Michael J. Panter

Michael J. "Mike" Panter (born October 10, 1969 in Red Bank, New Jersey) is an American politician and entrepreneur from the state of New Jersey. Panter served in the New Jersey General Assembly for two terms from 2004 until 2008, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Resident of Shrewsbury, New Jersey.

Education

Panter received a B.A. from Syracuse University in History and was awarded a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1995.[1][2]

Business career

He is listed as the managing partner of Panter & Kelly Financial LLC, a firm engaged in the management of corporate pension plans, and as the founder/managing member of Realty Data Systems, a real estate technology and data collection company serving as a government vendor in New Jersey.[3][4]

Previously, an investment banker with Salomon Smith Barney in New York City handling mergers and acquisitions, he also spent several years practicing as a corporate attorney in New Jersey and New York .

Career in state politics

Panter and running mate Robert Lewis Morgan were elected in 2003, ousting incumbent Republicans Michael Arnone and Clare Farragher.[5]

Panter served in the Assembly on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (as Vice Chair), the Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Transportation and Public Works Committee.[1]

In the 2005 election for the 12th district (covering portions of Monmouth and Mercer counties), Panter narrowly defeated Republican challenger Declan O'Scanlon, winning the district's second seat by 73 votes.[6]

Panter’s 2003 primary and general election victories, and his 2005 re-election, made him the only Democrat to be elected, and re-elected in any legislative district within (predominantly Republican) Monmouth County in several decades.

On 2006, Panter proposed a bill to prohibit the force-feeding of ducks and geese in New Jersey. This practice, done fatten the birds' livers to make foie gras, was criticized by animal welfare and animal rights activists.[7]

In the 2007 elections Democrats Panter and Amy Mallet were defeated on November 6 in a tight race against Republicans O'Scanlon and attorney Caroline Casagrande. [8]

In October 2017, political commentator Bill O'Reilly sued Panter for $5 million after he made a Facebook post stating that an ex-girlfriend of his had settled a lawsuit with O'Reilly. Panter responded by writing that there is "a strong basis to bring defamation claims against Mr. O'Reilly"[9] and calling O'Reilly a "bully" seeking to intimidate victims.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Assemblyman Panter's Legislative Website, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 1, 2007.
  2. ↑ Assembly Member Michael J. 'Mike' Panter, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 9, 2007.
  3. ↑ Panter & Kelly Financial L.L.C. Website. Accessed December 7, 2008.
  4. ↑ Realty Data Systems LLC Website. Accessed April 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kinney, David. "Democrats seize control of both legislative houses: GOP LOSSES INCLUDE SENATE CO-PRESIDENT - Karcher ends Bennett's run on a big day for governor's party", The Star-Ledger, November 5, 2003. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Democrats Michael Panter and Robert Morgan defeated Assembly members Michael Arnone and Clare Farragher in Bennett's 12th District."
  6. ↑ Quirk, James A. "O'Scanlon concedes defeat to Panter INCUMBENT SECURES VICTORY BY 73 VOTES", Asbury Park Press, December 7, 2005. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Panter, who beat O'Scanlon by a 73-vote margin, will return to Trenton next year with Republican Jennifer Beck, who received the most votes in the election. Assemblyman Robert Morgan, Panter's running mate, received the least votes."
  7. ↑ Dan Mitchell, Foie Gras on the Legislative Plate, New York Times (October 7, 2006).
  8. ↑ Partial 2007 results
  9. ↑ Barr, Jeremy (October 27, 2017). "Bill O'Reilly Sues Former Politician for $5M Over Facebook Post". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ Former Politician Fights Back After Bill O’Reilly Files $5 Million Defamation Lawsuit, Radar (November 14, 2017).
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