Alan Mandeville Augustine (August 17, 1928 – June 11, 2001) was an American Republican Party politician who served for 30 years as mayor and councilman of
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
Scotch Plains is a Township (New Jersey), township in Union County, New Jersey, Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in North Jersey, northern-central Jersey, central New Jersey, within the Raritan R ...
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 ...
Augustine was elected to the Scotch Plains Township Committee in 1970, and served there for 16 years, including three as mayor. He served on the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1982 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 1992. He served as freeholder chairman in 1987 and as the board's vice chairman in both 1982 and 1986.
In December 1992, Augustine was chosen to fill the seat 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 ...
that was vacated by
Bob Franks
Robert Douglas Franks (September 21, 1951 – April 9, 2010) was an American Republican politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.
Early life
Franks was born on September 21, 1951, in Hackensack, New Jersey, the son of No ...
after he won election to Congress.
Among the legislation he introduced in the Assembly were bills to extend the state's
lemon law
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to motorized wheelchairs and a Pet Purchase Protection Law, two of the 26 bills he sponsored that became law.Leusner, Donna. "Alan Augustine, Scotch Plains mayor and assemblyman", ''
The Star-Ledger
''The Star-Ledger'' was the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey. It is based in Newark, New Jersey. The newspaper ceased print publication on February 2, 2025, but continues to publish a digital edition.
In 2007, ''The Star-Ledger''s ...
'', June 12, 2001. Augustine submitted one of the earliest pieces of
identity theft
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legislation, following a 1998 symposium on the subject, and sponsored a bill to study the effect on drivers using cell phones and other distractions.Peyton, Paul J.; and Rossi Fred "Alan M. Augustine Dies Following Long Illness" ''Westfield Leader'', (
PDF
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) June 14, 2001. Retrieved August 27, 2008.
Augustine left office as of March 31, 2001 due to health problems, and was succeeded by
Thomas Kean Jr.
Thomas Howard Kean Jr. ( ; born September 5, 1968) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 7th congressional district since 2023. He represented New Jersey's 21st legislative district in the New Jersey ...
Asbury Park Press
The ''Asbury Park Press'', formerly known as the ''Shore Press'', ''Daily Press'', ''Asbury Park Daily Press'', and ''Asbury Park Evening Press'', is the third largest daily newspaper in the state of New Jersey. Established in 1879, it has been o ...
'', September 27, 2003. Retrieved April 17, 2008. "Kean, who was appointed to the Assembly in March 2001 upon the resignation of the late Alan Augustine, won re-election in 2001. He was appointed to his 21st District Senate seat earlier this year after the resignation of Richard H. Bagger."
Augustine died on June 11, 2001, of cancer, at Father Hudson House, a hospice in