A. J. Sabath
Encyclopedia
A.J. Sabath is the former Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development in New Jersey
. He served in the position from October 2005 to January 2006.
Commissioner Sabath was a longtime political aide and labor policy advisor to Democrats
in the New Jersey Senate
. In November 2004, former Gov. Richard Codey
named Sabath as the Deputy Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, before promoting him to commissioner.
After leaving the Governor's Office and returning to being the fulltime President of the New Jersey Senate, Codey named Sabath as Chief of Staff to the Senate President. Sabath announced in February 2009 that he would leave the chief of staff job on March 1, 2009 to form his own government affairs firm.
Sabath serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ramapo College and as a member of the State Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. He served in the position from October 2005 to January 2006.
Commissioner Sabath was a longtime political aide and labor policy advisor to Democrats
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
in the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
. In November 2004, former Gov. Richard Codey
Richard Codey
Richard James Codey is an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 53rd Governor of New Jersey from November 2004 to January 2006. He has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1981 and served as the President of the Senate from 2002 to January 2010. He represents the 27th Legislative...
named Sabath as the Deputy Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, before promoting him to commissioner.
After leaving the Governor's Office and returning to being the fulltime President of the New Jersey Senate, Codey named Sabath as Chief of Staff to the Senate President. Sabath announced in February 2009 that he would leave the chief of staff job on March 1, 2009 to form his own government affairs firm.
Sabath serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ramapo College and as a member of the State Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers.