Patrick J. Diegnan

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Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan
Assemblyman Patrick J. Diegnan

Patrick J. Diegnan (born March 19, 1949) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 18th legislative district. He has served in the Assembly as Parliamentarian since 2006.

Diegnan serves in the Assembly on the Higher Education Committee (as Chair), the Education Committee, the Regulated Professions Committee and the Joint Committee on the Public Schools.[1]

Diegnan is a former instructor of law at Middlesex County College. Diegnan was the primary sponsor of Assembly Bill 3331, which creates the certification of Technology Education for teachers.[2]

Diegnan received a B.A. from Seton Hall University in Political Science / Government and was awarded a J.D. from the Seton Hall University School of Law.[1]

He was born in South Plainfield, New Jersey, where he currently resides with his family.[3]

[edit] District 18

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 18th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Assemblyman Diegnan's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 12, 2007.
  2. ^ ASSEMBLY, No. 3331, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 22, 2008.
  3. ^ Assembly Member Patrick J. Diegnan Jr., Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 12, 2007.

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly
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1: Albano (D), Milam (D)
2: Amodeo (R), Polistina (R)
3: Burzichelli (D), Fisher (D)
4: Love (D), Moriarty (D)
5: Cruz-Perez (D), Roberts (D)
6: Greenwald (D), Lampitt (D)
7: Conaway (D), Conners (D)
8: Addiego (R), Rudder (R)
9: Rumpf (R), Van Pelt (R)
10: Holzapfel (R), Wolfe (R)

11: Angelini (R), Rible (R)
12: Casagrande (R), O'Scanlon (R)
13: Handlin (R), Thompson (R)
14: DeAngelo (D), Greenstein (D)
15: Gusciora (D), Watson Coleman (D)
16: Biondi (R), Coyle (R)
17: Chivukula (D), Egan (D)
18: Barnes (D), Diegnan (D)
19: Vas (D), Wisniewski (D)
20: Cohen (D), Cryan (D)

21: Bramnick (R), Munoz (R)
22: Green (D), Stender (D)
23: Doherty (R), Karrow (R)
24: Chiusano (R), McHose (R)
25: Carroll (R), Merkt (R)
26: DeCroce (R), Webber (R)
27: Jasey (D), McKeon (D)
28: Caputo (D), Tucker (D)
29: Coutinho (D), Spencer (D)
30: Dancer (R), Malone (R)

31: Chiappone (D), Smith (D)
32: Prieto (D), Quigley (D)
33: Ramos (D), Rodriguez (D)
34: Giblin (D), Oliver (D)
35: Evans (D), Pou (D)
36: Scalera (D), Schaer (D)
37: Huttle (D), Johnson (D)
38: Voss (D), Wagner (D)
39: Rooney (R), Vandervalk (R)
40: Rumana (R), Russo (R)
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