Alan Karcher

Alan Karcher
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 19th district
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 9, 1990
Serving with George Otlowski
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJim McGreevey
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 12, 1982 – January 14, 1986
Preceded byChristopher Jackman
Succeeded byChuck Hardwick
Personal details
Born(1943-05-19)May 19, 1943
New Brunswick, New Jersey
DiedJuly 26, 1999(1999-07-26) (aged 56)
Neptune Township, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

Alan J. Karcher (May 19, 1943 – July 26, 1999)[1] was an American Democratic Party politician whose highest office was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was a member of the Assembly from 1974 to 1990 and was a one-time candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New Jersey.[2]

  1. ^ Social Security Death Index via Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ Kerr, Peter. "Noted Maverick Fights To Be Jersey Governor", The New York Times, March 13, 1989. Accessed October 12, 2007.