George Norcross

George E. Norcross
Born (1956-03-16) March 16, 1956 (age 68)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University, Camden
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • non-profit leader
  • political boss
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
RelativesDonald Norcross (brother)
John C. Norcross (brother)

George E. Norcross III (born March 16, 1956) is an American businessman, organizer, and political boss. A member of the Democratic Party, Norcross is considered a power broker in southern New Jersey.[1]

Norcross is executive chairman of Conner Strong & Buckelew, an insurance and benefits brokerage. He is chairman of the board of trustees for Cooper University Health Care System, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper and Cooper University Hospital, all in Camden, New Jersey, and has served as a trustee since 1990. He led the effort to create the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University and to partner with MD Anderson Cancer Center to create the MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, which opened in 2013.[2]

Norcross has been a prominent political leader in New Jersey for more than 30 years, since before he became chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee in 1989,[3] a position he held until 1993. For many years, he was named one of the most powerful non-elected political figures in New Jersey by the website PolitickerNJ.com.[4][5][6]

Norcross was a member of the Democratic National Committee until 2021 when he changed his voter registration to Florida. He formerly belonged to Mar-a-Lago, the club owned by former United States President Donald Trump.[7] In June 2024, Norcross was indicted on 13 charges of racketeering and criminal enterprise by State Attorney General Matthew Platkin.[8]

  1. ^ "No. 10: George Norcross". NJBIZ. February 21, 2022. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "George E. Norcross III". Connor Strong & Buckelew. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Racioppi, Dustin; Friedman, Matt (July 17, 2023). "New Jersey Democrats mull a future with a weakened George Norcross". POLITICO. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Power List 2014" (PDF). PolitickerNJ. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "The Power List 2009" (PDF). PolitickerNJ. August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Hutchins, Ryan (May 21, 2019). "Governor's feud with party boss rocks New Jersey politics". POLITICO. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  7. ^ Confessore, Nicholas; Haberman, Maggie; Lipton, Eric (February 18, 2017). "Trump's 'Winter White House': A Peek at the Exclusive Members' List at Mar-a-Lago". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Tully, Tracey (June 17, 2024). "Top Democratic Power Broker Is Charged With Racketeering". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2024.