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James "Jim" Beach (born October 28, 1946) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the
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since 2009, where he represents the 6th legislative district. He has been the Assistant Majority Leader in the Senate since 2016.


Early life

Beach has earned a B.S. degree in
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from Midwestern College and a
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degree in personnel services from
Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. Founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents, the scho ...
. A resident of Voorhees Township, Beach first entered Camden County politics after responding to a 1990 recruitment ad that county Democrats had posted seeking prospective candidates to burnish the party's image and help retain the Democrats' control of county government. Beach showed up at his interview with his tax bill complaining about his taxes, and was described by Freeholder Jeffrey L. Nash as just what the party was seeking in a candidate, "regular people complaining about their taxes". He was elected to the Camden County
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in 1991, and was named as freeholder director in 1993. Beach was elected as Camden County Clerk in 1995.


New Jersey Senate

He served as county clerk until 2009 until he was appointed to the Senate seat formerly held by
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, who had won a seat in the
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.Burton, Cynthia
"Camden County clerk to fill John Adler's term"
''
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'', December 2, 2008. Accessed March 16, 2009.
With the endorsement of
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, Beach ran unopposed in the convention. Beach won a November 2009 special election in order to remain in the Senate through the end of Adler's four-year term. Beach saw his salary drop from $153,437 annually as county clerk to $49,000 as state senator, and indicated after his selection to fill the Senate seat that he would seek additional employment to supplement his salary, ensuring that there was no conflict with his position as senator. Beach was soon hired by
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for a part-time job as an advisor, allowing him to collect an annual salary of $10,400 and remain in New Jersey's Public Employee Retirement System, for which county clerks but not state senators are eligible. After critical editorials in ''
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'' and the ''
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'' accused Beach of abusing the public pension system, Beach left the Camden County College job. He has served as Assistant Majority Leader since 2014.


Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Senator James Beach
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*State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation (as chair)


District 6

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and two members in the
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. Representatives from the 6th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 6
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. Accessed January 11, 2022.
*Senator James Beach (D) *Assemblyman
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(D) *Assemblywoman
Pamela Rosen Lampitt Pamela Rosen Lampitt (born December 19, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who is the current clerk of Camden County, New Jersey. She previously represented the 6th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2 ...
(D)


Personal life

Beach had worked as an educator and football coach at schools including both St. Joseph's High School and Eastside High School in Camden and
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in
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, and had been director of vocational education at the
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.


Election history


Senate


References


External links


Senator Beach's legislative web page
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*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
201020092008

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