John A. Sweeney

John A. Sweeney
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District
In office
January 8, 1974 – January 13, 1976
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJim Saxton
Personal details
Born (1941-11-06) November 6, 1941 (age 83)
Trenton, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

John A. Sweeney (born November 6, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician who served a single two-year term in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District from 1974 to 1976.[1][2]

A resident of Florence Township, New Jersey, Sweeney graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law. After serving in the General Assembly, Sweeney served as the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement before serving for eight years as the Assignment Judge in Burlington County, New Jersey. He was appointed by Stuart Rabner, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, to serve a term expiring in February 2021 on the Council on Local Mandates, and has served as the council's acting chair.[3]

Until the election of Democrat Andrea Katz in 2023, Sweeney had been the only Democrat to have been elected to represent the 8th district. Sweeney had been elected for a single term in 1973, which saw a Democratic wave after the Watergate scandal.[4]

  1. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 4, 1973 · Page 16". Newspapers.com. 1973-11-04. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  2. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 5, 1975 · Page 8". Newspapers.com. 1975-11-05. Retrieved 2017-12-24.
  3. ^ Council Members, New Jersey Council on Local Mandates. Accessed December 24, 2017. "The Acting Chair of the Council is Hon. John A. Sweeney, Florence (Appointed by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, term expires February 1, 2021), Assignment Judge of Burlington County from 2000 until his retirement in 2008. A graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law, Judge Sweeney previously served a term in the New Jersey General Assembly, was Chief Counsel to Governor Florio, and later Director of the Division of Gaming Enforcement."
  4. ^ Wildstein, David (November 14, 2023). "Katz defeats Umba for 8th district Assembly seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved December 12, 2023.