Charles Mainor  | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 31st Legislative District | |
| In office January 12, 2010 –January 12, 2016  | |
| Preceded by | L. Harvey Smith | 
| Succeeded by |  Nicholas Chiaravalloti  Angela V. McKnight  | 
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 23,1967 | 
| Political party | Democratic | 
| Residence(s) | Jersey City,New Jersey | 
| Alma mater | New Jersey City University (B.S.) | 
| Occupation | Police Detective | 
Charles Mainor (born January 23,1967) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 31st Legislative District. Mainor is a police detective in Jersey City. [1] He succeeded L. Harvey Smith,who did not seek re-election in 2009.
Mainor graduated from New Jersey City University with a B.S. degree in criminal justice. [2] He ran unsuccessfully for the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders twice before his election to the Assembly in 2009. [3]
In the Assembly,Mainor served as chair of the Law and Public Safety Committee. He was also a member of the Consumer Affairs Committee,Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee,and the Joint Committee on Housing Affordability. [2] [4]
After being easily re-elected in 2011 and 2013,Mainor originally sought re-election to the Assembly in the June 2015 despite losing the support of the Hudson County Democratic Committee and Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop. [5] Ultimately,he dropped out before the Democratic primary election. [6]
No endorsement from the Hudson County Democratic organization for either man. Mainor initially tried to soldier on without it, but dropped out of the race.