Dennis Levinson
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Dennis Levinson is the County Executive
of Atlantic County
, New Jersey
. Levinson is currently serving his third term as County Executive, the highest elected office in Atlantic County. He took office in January 2000.
. He was first elected to the Board in 1986 and served as Vice Chairman in 1988, 1991 and 1992. Mr. Levinson was elected Chairman of the Board in 1994, 1996 and 1997.
Prior to his election to the Board of Freeholders he served as a Councilmember in the city of Northfield
from 1982 to 1986.
County executive
A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States.The executive may be an elected or an appointed position...
of Atlantic County
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. Levinson is currently serving his third term as County Executive, the highest elected office in Atlantic County. He took office in January 2000.
Biography
Mr. Levinson served four terms as Freeholder-at-Large on Atlantic County's Board of Chosen FreeholdersBoard of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
. He was first elected to the Board in 1986 and served as Vice Chairman in 1988, 1991 and 1992. Mr. Levinson was elected Chairman of the Board in 1994, 1996 and 1997.
Prior to his election to the Board of Freeholders he served as a Councilmember in the city of Northfield
Northfield, New Jersey
Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 8,624.Northfield was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township...
from 1982 to 1986.