John P. Curley
Encyclopedia
John Patrick Curley is an American
Republican Party
politician
from New Jersey
, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey
Borough Council and is currently a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
.
and Thomas Edison State College
. He currently lives in Middletown and is a trustee of the Christian Brothers Academy Alumni Association and a former trustee of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Central Jersey Chapter.
John Curley is vice president of his family’s car dealership located in Lakewood, Jim Curley GMC, Buick
and Kia
.
, John Curley later became a Republican and served on the Red Bank Borough Council for more than five years. During that time he also served as a member of the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment and was council liaison to the local Planning Board, the Historic Preservation Commission, Special Improvement District and the Public Works Committee.
As a Red Bank councilman, John Curley won passage of a resolution to place a cap on all municipal spending accounts. He also challenged placement of a helipad on the Navesink River
, and worked to stop a bulky solid waste station abutting a residential neighborhood. Additionally, he organized a grass-roots effort to prevent a financially flawed parking garage proposal from creating a potential liability for Red Bank taxpayers.
Concerned about transparency in government, he also fought to change the time of the Red Bank council meetings to increase the public’s participation, and throughout his career as a councilman, he was a strong advocate of zero-based budgeting and spearheaded the adoption of strict anti pay-to-play ordinances.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor
of Red Bank in 2006.
In 2009, he was again the Republican nominee for freeholder and won by a margin of more than 30,000 votes.
Freeholder John P. Curley was sworn in to a three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Jan. 7, 2010. Currently in his first year in office, he is the liaison to the following departments: Bridges, Buildings & Grounds, Fleet Services, Emergency Management, Engineering, Fire Marshal, Fire Academy, Highways, Public Works, Reclamation Center, Shade Tree Commission and Weights and Measures.
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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from New Jersey
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...
, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey
Red Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
Borough Council and is currently a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
.
Background
A lifelong, fourth-generation resident of Monmouth County, John Curley grew up in Shrewsbury and is a graduate of Christian Brothers AcademyChristian Brothers Academy
Christian Brothers Academy is the name of schools run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools, including:* Christian Brothers Academy - Lincroft, New Jersey* Christian Brothers Academy...
and Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College
Thomas Edison State College is a public institution of higher education located in Trenton, New Jersey. One of New Jersey's 12 public universities and colleges, Thomas Edison State College offers degrees at the undergraduate and graduate level....
. He currently lives in Middletown and is a trustee of the Christian Brothers Academy Alumni Association and a former trustee of the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, Central Jersey Chapter.
John Curley is vice president of his family’s car dealership located in Lakewood, Jim Curley GMC, Buick
Buick
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and Kia
Kia Motors
Kia Motors , headquartered in Seoul, is South Korea's second-largest automobile manufacturer, following the Hyundai Motor Company, with sales of over 1.4 million vehicles in 2010...
.
Red Bank Council
Elected in 2002 as a DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
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, John Curley later became a Republican and served on the Red Bank Borough Council for more than five years. During that time he also served as a member of the Red Bank Zoning Board of Adjustment and was council liaison to the local Planning Board, the Historic Preservation Commission, Special Improvement District and the Public Works Committee.
As a Red Bank councilman, John Curley won passage of a resolution to place a cap on all municipal spending accounts. He also challenged placement of a helipad on the Navesink River
Navesink River
The Navesink River is an estuary, approximately 8 mi long in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is surrounded by the communities of Middletown, Red Bank, Fair Haven and Rumson....
, and worked to stop a bulky solid waste station abutting a residential neighborhood. Additionally, he organized a grass-roots effort to prevent a financially flawed parking garage proposal from creating a potential liability for Red Bank taxpayers.
Concerned about transparency in government, he also fought to change the time of the Red Bank council meetings to increase the public’s participation, and throughout his career as a councilman, he was a strong advocate of zero-based budgeting and spearheaded the adoption of strict anti pay-to-play ordinances.
He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Red Bank in 2006.
Monmouth County Freeholder
In 2008, he ran for the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders and narrowly lost to Democrat Amy A. Mallet. That year, John Curley relocated to Middletown and resigned from the Red Bank Borough Council.In 2009, he was again the Republican nominee for freeholder and won by a margin of more than 30,000 votes.
Freeholder John P. Curley was sworn in to a three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders on Jan. 7, 2010. Currently in his first year in office, he is the liaison to the following departments: Bridges, Buildings & Grounds, Fleet Services, Emergency Management, Engineering, Fire Marshal, Fire Academy, Highways, Public Works, Reclamation Center, Shade Tree Commission and Weights and Measures.