Gary Stuhltrager
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Gary W. Stuhltrager is an American
Republican Party
politician who served eight terms in the New Jersey General Assembly
, from 1986 to 2002, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District.
Stuhltrager earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University
and was awarded a law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Camden. An attorney by profession, Stuhltrager served on the Deptford Township
Board of Education in 1979 and 1980 and on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders
from 1984 to 1986.
Riding the coattails of Governor of New Jersey
Thomas Kean
in 1985, Stuhltrager and his running mate Jack Collins
knocked off Democratic incumbents Martin Herman
and Thomas Pankok, helping give the Republicans control of the General Assembly for the first time in more than a decade. Stuhltrager was re-elected to seven additional two-year terms, each time together with Collins. He served in the Assembly on the Policy and Regulatory Oversight and was the Majority Parliamentarian starting in 1996.
As part of a series of bills introduced in the Assembly in 1992 to make it harder for New Jersey courts to overturn death sentence convictions when imposing capital punishment in New Jersey
, Stuhltrager introduced legislation that would prevent the introduction of evidence regarding the method used for capital punishment during trials, as part of an effort to close off "another avenue for overturning death-penalty sentences". In May 1996, Stuhltrager criticized efforts to delay the imposition of the death penalty, saying "If you're going to have it, do it".
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician who served eight terms in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
, from 1986 to 2002, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District.
Stuhltrager earned his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
and was awarded a law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Camden. An attorney by profession, Stuhltrager served on the Deptford Township
Deptford Township, New Jersey
Deptford Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 30,561....
Board of Education in 1979 and 1980 and on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
from 1984 to 1986.
Riding the coattails of Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
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Thomas Kean
Thomas Kean
Thomas Howard Kean is an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 48th Governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. Kean is best known globally, however, for his 2002 appointment as Chairman of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, widely known as the...
in 1985, Stuhltrager and his running mate Jack Collins
Jack Collins (politician)
John "Jack" Collins has been an American college basketball coach, educator, lawyer, and a Republican Party politician from New Jersey...
knocked off Democratic incumbents Martin Herman
Martin Herman
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and Thomas Pankok, helping give the Republicans control of the General Assembly for the first time in more than a decade. Stuhltrager was re-elected to seven additional two-year terms, each time together with Collins. He served in the Assembly on the Policy and Regulatory Oversight and was the Majority Parliamentarian starting in 1996.
As part of a series of bills introduced in the Assembly in 1992 to make it harder for New Jersey courts to overturn death sentence convictions when imposing capital punishment in New Jersey
Capital punishment in New Jersey
Capital punishment in New Jersey is currently forbidden by law, after Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine passed a law abolishing the practice in 2007. It was in effect from 1982 to 2007, though no individuals were executed under the revised provision that covered cases of murder...
, Stuhltrager introduced legislation that would prevent the introduction of evidence regarding the method used for capital punishment during trials, as part of an effort to close off "another avenue for overturning death-penalty sentences". In May 1996, Stuhltrager criticized efforts to delay the imposition of the death penalty, saying "If you're going to have it, do it".