Kirk W. Conover Explained

Kirk W. Conover
State Assembly1:New Jersey
District1:2nd
Term Start1:June 2003
Term End1:January 10, 2006
Predecessor1:Paul D'Amato
Successor1:Jim Whelan
Term Start2:2000
Term End2:2003
Predecessor2:Dennis Levinson
Successor2:Frank Finnerty
Office3:Member of the
Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
from the 4th district
Term Start3:1981
Term End3:2003
Successor3:Sue Schilling
Birth Date:17 April 1954
Alma Mater:Rutgers University (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MBA)

Kirk W. Conover (born April 17, 1954) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 2nd legislative district from 2003 to 2006. Conover was sworn into the Assembly in June 2003 after selection to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Assemblyman Paul D'Amato. Conover served in the Assembly on the Telecommunications and Utilities and the Tourism and Gaming Committees.

Biography

On Election Day, November 8, 2005, former Atlantic City Mayor Jim Whelan, a Democrat, defeated Republican Conover in the Republican-leaning District.[1]

Assemblyman Conover served on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1981 to 2003, serving as its Chairman in 1992, 1995 and from 2000 to 2003.

Conover graduated with a B.A. from Rutgers University in Economics and was awarded an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in Business Administration. He is a V.P. and Licensed Insurance Producer, Shore Agency, Inc. and a Licensed Realtor, Tilton Real Estate, Inc. Kirk married his wife Nancy in Hawaii in 2000 and has 3 stepsons.

District 2

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 2nd Legislative District are:

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Notes and References

  1. Barlas, Thomas. "2ND DISTRICT ASSEMBLY / WHELAN GOING TO TRENTON / ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY DETERMINE WHO WILL JOIN HIM", The Press of Atlantic City, November 9, 2005. Accessed August 8, 2007. "Unofficial vote totals show Whelan with 27,456 votes. Blee was in second place with 26,433 votes, and Democrat Damon Tyner was in third place with 24,162 votes. Conover brought up the rear with 21,666 votes."