Robert M. Gordon

Robert M. Gordon DEMDemocrat

New Jersey State Senator

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Robert M. GordonDEMDemocrat New Jersey State Senator
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Robert M. "Bob" Gordon (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician serving as a commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. Prior to being commissioner, Gordon was a Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from January 8, 2008 to April 4, 2018 representing the 38th Legislative District. He also served in the General Assembly from 2004 to 2008.

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Education6 - 6 of 4
The University of the Arts
The Wharton School
University of California, Berkeley
Williams College
Past Positions1 - 19 of 19
Public Utilities Commissioner
State of New Jersey
2018 - Current
Senator
New Jersey State Senate
2008 - 2018
Majority Conference Leader
New Jersey State Senate
2012 - 2017
Assembly Member
New Jersey State Assembly
2004 - 2007
Speaker
New Jersey State Assembly
2006
Member
Fair Lawn Borough Council
1986 - 1995
Member
Fair Lawn Planning Board
1986 - 1995
Mayor
Fair Lawn Borough
1988 - 1991
Member
Wharton Club of New Jersey
Senior Vice President
Avison Young Commercial Real Estate
2015 - Current
Founder
The Goldfinch Group
2010 - 2015
Co-Founder
Emergency Management Advisors, Limited Liability Corporation, present
1998 - 2005
Management Consultant
APM Management Consultants
1994 - 1998
Managing Consultant
Amherst Group Limited
1991 - 1992
Aide
New Jersey Office of the Governor
1990 - 1991
Consultant
Partnership for New Jersey
1989 - 1990
Vice President
Morris Gordon Yarns
1984 - 1989
Manager
A.T. Kearney
1979 - 1983
Analyst
United States Congressional Budget Office
1975 - 1977
Other Experience1 - 17 of 17
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
1988
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
1992
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2008
Delegate
Democratic National Convention
2012
Chair
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
1993 - 1998
Commissioner
Fair Lawn Fire Board
1986 - 1995
Co-Founder
River Road (Fair Lawn) Improvement Corporation
Former Board Member
Barnert Hospital
Member
Wharton Healthcare Management Association
Member
New Jersey Red Tape Review Commission
2015 - Current
Chair
Fair Lawn Ethics Board
1999 - 2003
Former Chair
Legislative Oversight Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member
Health and Senior Services Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member
Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Transportation Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Vice Chair
Environment and Solid Waste Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
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