Celeste Riley

Celeste Riley
Cumberland County Clerk
Assumed office
January 1, 2015
Preceded byGloria Noto
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 3rd district
In office
March 19, 2009 – January 1, 2015
Serving with John J. Burzichelli
Preceded byDouglas H. Fisher
Succeeded byAdam Taliaferro
Personal details
Born (1960-02-04) February 4, 1960 (age 64)
Cumberland County, New Jersey
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRichard Dawson
Children5
ResidenceBridgeton, New Jersey
Alma materLa Salle University (B.A.)
Drexel University (M.S.)
WebsiteLegislative web page

Celeste M. Riley (born February 4, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who currently serves as the Clerk of Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2009 to 2015, where she represented the 3rd legislative district. Riley is the first woman to represent this district in the New Jersey Legislature.