Gregory P. McGuckin (born July 2, 1961) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who has 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 ...

, representing the 10th Legislative District since January 10, 2012.

Early life

McGuckin was born in

East Orange, New Jersey East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 69,612, an increase of 5,342 (+8.3%) from the 2010 United States ...

, and raised in

Brick Township Brick Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city retained its position as the state's 13th-most-populous municipality,

, where his father John McGuckin was the town's first directly elected mayor. He earned a B.A. degree from

Providence College Providence College is a Private university, private Roman Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, it offers 47 undergraduate Academic ...

in 1983 and a J.D. degree from

Seton Hall University School of Law Seton Hall University School of Law is the law school of Seton Hall University, and is located in downtown Newark, New Jersey. Seton Hall Law is the only private law school in New Jersey. The school confers three law degrees: Juris Doctor, Ma ...

in 1987 (

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graduated the same year). He interned for

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judge John W. Bissell in 1986 and clerked for Judges of the

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Ocean County Ocean County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the southernmost county in the New York metropolitan area. The county borders the Atlantic Ocean on the east and in terms of total area is the state's largest county. Its co ...

in 1987–1988. He became an associate with the

Forked River Forked River () is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lacey Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

law firm Dasti, Murphy & Wellerson, and was named a partner in the firm, now known as Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, Ulaky, Cherkos & Connors. McGuckin was elected to the

Toms River The Toms River is a freshwater river and estuary in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The river rises in the Pine Barrens of northern Ocean County, then flows southeast and east, where it is fed by several tributaries, and flows in a ...

Township Council in 2003 and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. He was selected as Council President, serving from 2004 to 2011.Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin

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. Accessed November 30, 2022. In 2008, McGuckin launched a bid to run for Toms River Township council. He suspended his political campaign afte
it was reported
that he had more than $120,000 in federal leins placed against him by the IRS for failure to pay taxes.

New Jersey Assembly

In 2011, incumbent Assemblyman

James W. Holzapfel James William "Jim" Holzapfel (born October 9, 1944)Senator James W. Holzapfel
New Jerse ...

ran for the

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seat of the retiring Andrew R. Ciesla. McGuckin took this opportunity to run for the open Assembly seat. He and his running mate David W. Wolfe defeated the Democratic candidates Bette Wary and Eli Eytan, and he was sworn in on January 10, 2012.

Committees

*Homeland Security and State Preparedness *Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 10

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: *Senator

James W. Holzapfel James William "Jim" Holzapfel (born October 9, 1944)Senator James W. Holzapfel
New Jerse ...

(R) *Assemblyman

Paul Kanitra Paul Kanitra is an American Republican Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 10th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024. Biography Kanitra has been a resident of Point Pleasant Be ...

(R) *Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin (R)

Government legal work

In 2020, McGuckin was appointed the Director of Public Law for the Township of

. Toms River Councilman Daniel Rodrick filed a lawsuit against McGuckin claiming he was illegally hired for the job. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by the Assignment Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court's Ocean County division due to Rodrick's complaint having no merit."Did Toms River mayor, council violate pay-to-play rules?"
''

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'', July 9, 2020. Accessed January 11, 2024.

Electoral history

Assembly

References

External links

Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin's legislative web page

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
2012
**&**
2011
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