Glen Gilmore

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Glen D. Gilmore (b. 1963, Manville, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician who is the former Mayor of Hamilton Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States.

On March 28, 2007, Gilmore announced that he would seek a third term in office, and will face Republican Party candidate John Bencivengo in the November general election.[1]

On November 6, 2007 Glen Gilmore lost the mayoral race to John Bencivengo.

As mayor, Gilmore is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition[2], a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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Gilmore was served as Mayor of Hamilton Township since November of 1999, when he won election in his first attempt at public office.[3] He succeeded former Hamilton mayor, Jack Rafferty.

Gilmore enlisted in the United States Army after graduating from high school and underwent basic training at Fort Knox immediately upon graduation from high school. He graduated from the Army Airborne School at Fort Benning.[3]

Gilmore attended Rutgers University for his undergraduate studies and Widener University School of Law.[3]

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United States Army Portal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gilmore gears up for re-election run, The Times of Trenton, March 28, 2007.
  2. ^ Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members.
  3. ^ a b c The biography of Mayor Glen D. Gilmore, accessed April 7, 2007.

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