Michael Patrick Carroll (b. April 8 1958, Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996, where he represents the 25th legislative district. He was the Assembly's Republican Parliamentarian from 2002-2006. Carroll serves in the Assembly on the Regulatory Oversight Committee and the Human Services Committee.[1] The April 2003 issue of New Jersey Monthly magazine cited Carroll as the "Most Conservative" member of the New Jersey Legislature. The magazine cited Carroll's "...missionary zeal and his talent for articulating his stances on behalf of individual and property rights, the sanctity of family—including unborn children—and the cult of Reaganism..." in elaborating on their choice.[2] In 2008, his response to a proposed New Jersey resolution about apologizing for slavery was: "But, on a current note, if slavery was the price that a modern American's ancestors had to pay in order to make one an American, one should get down on one's knees every single day and thank the Lord that such price was paid,".[3] An attorney, Carroll was also an adjunct professor at the County College of Morris. Carroll attended the Delbarton School. He graduated with a B.A. in 1980 from Johns Hopkins University in History/Political Science and was awarded a J.D. in 1983 from Rutgers University School of Law at Newark.[1] Married to Sharon Anderson whom he met at a restaurant in her teenage years, and has six children named Sean Michael, James Patrick, Brian Christopher, Jane Eleanor, Benjamin Franklin, and Robert Edward Lee.[4] Carroll was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and currently resides in Morris Township.[5]
District 25
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 25th Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman Richard A. Merkt, and
- Senator Anthony Bucco
References
- ^ a b Assemblyman Carroll's Legislative Website, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 17, 2007.
- ^ Otis, Lauren. "Statehouse Confidential", New Jersey Monthly, April 2006. Accessed August 17, 2007.
- ^ via Associated Press. "New Jersey weighs becoming first northern U.S. state to apologize for slavery", International Herald Tribune', January 1, 2008. Accessed January 2, 2008.
- ^ Michael Patrick Carroll biography. Accessed August 17, 2007.
- ^ Assembly Member Michael Patrick Carroll, Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 17, 2007.
External links
- Assemblyman Carroll's Legislative Website
- Assemblyman Carroll's Campaign Website
- Assembly Member Michael Patrick Carroll, Project Vote Smart
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2006 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
