William Spearman

William Spearman
Member of the New Jersey Assembly
from the 5th Legislative District
Assumed office
June 30, 2018
Serving with Patricia Egan Jones
Preceded by Arthur Barclay
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Residence Camden, New Jersey
Website Legislative web page

William W. Spearman is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since 2018.[1]

Political career

Before taking office in the Assembly in June 2018, Spearman had served on the Camden city council from 2006 to 2011 and had been employed for a decade with the South Jersey Transportation Authority, serving for five years as the agency's ethics liaison officer. He was chosen by the county Democratic Party committee to succeed Arthur Barclay, who had resigned from office earlier that month after being arrested for assault.[2]

District 38

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 5th District for the 2018-2019 Legislative Session are:[3]

References

  1. ↑ Assemblyman William W. Spearman (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Former Camden councilman joins NJ Assembly", Courier-Post, July 1, 2018. Accessed July 2, 2018. "William W. Spearman, a Democrat, was sworn in Saturday as the newest member of the state Assembly. He represents the 5th Legislative District, which encompasses parts of Camden and Gloucester counties.... He replaces Arthur Barclay, who on June 18 announced he was abruptly resigning from the Assembly amid news reports that he was arrested days earlier on a charge of simple assault."
  3. ↑ Legislative Roster: 2018-2019 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 2, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.