Richard McGlynn

American politician
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IntroAmerican politician
PlacesUnited States of America
isPolitician
Work fieldPolitics
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Male
Politics:Republican Party
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Biography

Richard McGlynn is an American Republican Party politician who sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 1981. A former Superior Court Judge and Commissioner of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, he won just 1% of the vote as a candidate for Governor, finishing last in a field of 8 candidates. He now serves as Counsel at United Water Resources. He is a graduate of Princeton University and Rutgers University Law School.

McGlynn's brother, Edward R. McGlynn, later served as Chief of Staff to Governor Thomas Kean, the winner of the 1981 primary. His father, William E. McGlynn, was a two-term Councilman in Kearny, New Jersey and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress against Peter Rodino in 1954.

1981 Republican Gubeernatorial Primary election

CandidateOfficeVotes%
Thomas KeanFormer Assembly Speaker122,51231%
Pat KramerFormer Mayor of Paterson83,56521%
Bo SullivanBusinessman67,65117%
James WallworkState Senator61,81616%
Barry T. ParkerState Senator26,0407%
Anthony ImperialeState Assemblyman18,4525%
Jack RaffertyMayor of Hamilton12,8373%
Richard McGlynnFormer Superior Court Judge5,4861%

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