John F. McKeon | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 27th district |
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Assumed office January 8, 2002 Serving with Mila Jasey |
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Preceded by |
Nia Gill LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. |
Mayor of West Orange, New Jersey | |
In office July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Samuel A. Spina |
Succeeded by | Robert D. Parisi |
Personal details | |
Born |
Montclair, New Jersey |
June 3, 1958
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Anne Mader McKeon |
Children | three |
Residence | West Orange, New Jersey |
Alma mater |
Muhlenberg College (B.A.) Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D.) |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Legislative web page |
John F. McKeon (born June 3, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 27th Legislative District, which covers the western portion of Essex County. He has served in the Assembly as a Deputy Speaker, Majority Whip, Assistant Majority Leader, and Assistant Majority Whip 2004-05. He is also a former mayor of the Township of West Orange.
Born in Montclair, New Jersey on June 3, 1958, McKeon was raised in Orange and West Orange. He is a graduate of West Orange Mountain High School.
McKeon received a B.A. in 1980 from Muhlenberg College cum laude in history and was awarded a J.D. in 1983 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. At graduation, he was the recipient of the Peter Rodino Law Society Outstanding Student Award. He then served as judicial clerk to Joseph M. Thuring, Superior Court of New Jersey, Hudson County and as a legislative aide to Representative Joseph Minish. McKeon is a former legislative counsel to Senator Richard Codey and counsel to the West Orange Board of Adjustment.