Sterley Stanley
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 27, 2021
Serving with Robert Karabinchak
Preceded byNancy Pinkin
Personal details
Born (1966-06-24) June 24, 1966
Karnataka, India
Political partyDemocratic
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Sterley Stanley (born June 24, 1966)[1] is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 18th district. He assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin.

Early life

Born in Karnataka, India, Stanley he emigrated as a child to Brooklyn,[2] where he graduated from Xaverian High School in 1984.[3] He later relocated to East Brunswick, New Jersey.[4]

Career

Prior to entering politics, he worked in the insurance and financial services industry before retiring to run for state assembly. Assemblyman Stanley began his career in politics when he was elected to serve as a member of the East Brunswick Town Council where he also served as Council President.

New Jersey General Assembly

He was chosen by a special convention of Democratic Party county committee members to the New Jersey General Assembly and assumed office on January 27, 2021, succeeding Nancy Pinkin, who had resigned from office to assume the office of County Clerk for Middlesex County.[5][6] Despite containing the largest concentration of Asian American's in New Jersey, Assemblyman Stanley is the first Asian legislator to be elected to represent the 18th Legislative district.[4]

District 18

New Jersey's 18th Legislative District represents the municipalities of Edison, Metuchen, Highland Park, East Brunswick, South River and Milltown in the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey State Senate.[7] Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 18th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sterley S. Stanley (D)". www.njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  2. ↑ Duttagupta, Ishani. "Sterley Stanley is third Indian-American in New Jersey assembly", The Times of India, September 5, 2021. Accessed December 5, 2023. "He was born in Karnataka and immigrated to Brooklyn, NY, at a young age."
  3. ↑ "Candidate Profile: Sterley Stanley, East Brunswick Town Council". East Brunswick, NJ Patch. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  4. 1 2 Oscar (2021-01-28). "NEW NJ ASSEMBLYMAN STERLY STANLEY (LD18)". Americano Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  5. ↑ "Sterley Stanley elected to State Assembly in 18th district by wide margin". New Jersey Globe. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  6. ↑ "Sterley Stanley". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  7. ↑ "NJ Legislature". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  8. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 18, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
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