James J. Barry Jr
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| James J Barry Jr | |
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| In office 1982 – 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Levin |
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| Born | November 5, 1946 Orange, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Leslie Breuninger |
| James J Barry Jr | |
| In office 1975 – 1982 |
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| Succeeded by | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen |
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| Born | November 5, 1946 Orange, NJ |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Leslie Breuninger |
James J Barry (November 5, 1946 in Orange, New Jersey) is a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former Director of the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs under Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean.
Spending the bulk of his childhood growing up at Mount Kemble Lake in New Vernon, New Jersey, he attended Harding Township School through 8th grade. Graduating in 1960, he moved on to Morristown High School, where he graduated from in 1964.
In 1964, James left New Jersey for Kansas City as a student at Park College (now Park University), in Parkville, Missouri, where he would later be awarded the "Distinguished Alumni Award". James graduated in 1969 with a BA in Sociology.
[edit] Government service
Following College, James entered the world of politics. In 1975 he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly representing New Jersey's 23rd district. James won re-election for four consecutive terms in office before accepting a gubernatorial appointment in 1982 from the newly elected Governor Thomas Kean to the post of Director of Consumer Affairs. He served throughout the Kean administration's two terms at which point he moved to the private sector.
While in the State Assembly, James served on the Appropriations Committee, the Joint Appropriations Committee, the Agriculture and Environment Committee and several special committees.
As New Jersey's Director of Consumer Affairs, Barry's accomplishments included implementation of the Automobile Lemon Law and the Plain Language Law, restructuring the Bureau of Securities, winning more than six million dollars for New Jersey consumers in a defective transmission case and the establishment of an auto repair fraud unit. He served a term as President of the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and President of the National Coalition for Consumer Education.
[edit] Later life
Following positions at CNBC, Pinpoint Retailers, Strategic Relations and Ned Ward Realtors, James moved on to a position as Manager of the New Vernon office of Weichert Realtors "Capital Properties" division.
Beyond his position at Weichert Realtors, James is the Chairman of the Morris Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), the President of the Washington Association of New Jersey (WANJ) and the longtime President of the Harding Township Republicans Club.
James currently resides in Harding Township, New Jersey with his wife Leslie Breuninger and two children, a boy, Adrian James (b. 1987) and a girl, Caitlin Knowles (b. 1985)
