Adam Taliaferro | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd District | |
| In office January 29, 2015 – January 11, 2022 Serving with John Burzichelli | |
| Preceded by | Celeste Riley |
| Succeeded by | Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick Beth Sawyer |
| Deputy Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office January 9, 2018 – January 11, 2022 | |
| Leader | Craig Coughlin |
| Preceded by | Angelica M. Jimenez |
| Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee | |
| In office January 9, 2018 – January 11, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel R. Benson |
| Member of the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
| In office January 1, 2012 – January 29, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Steve Sweeney |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jefferson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1982 Voorhees, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Woolwich Township, New Jersey |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (B.S.) Rutgers Law School (J.D.) |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Adam J. Taliaferro (born January 1, 1982) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd district from 2015 to 2022. He is a former American football player whose recovery from a paralyzing spinal cord injury sustained while playing cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions gained national media attention. He served on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders for three years before his 2015 appointment to the New Jersey General Assembly. He served three terms before losing re-election in 2021.