Leonard H. Kaser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New JerseyHouseofRepresentatives from the 3B district | |
| In office 1968–1969 Servingwith Walter E. Pedersen | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | John L. Miller Thomas J. Shusted |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9,1931 Franklinville,New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Williamstown,New Jersey |
| Alma mater | La Salle University Georgetown University Law Center |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Leonard H. Kaser (born October 9,1931) was an American lawyer and politician who represented the 3rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1969 as a Republican.
Kaser was born on October 9,1931,in the Franklinville section of Franklin Township,Gloucester County,New Jersey,and graduated from Clayton High School. He received a bachelor's degree from La Salle College (since renamed as La Salle University) and completed his legal education at Georgetown University Law Center. [1] A resident of Williamstown in Monroe Township,he practiced law as a partner at Kaser &Kagan. [2]
In 1967 the 3rd legislative district was redrawn into four sub-districts with Kaser standing for election in seat 3B as a Republican. Kaser would be elected alongside Walter E. Pedersen on the Republican slate with 25.3% of the vote,narrowly ahead of Democrat LeRoy P. Wooster with 25%. [3]
Kaser introduced a bill just days before leaving office that would allow divorce after a couple had been separated for a year,seeking to replace the standing legislation that requires one of the two members of the marriage to have "willfully deserted" the other for two years before a divorce could be granted by the state,which was heavily opposed by the state's Catholic population due to its "no-fault" nature. [4]
Kaser chose not to stand for re-election in 1969,being succeeded by James M. Turner and instead returned to practicing law where he specialized in challenging the state's divorce laws in court. [5]