Patrick Delany
Patrick Delany (b. February 25, 1969) is a former Republican member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 8 from 2010 to his resignation in 2011. Delany was appointed in November 2010 to replace Dawn Addiego (R), following her appointment to the State Senate.[1]
Elections
2011
Delany ended his bid for re-election in 2011. He and incumbent Scott Rudder ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. Sharyn Pertnoy-Schmidt and Raymond Storck ran in the Democratic primary unopposed. Robert Edward Forchion, Jr. also ran for the seat as an Independent.[2]
Resignation
Delaney resigned in 2011 after the Burlington County Times reported that his wife had sent an email containing racial bias to State Senate candidate Carl Lewis (D). In the email, she argued that Lewis' candidacy was only based on his race and name recognition (Lewis is a former Olympic track and field athlete). She stated, "Imagine having dark skin and name recognition and the nerve to think that equaled knowing something about politics." Following the incident, Delaney resigned, stating that he wished to avoid any further embarrassment for his family. He did not seek re-election.[3] Freeholder Chris Brown (R) replaced Delany on the ballot.[4]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 8 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Christopher Brown |
30.1% | 19,799 | |
| Republican | Scott Rudder Incumbent |
29.9% | 19,649 | |
| Democratic | Pamela Finnerty | 19% | 12,480 | |
| Democratic | Anita Lovely | 18.4% | 12,107 | |
| Independent | Robert Edward Forchion Jr. | 2.5% | 1,653 | |
| Total Votes | 65,688 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- General Assembly Committees
- New Jersey State Legislature
- Joint Committees
- New Jersey state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "Burlco GOP taps Addiego for Senate seat; Delany for Assembly in 8th District," November 15, 2010
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Burlington County Times, "Delany’s resignation sparked by wife’s email," August 23, 2011
- ↑ Burlington County Times, "Freeholder Chris Brown will replace Delany as Assembly candidate," August 12, 2011
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Dawn Addiego (R) |
New Jersey General Assembly District 8 2010–2011 |
Succeeded by Chris Brown (R) |
