• Source: Sterley Stanley

    • Sterley Stanley (born June 24, 1966) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district. He assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin.


    Early life


    Born in Karnataka, India, Stanley emigrated as a child to Brooklyn, where he graduated from Xaverian High School in 1984. He later relocated to East Brunswick, New Jersey.


    Career


    Prior to entering politics, he worked in the insurance and financial services industry. Stanley began his career in politics when he was elected to serve as a member of the East Brunswick township council where he also served as Council President.


    = New Jersey General Assembly

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    Assemblyman Stanley was elected by a special convention of Middlesex County Democratic County Committee-Members to the New Jersey General Assembly and assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin, who had resigned from office to assume the office of County Clerk for Middlesex County. Stanley is the first Asian-American legislator to be elected to represent the 18th Legislative district, which is home to the largest concentration of Asian Americans in New Jersey and the highest concentration of Indian Americans in the United States.


    = Committees

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    Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

    Chairman of the Assembly Regulated Professions Committee (ARP)
    Vice-Chairman of the Assembly Education Committee (AED)
    Member of the Assembly Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee (AFI)


    = District 18

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    New Jersey's 18th Legislative District represents the Middlesex County municipalities of East Brunswick, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, Milltown, South Plainfield and South River. 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. The representatives from the 18th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:

    Senator Patrick J. Diegnan (D)
    Assemblyman Robert Karabinchak (D)
    Assemblyman Sterley Stanley (D)


    Electoral history




    See also


    Indians in the New York City metropolitan area


    References




    External links


    Legislative webpage

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