Eugene J. Bedell (May 13, 1928 – January 4, 2016) was an American politician who served in the
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
from 1972 to 1974 from
District 5B and in the
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225 (2020 figure ...
from the
12th Legislative District from 1974 to 1982.
Born in
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a City (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[Keansburg, New Jersey
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as a teenager and graduated in 1946 from Leonardo High School (since renamed as
Middletown High School North
Middletown High School North, home of the Lions, is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Middletown Township, in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as one of t ...
).
He died on January 4, 2016, at age 87 in his home in Keansburg, New Jersey.
References
1928 births
2016 deaths
Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Middletown High School North alumni
Politicians from Elizabeth, New Jersey
Politicians from Union County, New Jersey
People from Keansburg, New Jersey
20th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature
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