Joseph Cryan

Joseph Cryan
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 20th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Preceded byRaymond Lesniak
Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 12, 2010 – January 10, 2012
Preceded byBonnie Watson Coleman
Succeeded byLouis Greenwald
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 20th district
In office
January 8, 2002 – January 4, 2015
Preceded byJoseph Suliga
Succeeded byJamel Holley
Chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party
In office
February 17, 2006 – January 27, 2010
Preceded byBonnie Watson Coleman
Succeeded byJohn Wisniewski
Personal details
Born (1961-09-01) September 1, 1961 (age 63)
East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsJohn F. Cryan (father)
John Cryan (cousin)
EducationBelmont Abbey College (BA)
WebsiteState Senate website

Joseph P. Cryan[1] (born September 1, 1961 in East Orange, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2018, representing the 20th Legislative District. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2015, where he also represented the 20th Legislative District.

New Jersey Assembly

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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.[2]

New Jersey Senate

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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.[3] Jason Krychiw also ran against Cryan in the primary.

Committees

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Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[4]

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

District 20

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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.[5] The representatives from the 20th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[6]

Personal

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Cryan was born on September 1, 1961, in East Orange and raised Roman Catholic.[1] His father, John F. Cryan, an immigrant from County Roscommon, Ireland, was elected to the General Assembly and served as Sheriff of Essex County.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Other relatives involved in public life are his cousin, Morristown Councilman John Cryan,[10] his sister, Union Township Municipal Clerk Eileen Birch, his cousin, Cranford, New Jersey township administrator Jamie Cryan,[11] his brother-in-law Superior Court judge Joseph Donohue.[12]

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.[13] "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[2] in 1983.[1] Cryan was born in East Orange, and currently resides in Union Township.[1]

Democratic state chairman

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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.[14] As Democratic state chairman, in November 2009, Assemblyman Cryan presided over a Democratic gubernatorial party loss by incumbent Jon Corzine to Republican Chris Christie.[15] He was replaced as state chairman in January 2010 by Assemblyman John Wisniewski.

Electoral history

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New Jersey Senate

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20th Legislative District General Election, 2023[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Cryan (incumbent) 12,473 74.7
Republican Carmen Bucco 4,224 25.3
Total votes 16,697 100.0
Democratic hold
20th Legislative District general election, 2021[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Cryan (incumbent) 26,603 100.0
Total votes 26,603 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph Cryan 25,772 83.7 Decrease 16.3
Republican Ashraf Hanna 5,023 16.3 N/A
Total votes '30,795' '100.0'

New Jersey Assembly

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New Jersey general election, 2013[19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 19,268 36.3 Decrease 6.1
Democratic Annette Quijano (Incumbent) 18,839 35.5 Decrease 7.2
Republican Charles Donnelly 7,719 14.5 Decrease 0.1
Republican Christopher Hackett 7,269 13.7 N/A
Total votes '53,095' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Annette Quijano (Incumbent) 12,116 42.7
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 12,104 42.7
Republican John F. Donoso 4,128 14.6
Total votes 28,348 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 20,607 50.7 Increase 15.5
Democratic Annette Quijano (Incumbent) 20,054 49.3 Increase 12.6
Total votes '40,661' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent) 10,000 36.7 Decrease 13.6
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 9,583 35.2 Decrease 14.5
Clean Up Government Marlene J. Abitanto 3,858 14.2 N/A
Clean Up Government Lester Dominguez 3,810 14.0 N/A
Total votes '27,251' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2005[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent) 23,668 50.3 Increase 18.9
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 23,345 49.7 Increase 18.4
Total votes '47,013' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2003[24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent) 12,035 31.4 Decrease 9.9
Democratic Joseph Cryan (Incumbent) 12,016 31.3 Decrease 9.5
Republican A. Tony Monteiro 7,515 19.6 N/A
Republican Aristo Carranza 6,821 17.8 N/A
Total votes '38,387' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2001[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Neil M. Cohen (Incumbent) 22,457 41.3
Democratic Joseph Cryan 22,162 40.8
Schundler for Governor Dency J. Rivera 4,877 9.0
Schundler for Governor Ralph J. Fabre 4,852 8.9
Total votes 54,348 100.0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Assembly Member Joseph P. Cryan's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved August 12, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Assemblyman Joseph Cryan". Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  3. ^ "Holley to Challenge Cryan in LD20 Democratic Primary". Insider NJ. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  4. ^ Senator Joseph P. Cryan (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  5. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 20, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "Essex Irish Family Recognized As Civic, Public and Business Leaders". Newark, New Jersey: Essex County, New Jersey. March 15, 2005. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 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.
  8. ^ Maitland, Leslie (August 10, 1980). "Did Del Tufo Jump, or Was He Pushed By Abscam?". The New York Times. p. E6. Retrieved August 17, 2011. 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.
  9. ^ "Another Cryan Arrested Drunk". NJ Today. October 30, 2007.
  10. ^ "Cryan Crime Family Update". NJToday.net. November 3, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  11. ^ Romano defeats Cryan, takes over as Hoboken Democratic chairman https://observer.com/2015/06/romano-defeats-cryan-takes-over-as-hoboken-democratic-chairman/
  12. ^ "Senator Joe Cryan has been bringing his family to work". NJ Today. June 4, 2021.
  13. ^ JOSH MARGOLIN and JEANE MACINTOSH (March 25, 2013). "Bondage pol was hard-ly working". The New York Post. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
  14. ^ Pizarro, Max (January 27, 2010). "Democratic State Committee picks Wisniewski to chair party". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  15. ^ "Gov. Corzine hurt by scant support in Democratic strongholds". The Star-Ledger. nj.com. November 4, 2009. Retrieved November 21, 2011. 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."
  16. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 06/08/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  18. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  19. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  20. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  21. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  22. ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  23. ^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  24. ^ "2003g_a_candidate_tally.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  25. ^ "2001-general-elect-gen-assembly-tallies.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party
2006–2010 		Succeeded by
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
2010–2012 		Succeeded by
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