Editing Hainesport Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Hainesport Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hainesport Township include:
* [[Ben Ijalana]] (born 1989), [[offensive tackle]] who has played in the NFL for the [[Indianapolis Colts]] and the [[New York Jets]]<ref>[https://villanova.com/story.aspx?filename=Ben_Ijalana_Drafted_By_The_Indianapolis_Colts&file_date=4/29/2011 "Ben Ijalana Drafted By The Indianapolis Colts"], [[Villanova Wildcats football]], April 29, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2019. "Ijalana, a native of Hainesport, N.J., and a graduate of Rancocas Valley High School, started all 53 games of his Villanova career and helped the Wildcats to a 40-13 record, three NCAA playoff appearances and the 2009 FCS National Championship."</ref>
* [[Ryan Peters (politician)|Ryan Peters]] (born {{circa|1982}}), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2018 to 2022<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/08c4fe5c-935b-11e7-a2d2-934b2dbe83e7.html "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235449/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/08c4fe5c-935b-11e7-a2d2-934b2dbe83e7.html |date=January 19, 2018 }}, ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket."</ref>
* [[Robert C. Shinn Jr.]] (1937-2023), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[New Jersey's 8th legislative district|8th Legislative District]] from 1985 to 1994, after serving as mayor of Hainesport in 1973 and 1974<ref>Molnar, Linda. [https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/nyregion/new-jersey-q-a-robert-c-shinn-jr-new-approach-at-environmental-dept.html "New Jersey Q & A: Robert C. Shinn Jr.; New Approach at Environmental Dept."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 10, 1994. Accessed August 8, 2022. "Career: Left college to serve in Korea as an Army aircraft and helicopter mechanic, 1956 to 1958; founder and president, Material Handling Systems in Hainesport; holds two U.S. mechanical patents; Hainesport Mayor, 1973 to 1974; Burlington County Freeholder, 1977 to 1985 (served twice as Freeholder director); vice chairman, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, 1978 to 1985; State Assemblyman, 1985 to 1994."</ref>
* [[Jeremiah Trotter]] (born 1977), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] who played in the [[National Football League]] for 12 seasons<ref>Gross, Dan. [https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Trotters_Jersey_block_is_Steelers_Country.html "Trotter's Jersey block is 'Steelers Country'; It could be coincidence, but it seems like a neighbor is trying to stick it to Jeremiah Trotter. This sign is posted across the street from the longtime Eagles linebacker's Hainesport, NJ mansion. Trotter's now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', March 24, 2008. Accessed February 5, 2023.</ref>
* [[Jeremiah Trotter Jr.]] (born 2002), [[American football]] [[linebacker]] for the [[Clemson Tigers football|Clemson Tigers]]<ref>Keepfer, Scott. [https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/sports/college/clemson/2022/10/20/clemson-football-philly-connection-jeremiah-trotter-jr-keith-maguire/69567207007/ "Clemson football’s 'Philly Connection' thriving, even without cheesesteaks and hoagies"], ''[[Greenville News]]'', October 19, 2022. Accessed February 5, 2023. "Maguire, a redshirt junior linebacker at Clemson, represents half of the team’s “Philly Connection,” with the other half being sophomore linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr.... Trotter grew up in Hainesport, New Jersey, a township about half an hour east of where his father starred as a linebacker for the Eagles for eight seasons."</ref>