James Wallwork
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James Harold Wallwork is an American Republican Party
politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and twice sought the Republican nomination for Governor.
Wallwork grew up in Montclair, New Jersey
and was a 1952 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was 13th in his class of 525. He attended the General Staff War College, where he finished first in his class of 400, and the Army Engineering School. He was the Company Commander of a Combat Engineer Company with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He served as a Major in the Army National Guard.
He was elected to the Republican County Committee in Montclair in 1957, and served as an aide to Assemblyman C. Robert Sarcone, the Assembly Minority Leader, in 1963. He was an owner of Wallwork Bros., a plumbing, heating and refrigeration supply company.
He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly
in 1963, but lost his bid for re-election in 1965, the casualty of a Democratic Governor Richard J. Hughes
' landslide re-election.
In 1967, Wallwork was elected to the New Jersey State Senate. Five Senators were elected from Essex County, and Wallwork and his running mates were victorious against the Democratic incumbents.
He was re-elected in 1971, 19733 and 1977. His running mate was Assemblyman, later Governor, Thomas Kean
.
Wallwork sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey
in 1981, but finished fourth in the GOP primary with 16% of the vote. He lost to Kean, who won the general election. During the campaign, Wallwork was reported to be the subject of an attempted assassination at a Veterans Administration hospital by a gunman disguidsed as a surgeon. The incident was deteremined by the FBI to be a hoax. In an unrelated indictment, federal prosecutors stated that the hospital chief of security had staged the attempt.
Kean appointed him to serve as a Commissioner of the Bistate Waterfront Commission.
In 1993, Wallwork again ran for Governor, finishing third in the GOP primary with 24%. The winner was Christine Todd Whitman
.
He married the former Lark Lataner of Orange, New Jersey in 1965. They have one daughter, Lyric Wallwork Winik, a writer who works for Parade magazine.
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politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and twice sought the Republican nomination for Governor.
Wallwork grew up in Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 38,977 people, 15,020 households, and 9,687 families residing in the township. The population density was 6,183.6 people per square mile . There were 15,531 housing units at an average density of 2,464.0 per square mile...
and was a 1952 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was 13th in his class of 525. He attended the General Staff War College, where he finished first in his class of 400, and the Army Engineering School. He was the Company Commander of a Combat Engineer Company with the Army of Occupation in Germany. He served as a Major in the Army National Guard.
He was elected to the Republican County Committee in Montclair in 1957, and served as an aide to Assemblyman C. Robert Sarcone, the Assembly Minority Leader, in 1963. He was an owner of Wallwork Bros., a plumbing, heating and refrigeration supply company.
He was elected to 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...
in 1963, but lost his bid for re-election in 1965, the casualty of a Democratic Governor Richard J. Hughes
Richard J. Hughes
Richard Joseph Hughes was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 45th Governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970, and as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973–1979...
' landslide re-election.
In 1967, Wallwork was elected to the New Jersey State Senate. Five Senators were elected from Essex County, and Wallwork and his running mates were victorious against the Democratic incumbents.
He was re-elected in 1971, 19733 and 1977. His running mate was Assemblyman, later Governor, 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...
.
Wallwork sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
in 1981, but finished fourth in the GOP primary with 16% of the vote. He lost to Kean, who won the general election. During the campaign, Wallwork was reported to be the subject of an attempted assassination at a Veterans Administration hospital by a gunman disguidsed as a surgeon. The incident was deteremined by the FBI to be a hoax. In an unrelated indictment, federal prosecutors stated that the hospital chief of security had staged the attempt.
Kean appointed him to serve as a Commissioner of the Bistate Waterfront Commission.
In 1993, Wallwork again ran for Governor, finishing third in the GOP primary with 24%. The winner was Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd Whitman
Christine Todd "Christie" Whitman is an American Republican politician and author who served as the 50th Governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001, and was the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration of President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. She was New...
.
He married the former Lark Lataner of Orange, New Jersey in 1965. They have one daughter, Lyric Wallwork Winik, a writer who works for Parade magazine.