Joseph V. Egan

{{Similar names|Joe Egan (disambiguation){{!}}Joe Egan}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joseph Egan

| image =

| state_assembly1 = New Jersey

| district1 = 17th

| term_start1 = January 8, 2002

| term_end1 = January 9, 2024

| alongside1 = Joseph Danielsen

| predecessor1 = Jerry Green
Bob Smith

| successor1 = Kevin Egan

| office2 = Deputy Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly

| term_start2 = January 8, 2008

| term_end2 = January 9, 2024

| leader2 = Bonnie Watson Coleman
Joseph Cryan
Louis Greenwald

| predecessor2 = Position Established {{Cite web|url=http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/leadership.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029205228/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/leadership.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 October 2008|title=Democratic Leadership|work=Wayback Machine|access-date=20 April 2019}}

| successor2 =

| office3 = Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Labor

| term_start3 = January 8, 2008

| term_end3 = January 9, 2024

| office4 = Member of the New Brunswick City Council

| term_start4 = January 1, 1982

| term_end4 = December 31, 2010

| successor4 = Kevin Egan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1938|2|27}}

| birth_place = New Brunswick, New Jersey

| spouse = Yolanda Egan (married 1959 - her death 2019)

| children = Four

| party = Democratic

| website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/201/assemblyman-egan Legislative Website]

}}

Joseph V. Egan (born February 27, 1938) is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2024. He was succeeded in the Assembly by his son, Kevin Egan.O'Donnell, Chuck. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-s-kevin-egan-sworn-in-during-assembly-reorganization-meeting-in-trenton "New Brunswick's Kevin Egan Sworn in During Assembly Reorganization Meeting in Trenton"], TAPinto New Brunswick, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 23, 2024. "Nah, you couldn’t detect a hint of nerves in Kevin Egan’s voice as he was being sworn in by Speaker Craig Coughlin during Tuesday’s New Jersey Assembly Reorganization meeting.... Susan held a 40-year-old family Bible that Kevin’s dad, Joseph Egan, used when he was sworn in, count ‘em, 11 times. He was on his way to a 12th election victory in District 17 last year, but decided over the summer that he wanted to step away from politics at 85."

Egan served in the General Assembly as the Deputy Majority Leader starting in 2008.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/201/assemblyman-egan Assemblyman Joseph V. Egan (D)], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed May 11, 2022.

Early life and education

Egan was born on February 27, 1938, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attended St. Peter the Apostle High School and shortly thereafter joined the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.) Local Union 456. He served on the New Brunswick City Council from 1982 to 2010 and was council president for nine years.

New Jersey Assembly

In November 2001, Egan was elected to the General Assembly from the 17th District succeeding Bob Smith who was elected to the State Senate and Jerry Green who was redistricted to the 22nd District. From 2002 to 2010, Egan simultaneously held a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly and on the New Brunswick City Council. This dual position, often called double dipping, had been allowed under a grandfather clause in the state law enacted by the New Jersey Legislature and signed into law by Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine in September 2007 that prevents dual-office-holding but allows those who had held both positions as of February 1, 2008, to retain both posts.via Associated Press. [https://6abc.com/archive/6038619/ "N.J. Lawmakers keep double dipping"], WPVI-TV, March 4, 2008. Accessed June 4, 2009.

Personal life

Egan is Business Manager for the I.B.E.W. Local 456. He is a former president of the union's executive board. Egan continues to reside in New Brunswick. He was married to his wife Yolanda from 1959 until her death in 2019; they shared four children and seven grandchildren.{{Cite news |last=Davidson |first=Kavitha A. |title=As a wife and mother of a major leaguer, Patty Biggio has seen it all and loves it all |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2576267/2021/05/09/as-a-wife-and-mother-of-a-major-leaguer-patty-biggio-has-seen-it-all-and-loves-it-all/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}{{cite book |url=https://www.lawdiary.com/docs/2004-Legislative-Manual.pdf |title=Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey - Two Hundred and Eleventh Legislature (First Session) |year=2004 |publisher=Skinder-Strauss Associates |pages=268–269 |access-date=September 5, 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.assemblydems.com/memberbio.asp?RosterKey=201 |title=Assemblyman Joseph V. Egan Bio Page |publisher=NJ Assembly Majority Office |access-date=September 5, 2015}} Egan's son Kevin succeeded him on the New Brunswick City Council after Egan retired from it in 2010.{{cite news |url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/06/new_brunswick_mayor_james_cahi.html |title=New Brunswick Mayor James Cahill fends off Democratic primary challenge |website=NJ Advance Media for NJ.com |date=June 8, 2010 |author=Haydon, Tom |access-date=September 5, 2015 |quote=Egan, a union leader and president of the city parking authority, is the son of Assemblyman and long-time councilman a Joseph Egan, who did not seek re-election to the council.}}{{cite web |url=http://thecityofnewbrunswick.org/city-council/meet-the-members/ |title=Meet the Members |publisher=City of New Brunswick |year=2014 |access-date=September 5, 2015}} Egan is a member of the St. Peter The Apostle Church Parish and is a former vice president of the parish council. His son-in-law is Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Craig Biggio. Egan's grandson, Cavan Biggio, is a utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Electoral history

= New Jersey Assembly =

{{Election box begin

| title = New Jersey general election, 2017{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|title=2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521090837/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2017-results/2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|archive-date=21 May 2019|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Joseph V. Egan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 29,149

| percentage = 36.0

| change = {{increase}} 2.1

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

| candidate = Joe Danielsen

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 28,425

| percentage = 35.1

| change = {{increase}} 1.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Robert A. Quinn

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,317

| percentage = 14.0

| change = {{decrease}} 2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

| candidate = Nadine Wilkins

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,131

| percentage = 13.8

| change = {{increase}} 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate

| candidate = Michael Habib

| party = It’s Our Time

| votes = 875

| percentage = 1.1

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 80,897

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2015{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2015-results/2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|title=2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430032314/http://nj.gov/state/elections/2015-results/2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf|archive-date=30 April 2017|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 13,444

|percentage = 33.9

|change = {{increase}} 1.4

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph F. Danielsen

|votes = 13,426

|percentage = 33.9

|change = {{increase}} 2.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert Mettler

|votes = 6,362

|percentage = 16.0

|change = {{decrease}} 2.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Brajesh Singh

|votes = 5,430

|percentage = 13.7

|change = {{decrease}} 3.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Molly O’Brien

|votes = 985

|percentage = 2.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 39,647

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2013{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|title=2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107131500/https://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 23,763

|percentage = 32.5

|change = {{increase}} 0.6

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra Chivukula

|votes = 23,331

|percentage = 31.9

|change = {{increase}} 0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Carlo DiLalla

|votes = 13,762

|percentage = 18.8

|change = {{increase}} 0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Sanjay Patel

|votes = 12,281

|percentage = 16.8

|change = {{decrease}} 1.9

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 73,137

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 2011{{Cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/2011-results/2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf|title=2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf|work=New Jersey Secretary of State|access-date=20 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114032843/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2011-results/2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2018|url-status=dead}}}}

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

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 15,165

|percentage = 31.9

|change =

}}

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

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra Chivukula

|votes = 14,862

|percentage = 31.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Robert S. Mettler

|votes = 8,876

|percentage = 18.7

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Carlo A. DiLalla

|votes = 8,627

|percentage = 18.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 47,530

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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=20 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 V. Egan

|votes = 29,876

|percentage = 32.4

|change = {{increase}} 1.2

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra J. Chivukula

|votes = 28,030

|percentage = 30.4

|change = {{increase}} 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Anthony Mazzola

|votes = 18,023

|percentage = 19.5

|change = {{decrease}} 0.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Salim A. Nathoo

|votes = 16,419

|percentage = 17.8

|change = {{decrease}} 1.6

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 92,348

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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=20 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 = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 16,456

|percentage = 31.2

|change = {{decrease}} 2.8

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra J. Chivukula

|votes = 15,765

|percentage = 29.9

|change = {{decrease}} 2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Matthew "Skip" House

|votes = 10,324

|percentage = 19.6

|change = {{increase}} 1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Leonard J. Messineo

|votes = 10,257

|percentage = 19.4

|change = {{increase}} 3.9

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 52,802

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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=20 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 = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 29,601

|percentage = 34.0

|change = {{increase}} 5.2

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra J. Chivukula

|votes = 28,239

|percentage = 32.4

|change = {{increase}} 3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Catherine J. Barrier

|votes = 15,748

|percentage = 18.1

|change = {{decrease}} 1.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Salim A. Nathoo

|votes = 13,507

|percentage = 15.5

|change = {{decrease}} 2.7

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 87,095

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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=20 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 = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 16,143

|percentage = 28.8

|change = {{decrease}} 5.0

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra Chivukula

|votes = 15,956

|percentage = 28.5

|change = {{decrease}} 3.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Catherine J. Barrier

|votes = 10,988

|percentage = 19.6

|change = {{increase}} 2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Scott Johnkins

|votes = 10,206

|percentage = 18.2

|change = {{increase}} 1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = Josephine M. Giaimo

|votes = 1,388

|percentage = 2.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Green Party of the United States

|candidate = David Hochfelder

|votes = 1,298

|percentage = 2.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box total

| votes = 55,979

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{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=20 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 = Joseph V. Egan

|votes = 27,948

|percentage = 33.8

|change =

}}

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

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Upendra J. Chivukula

|votes = 26,374

|percentage = 31.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Catherine Barrier

|votes = 14,161

|percentage = 17.2

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Anthony Mazzola

|votes = 14,085

|percentage = 17.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 82,568

| percentage = 100.0

}}

References

External links

[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/201/assemblyman-egan Assemblyman Egan's legislative web page], New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms: [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2011.pdf 2011] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2010.pdf 2010] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2009.pdf 2009] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2008.pdf 2008] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/EganJ2004.pdf 2004]
[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=55015 Assembly Member Joseph V. Egan], Project Vote Smart
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051028231458/http://www.njvoterinfo.org/cb/egan.html New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]

{{succession box |before=Jerry Green |title=Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 17th District |with=Upendra J. Chivukula, Joseph Danielsen |years=January 8, 2002 – Present |after=Incumbent}}

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