Harry A. McEnroe

Harry A. McEnroe
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 28th Legislative District
In office
January 11, 1994 – January 9, 1996
Preceded byMichael F. Adubato
Succeeded byCraig A. Stanley
In office
January 8, 1980 – January 12, 1982
Preceded byMary Scanlon
Succeeded byMichael F. Adubato
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 27th Legislative District
In office
January 12, 1982 – January 14, 1992
Preceded byCarl Orechio
Succeeded byRobert L. Brown
Personal details
Born(1931-01-25)January 25, 1931
Newark, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 8, 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 90)
Mantoloking, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

Harry A. McEnroe (January 25, 1931 – February 8, 2021) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey.

He made his first bid for public office in 1971, running for the New Jersey General Assembly in Essex County District 11E. McEnroe and his running mate, Gerald Simons, were defeated by the Republican incumbents, Thomas Kean (the future Governor) and Philip Kaltenbacher.[1]

McEnroe was elected to the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1973, and was re-elected in 1976. He did not seek another term in 1978 when Essex County changed its form of government. He was elected to the State Assembly in 1979, and was re-elected in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1993.[2] He lost his bid for re-election to a 9th term in 1995 when he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Craig A. Stanley by 612 votes.[3] His defeat came after the powerful Essex County Democratic Organization withdrew their support of his re-election.[4] In 2000, he endorsed Republican Bob Franks for U.S. Senate against the Democratic candidate, Jon Corzine.[5] He served many years as the South Orange Democratic Party Chairman.[6]

He died on February 8, 2021, at age 90, in Mantoloking, New Jersey.[7]

  1. ^ "1971 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. 1995.
  3. ^ "1995 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Joseph (8 June 1995). "Democratic Organization Ousts Eight-Term Legislator in Essex". New York Times.
  5. ^ "Federal Election Commission". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. 1995.
  7. ^ "Harry McEnroe, 8-Term Essex Assemblyman, Dies At 90". Newjerseyglobe.com. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-05.