Joe Cryan's Biography
- State Senate (NJ) - District 20, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey Senate
Post Office Box 099
Trenton, NJ 08625-0098
985 Stuyvesant Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
1120 East Jersey Street
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Office of Legislative Services
Office of Public Information
State House Annex
Room 50
Post Office Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Full Name:
Joseph 'Joe' P. Cryan
Gender:
Male
Family:
Divorced; 3 Children: John, Megan, Hannah Married; Kathy 1 Child: Katie
Birth Date:
09/01/1961
Birth Place:
East Orange, NJ
Home City:
Union, NJ
Religion:
Roman Catholic
BA, Business Administration, Belmont Abbey College, 1983
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 20, 2018-present
Sheriff/Former Undersheriff, Union County Sheriff's Office, present
Former Municipal Chair, Township of Union
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 20, 2023
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2002-2014
Majority Leader, New Jersey State Assembly, 2010- 2011
Deputy Majority Leader, New Jersey State Assembly, 2006-2009
Assistant Majority Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2004-2005
Vice Chair, Commerce Committee
Member, Joint Committee on the Public Schools
Member, New Jersey Legislative Apportionment Commission, 2010-2011
Chair, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 2006-2009
Vice Chair, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 2002-2006
Owner, Cryan's Restaurant, present
Operation's Manager, ITT Avionics, 1983-1993
Member, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 2002-present
Standard Bearer, Cryan Association, present
Member, Knights of Columbus Council 4504, present
Vice-President, Brain Borough, present
President, Irish American Society of Union
Member, Standard Branch, Cryan Civic Association, present
Chair, New Jersey Democratic State Committee, 2006-2010
Chair, Union County Saint Patrick's Day Parade, 1997
Ethics Review Board, Township of Union, 1993-1994
Member, Township of Union Board of Ethics, 1993-1994