Jack Collins (politician)

Jack Collins
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 9, 1996 – January 8, 2002
Preceded byChuck Haytaian
Succeeded byAlbio Sires
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 3rd district
In office
January 14, 1986 – January 8, 2002
Serving with Gary Stuhltrager
Preceded byMartin A. Herman
Thomas A. Pankok
Succeeded byJohn J. Burzichelli
Douglas H. Fisher
Personal details
Born (1943-06-25) June 25, 1943 (age 81)
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBetsy
Children4
Alma materGlassboro State College (BA, MA)
Rutgers University, Camden (JD)

John Collins (born June 25, 1943) is an American college basketball coach, educator, lawyer, and a Republican Party politician from New Jersey.[1] He was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 until 2002, making him the longest serving speaker in Assembly history.[2]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19970205114135/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html/collins.htm [bare URL]
  2. ^ Parmley, Suzette. "Jack Collins says farewell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, January 8, 2002. "Collins, the longest-serving Assembly speaker in state history..."