.7

|change = {{increase}} 18.4

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 47,013

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2003{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2003gen-elect_assembly_candidate_tally.pdf|title=2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012821/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2003gen-elect_assembly_candidate_tally.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent)

|votes = 12,035

|percentage = 31.4

|change = {{decrease}} 9.9

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan (Incumbent)

|votes = 12,016

|percentage = 31.3

|change = {{decrease}} 9.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = A. Tony Monteiro

|votes = 7,515

|percentage = 19.6

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Aristo Carranza

|votes = 6,821

|percentage = 17.8

|change = N/A

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{{Election box total

| votes = 38,387

| percentage = 100.0

}}

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{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 2001{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf|title=2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505095748/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf|archive-date=5 May 2017|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent)

|votes = 22,457

|percentage = 41.3

|change =

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph Cryan

|votes = 22,162

|percentage = 40.8

|change =

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{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = Schundler for Governor

|candidate = Dency J. Rivera

|votes = 4,877

|percentage = 9.0

|change =

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{{Election box candidate no change|

|party = Schundler for Governor

|candidate = Ralph J. Fabre

|votes = 4,852

|percentage = 8.9

|change =

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 54,348

| percentage = 100.0

}}

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{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/406/senator-cryan Assemblyman Joseph Cryan Official Webpage] at the New Jersey Legislature
• New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
• [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2010.pdf 2010] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2009.pdf 2009] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2008.pdf 2008] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/CryanJ2004.pdf 2004]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20051030122056/http://www.njvoterinfo.org/cb/cryan.html New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]

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