Gloria Decker
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Gloria A. Decker | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Phillipsburg, New Jersey | |
| In office 1992–1996 | |
| Preceded by | James A. Bianchi |
| Succeeded by | Thomas W. Corcoran |
| Deputy Mayor of Phillipsburg | |
| In office 1989–1992 | |
| President of the Warren County Democratic Party | |
| In office 1972–1994 | |
| Executive director of the New Jersey Lottery Commission | |
| In office 1977–1982 | |
| Commissioner of the Warren County Board of Taxation | |
| In office 1972–1974 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1933 |
| Political party | Democrat 1972-1994 Republican 1994-Present |
| Occupation | Mayor |
Gloria A. Decker (born 1933) is a New Jersey Democratic Party politician who served as mayor of Phillipsburg and as executive director of the New Jersey State Lottery Commission. She switched to the Republican Party in 1994.
She attended Churchman's Business College.[1] Decker became active in politics in 1953 when Democrat Robert B. Meyner, a Phillipsburg resident, ran successfully for governor. She served as vice chair of the Warren County Young Democrats and served on the Warren County Democratic Committee. She was an alternate delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention. In the 1960s, she was elected to the Phillipsburg Board of Education.[2]
Decker was elected Warren County Democratic Chairman in a 1972 special election following the resignation of Arthur W. Paini.[3] Decker was a Commissioner of the Warren County Board of Taxation from 1972 to 1974. She was among the early supporters of Brendan Byrne for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1973.[4] Byrne appointed her to serve as the executive director of the New Jersey Lottery Commission in 1977; she held that post until the end of the Byrne administration in 1982.
She was the vice president and general manager of Games Production, Inc.[5] from 1982 to 1984, and a lottery consultant for G Tech Corp. from 1984 to 1986.[6]
Decker was the deputy mayor of Phillipsburg from 1989 to 1992, and the mayor of Phillipsburg from 1992 to 1996. Elected as a Democrat, she switched parties in 1994 and lost re-election in 1995 running as a Republican.[7] Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed her to serve as executive director of the New Jersey Real Estate Commission in 1996; she held that post until 2002. She has served as a commissioner of the Warren County Board of Elections since 2001.[8]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Gloria A. Decker". njrealtypartners.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Staples, James M. (5 November 1972). "Woman Politician Enjoys Both Roles". New York Times.
- ↑ Staples, James M. (5 November 1972). "Woman Politician Enjoys Both Roles". New York Times.
- ↑ Aron, Michael. "Interview with Brendan T. Byrne b" (PDF). Center on the American Governor, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Rutgers University. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Pichirallo, Joe (26 January 1984). "District Takes Over Managing of Lottery". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Gloria A. Decker". njrealtypartners.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Novak, Melanie (16 March 1995). "Mayor Decker Seeks Re-election". The Morning Call. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Gloria A. Decker". njrealtypartners.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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