Adam Taliaferro
| Adam J. Taliaferro | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 3rd district |
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Assumed office January 29, 2015 Serving with John J. Burzichelli |
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| Preceded by | Celeste Riley |
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January 1, 1982 Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Woolwich Township, New Jersey |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Adam J. Taliaferro (born January 1, 1982) is an American politician in the state of New Jersey and a former American football player whose recovery from a paralyzing spinal cord injury sustained while playing cornerback for the Penn State Nittany Lions gained national media attention.
Growing up in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, he was a standout running back and cornerback for the Eastern High School Vikings. In two years of varsity football at Eastern High School, he averaged 9.4 yards per carry, racking up 62 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Taliaferro was also a four-year varsity starter in basketball, and set his school's record in the high jump at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m).
Taliaferro currently serves in the New Jersey General Assembly from the Third Legislative District which covers portions of South Jersey. A Democrat, he was appointed to the seat in January 2015 after having served on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders for three years. Taliaferro was elected to his first full two-year term in the Assembly in November 2015.
In 2000, Taliaferro joined the Penn State Nittany Lions football team as one of the top-rated freshmen of their 2000 recruiting class. Taliaferro earned playing time as a true freshman for Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions, despite Paterno's well-documented tendency to redshirt freshman players.
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