Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

===Politicians and public officials===
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* [[John F. Amodeo]] (born 1950), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], where he represented the [[New Jersey's 2nd legislative district|2nd Legislative District]] from 2008 to 2014<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=UHInAQAAMAAJ&q=%22John+F.+Amodeo%22+camden ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2008''], p. 255. E. J. Mullin, 2008. Accessed December 4, 2022 "John F. Amodeo, Rep., Margate - Mr. Amodeo was born Aug. 1, 1950, in Camden and raised on Absecon Island. He attended Margate schools and is a graduate of St. Augustine Prep."</ref>
* [[Rob Andrews]] (born 1957), U.S. representative for [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]], served 1990–2014<ref>Benson, Josh. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/28/nyregion/a-spoiler-is-lurking-south-of-trenton.html "A Spoiler Is Lurking South Of Trenton"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 28, 2004. Accessed August 22, 2018. "Just ask Representative Rob Andrews, the hyper-talented son of Camden who ran for governor in 1997 as the anointed champion of the South Jersey Democratic machine."</ref><ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000210 Andrews, Robert Ernest, (1957 – )], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 12, 2018. "Andrews, Robert Ernest, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., August 4, 1957"</ref>
* [[David Baird Jr.]] (1881–1955), U.S. Senator from 1929 to 1930, unsuccessful Republican nominee for governor in 1931<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1955/03/01/archives/david-baird-jr-exsenator-dies-jersey-c-0-p-leader-was-president-of.html "David Baird Jr., Ex-Senator, Dies — Jersey G.O.P. Leader Was President of Lumber and Insurance Companies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 1, 1955. Accessed October 22, 2013. "Mr. Baird was born in Camden."</ref>
* [[David Baird Sr.]] (1839–1927), [[United States Senator]] from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000052 Baird, David, (1839–1927)], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed April 5, 2016.</ref>
* [[Arthur Barclay (American politician)|Arthur Barclay]] (born 1982), politician currently serving on the Camden City Council. Formerly represented the [[New Jersey's 5th legislative district|5th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 2016 to 2018.<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=377 Assemblyman Arthur Barclay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812030828/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=377 |date=August 12, 2016 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed August 18, 2016.</ref>
* [[U. E. Baughman]] (1905–1978), head of [[United States Secret Service]] from 1948 to 1961<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rw4wAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uwUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1606,2313965&dq=baughman+camden+secret+service&hl=en "Ex-Secret Service Head Dead At 73"], ''[[Ocala Star-Banner]]'', November 7, 1978. Accessed October 22, 2013. "A native of Camden, Baughman started his Secret Service career as a clerk-stenographer in the Philadelphia office in 1927 and qualified as an agent by going out on investigations to gain experience."</ref>
* [[William J. Browning]] (1850–1920), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], 1911–1920<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000961 William John Browning], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 16, 2007.</ref>
* [[William T. Cahill]] (1912–1996), politician who served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1958–1970) and as [[Governor of New Jersey]] (1971–1975)<ref>[[David Stout|Stout, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/02/nyregion/william-t-cahill-84-former-governor.html "William T. Cahill, 84, Former Governor"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 2, 1996. Accessed July 29, 2019. "Mr. Cahill, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in Philadelphia. His family moved to Camden when he was a boy, and he was an outstanding baseball and basketball player at Camden Catholic High School."</ref>
* [[Bonnie Watson Coleman]] (born 1945), politician who has served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[New Jersey's 12th congressional district]] since 2015<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=zJrtBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA266 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition''], p. 266. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 2004. {{ISBN|9781577411871}}. Accessed October 6, 2019. "The assemblywoman was born in Camden and attended public schools."</ref>
* [[Mary Keating Croce]] (1928–2016), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] for three two-year terms, from 1974 to 1980, before serving as the Chairwoman of the [[New Jersey State Parole Board]] in the 1990s<ref>Naedele, Walter F. [http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20161023_Mary_DiSabato__headed_N_J__State_Parole_Board.html "Mary DiSabato; headed N.J. State Parole Board"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 23, 2016. Accessed October 27, 2016. "Born in Camden, Mrs. DiSabato graduated from Camden High School in 1946 and served as a Sixth District Assemblywoman, covering parts of Camden and Burlington Counties from 1974 to 1980, son Stephen Croce said."</ref>
* [[Lawrence Curry]] (1936–2018), educator and politician who served in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] from 1993 to 2012, was born in Camden<ref>{{cite web|url=https://helwegrowlandfh.com/tribute/details/714/The-Honorable-Lawrence-Curry/obituary.html|title=Obituary of The Honorable Lawrence Curry – Helweg & Rowland Funeral Home|website=helwegrowlandfh.com|access-date=June 3, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Michellene Davis]], lawyer and executive who served as acting [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|State Treasurer of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post-michellene-davis-of-camden/134719806/ "Jersey Jotter"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', February 20, 1988. Accessed November 6, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Camden resident Michellene Davis, a 10th grade student from the Pennsauken Campus of Camden County Vocational and Technical Schools, received ninth honors as Ms. Future Business Leader in the Southern Regional competitions of Future Business Leaders of America, which is a national business organization for high school business students."</ref>
* [[James Dellet]] (1788–1848), politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000221 James Dellet], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Dellet, James, a Representative from Alabama; born in Camden, N.J., February 18, 1788"</ref>
* [[Angel Fuentes]] (born 1961), former Assmblyman who has served as President of the Camden city council<ref>Steele, Allison. [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20160210_In_Camden__former_assemblyman_returns_to_Council_seat.html "In Camden, former assemblyman returns to Council seat"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', February 10, 2016. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Former Assemblyman Angel Fuentes, who served for 16 years on Camden's City Council, is returning to his old job."</ref>
* [[Carmen M. Garcia]], former [[Chief judge (United States)|Chief judge]] of Municipal Court in [[Trenton, New Jersey]]<ref>Six, Jim. [http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2008/01/garcia_confirmed_for_reappoint.html "Garcia confirmed for reappointment to parole board"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 10, 2008. Accessed July 25, 2016. "The full Senate this week confirmed Governor Jon Corzine's nomination of Carmen M. Garcia for reappointment to a six-year term on the state parole board. Garcia, who grew up in Camden and Pennsauken, is one of two appointed parole board members exclusively assigned to decide parole matters related to juvenile offenders housed in juvenile institutional and residential facilities under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Juvenile Justice Commission (JJC), as well as juvenile offenders housed in State prisons."</ref>
* [[Oz Griebel]] (1949–2020), banker, lawyer and political candidate who ran for [[Governor of Connecticut]]<ref>Gosselin, Kenneth R. [https://www.courant.com/1995/10/23/r-nelson-oz-griebel/ "R. Nelson (Oz) Gribel"], ''[[Hartford Courant]]'', October 23, 1995. Accessed May 14, 2024. "Born: June 21, 1949, Camden, N.J."</ref>
* [[John J. Horn]] (1917–1999), labor leader and politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] before being nominated to serve as commissioner of the [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development|New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry]]<ref>Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150926114954/http://articles.philly.com/1999-01-11/news/25490628_1_labor-leader-union-organization-political-career "John J. Horn, 81, Labor Activist, Former N.j. Government Official"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 11, 1999. Accessed October 6, 2016. "Mr. Horn had lived in Seaside Park, Ocean County, for the last 20 years. Raised in Camden, he graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School, where he was an end on the football team."</ref>
* [[Robert S. MacAlister]] (1897–1957), Los Angeles City Council member, 1934–1939<ref>[http://dbase1.lapl.org/webpics/calindex/documents/07/2114.pdf Robert Stuart MacAlister reference file], [[Los Angeles Public Library]]. Accessed September 7, 2011.</ref>
* [[Richard Mroz]], President of the [[New Jersey Board of Public Utilities]]<ref>Avril, Tom. {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022608/http://articles.philly.com/1999-03-05/news/25510938_1_state-agencies-special-counsel-chief-counsel "Whitman Picks A Five-year Aide As Chief Counsel"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', March 5, 1999. Accessed August 5, 2015. "Gov. Whitman yesterday named as her chief counsel Richard S. Mroz, an administration member since 1994 who recently has coordinated state involvement in economic-development projects such as redeveloping the waterfront in his native Camden."</ref>
* [[Donald Norcross]] (born 1958), U.S. Congressman representing [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]]<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000188 Norcross, Donald, (1958 – )], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 12, 2018. "Norcross, Donald, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., December 13, 1958"</ref>
* [[Christine O'Hearn]] (born 1969), [[lawyer]] serving as a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/O'Hearn%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Christine Patricia O'Hearn"], [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]]. Accessed January 29, 2023. "Birthplace: State year and place of birth. 1969; Camden, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Francis F. Patterson Jr.]] (1867–1935), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], 1920–1927<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000114 Francis Ford Patterson Jr.], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 26, 2007.</ref>
* [[William T. Read]] (1878–1954), lawyer, who was President of the [[New Jersey Senate]] and [[New Jersey Department of the Treasury|Treasurer of New Jersey]]<ref>[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1954/08/08/92595807.pdf "William T. Read Sr., Jersey Ex-Senator"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 8, 1954. Accessed July 2, 2022.</ref>
* [[William Spearman]] (born 1958), politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 5th legislative district|5th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 2018<ref>[https://www.camdencounty.com/assemblyman-bill-spearman-2019-mlk-winner/ Assemblyman Bill Spearman, Camden], [[Camden County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 14, 2020. "Born and raised in Camden City, Assemblyman Spearman is a lifelong resident and a former city councilman."</ref>
* [[John F. Starr]] (1818–1904), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], 1863–1867<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000817 John Farson Starr], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 24, 2007.</ref>
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