Thomas P. Giblin | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 34th Legislative District | |
Assumed office January 10, 2006 | |
Preceded by | Peter C. Eagler |
Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee | |
In office 1997–2001 | |
Preceded by | Tom Byrne |
Succeeded by | Joseph J. Roberts |
Essex County Surrogate | |
In office 1990–1993 | |
Preceded by | Bob Cottle |
Succeeded by | Joseph N. Brennan,Jr. |
Member of the Essex County Board of County Commissioners | |
In office January 1,1982 –January 1,1990 | |
In office January 1,1977 –January 1,1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | East Orange,New Jersey | January 15,1947
Political party | Democratic |
Relations | Sen. John J. Giblin (Father) |
Children | five |
Residence | Montclair,New Jersey |
Alma mater | Seton Hall University (B.A.) |
Occupation | Union officer |
Website | Legislative website |
Thomas P. Giblin (born January 15,1947) is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district,having taken office on January 10,2006. He has been the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader since 2008.
Giblin was born on January 15,1947,to John J. (1909–1975) and Theresa E. (née Moran) Giblin in East Orange. His father,a labor leader,served as a New Jersey state senator from 1966 to 1968 and as an Essex County commissioner after moving from County Roscommon,Ireland. [1] [2] Giblin was raised in Newark and attended Seton Hall Preparatory School. [3] He served in the New Jersey Air National Guard from 1966 to 1972,achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. [4] He also attended Seton Hall University where he received a B.A. in political science. He has also partaken in some post-graduate studies at Seton Hall and Rutgers University [4] In 1973,at the time a West Caldwell resident,Giblin lost his first campaign for public office[ citation needed ],a bid for the Assembly from the 25th District. His Republican opponents were Thomas Kean and Jane Burgio. [5]
He served as a member of the Essex County Board of County Commissioners from 1977 to 1978 and again from 1982 to 1990. Giblin served on the New Jersey Real Estate Commission from 1979 to 1982. [4] In 1990,he was elected Essex County Surrogate (probate judge) defeating incumbent Bob Cottle. [6] from 1990 to 1993. He served as the county surrogate until resigning in 1993 to run for Essex County Executive. In the June primary election following the resignation of Thomas J. D'Alessio who was eventually convicted of bribery and extortion,Giblin and East Orange mayor Cardell Cooper battled to a tie of 22,907 votes each. A judge decided in August that Cooper would be the Democratic nominee (he would lose to Republican James W. Treffinger in the general election). [7] [8] [9] In 2002,he again ran for County Executive facing Commission President Joseph N. DiVincenzo,Jr. in the primary. Giblin accused DiVincenzo of being the focus of a federal inquiry;DiVincenzo got then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie to specifically state that he was not the focus of any probe. [10] Both campaigns spent a total of $4.2 million (in 2015 dollars) in what is the 13th most-expensive local race in the state's history;ultimately DiVincenzo defeated Giblin and won the general election. [11]
He was a longtime chairman of the Essex County Democratic Committee serving from 1993 to 2003. In 1997,Giblin gave then-Woodbridge Township mayor Jim McGreevey the county organization line in that year's gubernatorial primary election. As the Democratic nominee traditionally chooses the next chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee,McGreevey nominated Giblin to serve as the head of the state party that year. Giblin served as such from 1997 to 2001. [6] He was the campaign chair of McGreevey's successful campaign in the 2001 gubernatorial election. [12]
In December 1996,Giblin was a member of the New Jersey State Electoral College,one of 15 electors casting their votes for the Clinton/Gore ticket following the 1996 presidential election. [13] He was a member of the 2001 New Jersey Apportionment Commission,the group charged with redrawing the lines of the state's legislative districts following the 2000 Census. [14]
Giblin is the business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers,AFL–CIO,Local 68 based in West Caldwell. He is married,has five children and five grandchildren,and is a resident of Montclair. [15]
Giblin was elected to the Assembly on November 8,2005,filling the seat of fellow Democrat Peter C. Eagler,who had held the seat in the Assembly since 2002 and was knocked off the legislative slate. [16]
On November 20,2006,investigators from the United States Postal Inspection Service and the United States Department of Labor raided Giblin's office as part of an undisclosed investigation,seizing documents and computer data. [17]
In March 2023,Giblin announced his retirement after about 50 years in politics in both Essex County,and the state of New Jersey,meaning that his current hometown of Montclair will end up being represented by a new member of the General Assembly,once it gets shifted to the 27th Legislative District,after the elections in 2023. [18]
Committee assignments for the current session are: [4]
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Democrats had a civil war in the 1994 Democratic primary, when East Orange Mayor Cardell Cooper and then-Essex County Democratic Chairman (now Assemblyman) Thomas Giblin ended the primary in a tie – each had 22,907 votes. The nominee for County Executive wasn't decided until a Judge ruled on challenged ballots and declared Cooper the winner in August.
13 | Essex County | 2002 | County | $3,203,840 | $4,215,579 | Joseph DiVincenzo defeats Thomas Giblin for executive.
Mr. Giblin, 54, the county democratic chairman and the campaign chairman for James E. McGreevey's gubernatorial campaign, will face the county freeholder president, Joseph DiVincenzo, in the June 4 primary.
Both Mr. Giblin and Mr. Haytaian are members of the reapportionment commission, which also includes legislative leaders.