Walter J. Kavanaugh

Walter J. Kavanaugh
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 13, 1998 – January 8, 2008
Preceded byJohn H. Ewing
Succeeded byKip Bateman
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 16th district
In office
January 13, 1976 – January 13, 1998
Preceded byVictor A. Rizzolo
Succeeded byPeter J. Biondi
Personal details
Born(1933-06-30)June 30, 1933
Bound Brook, New Jersey
DiedJanuary 9, 2008(2008-01-09) (aged 74)
Somerville, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame (BSc)

Walter J. Kavanaugh (June 30, 1933 – January 9, 2008) was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Legislature for 32 years, representing the 16th Legislative District. He died just two days after leaving the State Senate, having declined to run for re-election in 2007.[1][2] His 32 years of service in the legislature made him the seventh-longest serving legislator in state history.[3]

  1. ^ "Long-serving lawmaker Kavanaugh is dead at 74", The Star-Ledger, January 10, 2008.
  2. ^ Gohlke, Josh. "Senate exodus: Why so many are retiring", The Record (Bergen County), April 1, 2007. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  3. ^ Governor Corzine Orders Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff In Honor of Senator Walter Kavanaugh, Governor of New Jersey press release dated January 11, 2008. Accessed January 13, 2008.