Pat Schuber Explained

Pat Schuber
Office:Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Term Start:July 1, 2011
Term End:July 2, 2017
Predecessor:Anthony Coscia
Successor:Kevin J. O'Toole
Term Start1:January 1, 1991
Term End1:December 31, 2003
Predecessor1:William D. McDowell
Successor1:Dennis McNerney
State Assembly2:New Jersey
District2:38th
Alongside2:Louis F. Kosco and Patrick J. Roma
Term Start2:January 12, 1982
Term End2:December 31, 1990
Predecessor2:John B. Paolella
Successor2:Rose Marie Heck
Office3:Mayor of Bogota
Term Start3:1980
Term End3:1984
Predecessor3:Eugene J. Brophy
Successor3:Alex F. Kelemen
Birth Date:15 April 1947
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Fordham University (BA, JD)

William "Pat" Schuber (born April 15, 1947) is an American Republican Party politician who served as Mayor of Bogota, represented the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly and served 12 years as the Bergen County Executive

Background

Born on April 15, 1947, Schuber graduated from Bogota High School.[1]

Schuber received a BA from Fordham University and was awarded a JD from the Fordham University School of Law. He has been a senior lecturer on the faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University

Political offices

Schuber served as Mayor of Bogota for four years from 1980 until 1984.[2] He represented the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1990 and served 12 years as the Bergen County Executive.[3] [4] [5]

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Schuber was appointed to a six-year term on the board of commissioners of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) by Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie in July 2011.[6] [7] [8] He is one of several PANYNJ personnel subpoenaed by the New Jersey Legislature panel investigating the Fort Lee lane closure scandal.[9] Testimony given in September 2016 by federal prosecution witness David Wildstein claims that Schuber was aware the lane closures were planned.[10] [11] In February 2017, it was announced that Kevin J. O'Toole would succeed him as commissioner.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=f2ckAQAAIAAJ&q=%22WILLIAM+P.+SCHUBER+,+REP+.+,+BOGOTA%22 Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1990
  2. Web site: Former Mayors of Bogota .
  3. http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1199 William "Pat" Schuber, Esq., BA, JD
  4. Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual: State of New Jersey (2007), Skinder-Strauss Associates, , p. 325. .
  5. Web site: DeCotiis : William P. Schuber . 2014-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223233335/http://www.decotiislaw.com/people/william-p-schuber . February 23, 2014 . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Former Bergen County executive assumes role on Port Authority Board of Commissioners. NJ.com. July 29, 2011. November 18, 2017.
  7. Web site: The Port Authority of NY & NJ. www.PANYNJ.gov. November 18, 2017.
  8. Web site: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey . https://web.archive.org/web/20161123023218/http://corpinfo.panynj.gov/pages/william-pat-schuber-esq-ba-jd/ . November 23, 2016 .
  9. News: Baxter . Christopher . Christie bridge scandal: Recipients of 18 new subpoenas revealed . The Star-Ledger . February 10, 2014 . February 10, 2014.
  10. Web site: Wildstein: Christie Port Authority appointee was told about Bridgegate scheme. NJ.com. September 26, 2016. November 18, 2017.
  11. http://www.northjersey.com/news/bridgegate-trial-wildstein-testifies-traffic-plans-weren-t-secret-says-he-tipped-off-christie-aides-ex-county-exec-1.1666870
  12. Arco, Matt. "Christie appoints longtime loyalist to Port Authority board", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 27, 2017. Accessed February 28, 2017. "Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday Sen. Kevin O'Toole, a lawmaker who has long been loyal to him, will serve on the Port Authority's board of commissioners. O'Toole (R-Essex) announced in January he won't seek re-election to his Senate seat after serving as a legislator for more than two decades. Christie's office announced his longtime ally would replace outgoing Commissioner Pat Schuber."