Sterley Stanley
Sterley Stanley | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district | |
Assumed office January 27, 2021 Serving with Robert Karabinchak | |
Preceded by | Nancy Pinkin |
Personal details | |
Born | India | June 24, 1966
Political party | Democratic |
Sterley Stanley (born June 24, 1966)[1] is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district. He assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin.
Early life[]
Born in India, Stanley was raised in Brooklyn, where he graduated from Xaverian High School in 1984.[2] He later relocated to East Brunswick, New Jersey.[3]
Career[]
Prior to entering politics, he worked as an insurance broker and a financial services representative for Mass Mutual New Jersey. He was also a sales representative for MetLife. Stanley served as a member of the East Brunswick Town Council from 2017 to 2021.
New Jersey General Assembly[]
He was chosen by a special convention of Democratic Party county committee members to the New Jersey General Assembly and assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin, who had resigned from office to become the County Clerk of Middlesex County.[4][5] Stanley is the first legislator of South Asian descent to represent his district.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Sterley S. Stanley (D)". www.njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Candidate Profile: Sterley Stanley, East Brunswick Town Council". East Brunswick, NJ Patch. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ a b Oscar (2021-01-28). "NEW NJ ASSEMBLYMAN STERLY STANLEY (LD18)". Americano Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Sterley Stanley elected to State Assembly in 18th district by wide margin". New Jersey Globe. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "Sterley Stanley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- Living people
- 1966 births
- Members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey city council members
- New Jersey Democrats
- People from East Brunswick, New Jersey
- People from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- 21st-century American politicians
- Indian emigrants to the United States
- American politicians of Indian descent
- People from Brooklyn