Gary Edward Crossman (born 10 March 1955 in
Sussex, New Brunswick
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Sussex is located in south central New Brunswick, between the province's three largest cities, Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton.
Sussex straddles the ...
) is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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in the
2014 provincial election.
["Crossman in driver's seat in Hampton". '']Telegraph-Journal
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'', 23 September 2014. He represents the electoral district of
Hampton as a member of the
Progressive Conservatives.
He was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Crossman served on the town council of
Hampton, including a stint as the town's deputy mayor.
["Hampton reacts to new candidate". '']Telegraph-Journal
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'', 28 June 2014.
Crossman has
Bachelor and
Master of Education degrees from the
University of New Brunswick
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in
Fredericton
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.
He taught Physical Education for 28 years and then spent 11 years as a principal. He and his wife, Marcia, have three children Katie, Patrick and Gregory and four grandchildren.
References
Living people
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs
New Brunswick municipal councillors
People from Hampton, New Brunswick
People from Kings County, New Brunswick
University of New Brunswick alumni
21st-century Canadian politicians
1955 births
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