Jamel Holley | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 20th District | |
| In office January 21, 2015 – January 11, 2022 Serving with Annette Quijano | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Cryan |
| Succeeded by | Reginald Atkins |
| Mayor of Roselle, New Jersey | |
| In office January 1, 2012 – January 21, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Garrett Smith |
| Succeeded by | Christine Dansereau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamel Curtis Holley September 13, 1979 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Roselle, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Website | www |
Jamel Curtis Holley (born September 13, 1979) is an American Democratic Party politician from the state of New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 20th Legislative District from 2015 to 2022. He is the first African American to represent the district, serving out the unexpired term of former Assemblyman and now State Senator Joseph Cryan, and formerly served as councilman and then mayor of Roselle, New Jersey; at age 32, he was the borough's youngest-ever mayor.[1][2][3] In 2021, Holley unsuccessfully challenged Cryan in the June 2021 New Jersey State Senate primary, losing by 29 points. Two years later, Holley attempted a comeback and unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Mayor Donald Shaw in the Roselle Mayoral Democratic primary and lost by 2 points.
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- ^ "Elected Officials - Mayor Jamel Holley". Borough of Roselle, NJ. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016.[self-published source]