Tony Jordan (politician)
Tony Jordan | |
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District Attorney of Washington County | |
Assumed office January 2014 | |
Preceded by | Kevin C. Kortright |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 113th district | |
In office January 2009 – November 2013 | |
Preceded by | Roy McDonald |
Succeeded by | Carrie Woerner |
Personal details | |
Born | J. Anthony Jordan December 4, 1967 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Wendy Skellie |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Greenwich, New York, U.S. |
Profession | lawyer, politician |
Website | Official website |
J. Anthony Jordan[1] (born December 4, 1967) is an American politician and former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 113th Assembly District from 2009-2013. He is the District Attorney of Washington County, New York.
Jordan received a bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1986. He earned a law degree (magna cum laude) from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995. He was a partner in the law firm of Jordan & Kelly LLC. Prior to being elected, he served part-time as Assistant District Attorney in Washington County.[2]
In 2008, he was elected to replace Assemblyman Roy McDonald, who was running for the New York State Senate. Jordan won his November 2008 general election with 57 percent of the vote[3][4] and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election.[5][6]
In April 2013, Jordan announced he would run for Washington County District Attorney.[7] On November 5, 2013, Jordan ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independent Party lines[8] defeating incumbent District Attorney Kevin Kortright who ran on the Democratic line.[9]
Jordan resides near Greenwich, New York. He and his wife Wendy Jordan (née Skellie) have four children.[2]
References[]
- ^ "2009 New Assembly Members" (PDF). New York State Assembly. 2009.
- ^ a b "Carrie Woerner - Assembly District 113 | New York State Assembly".
- ^ "Election Results 2008: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2008.
- ^ "Assembly Election Returns: November 4, 2008" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2008.
- ^ "Election Results 2010: New York State Legislature". The New York Times. 2010.
- ^ "Assembly Election Returns: November 2, 2010" (PDF). New York State Board of Elections. 2010.
- ^ "Tony Jordan will run for Washington County district attorney". Glens Falls Post-Star.
- ^ "Jordan gets Conservative Party line with primary win in race for Washington County district attorney".
- ^ http://www.news10.com/story/23890462/tony-jordan-elected-new-washington-county-da
External links[]
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- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) Republicans
- University of Notre Dame alumni
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni
- 21st-century American politicians