James J Barry Jr
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1982 – 1990 |
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| Born: | November 5, 1946 South Orange, NJ |
| Political party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Leslie Breuninger |
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1975 – 1982 |
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| Successor: | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen |
| Born: | November 5, 1946 South Orange, NJ |
| Political party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Leslie Breuninger |
James J Barry - Born November 5th, 1946 in South Orange, New Jersey. James Barry is a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former Director of Consumer Affairs under Governor Tom Kean Sr.
James John Barry Jr was born to James and Joan Barry on November 5th, 1946 at Orange Memorial Hospital in South Orange, NJ. As the first born, he would be followed by a brother, Craig and a sister, Deborah.
Spending the bulk of his childhood growing up at Mount Kemble Lake in New Vernon, NJ, he attended Harding Township School through 8th grade. Graduating in 1960, he moved on to Morristown High School, where he graduated from in 1964.
In 1964 James left New Jersey for Kansas City as a student at Park College (now Park University, where he would later be awarded the distinguished Alumni Award) in Parkville, MO. James graduated in 1969 with a BA in Sociology.
Government Service
Following College, James entered the world of politics. In 1975 he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly representing New Jersey's 23rd district. James won re-election for four consecutive terms in office before accepting a gubernatorial appointment in 1982 from the newly elected Governor Tom Kean Sr to the post of Director of Consumer Affairs. He served throughout the Kean administrations two terms at which point he moved to the private sector.
While in the State Assembly, James served on the Appropriations Committee, the Joint Appropriations Committee, the Agriculture and Environment Committee and several special committees.
As New Jersey's Director of Consumer Affairs, Barry's accomplishments included implementation of the Automobile Lemon Law and the Plain Language Law, restructuring the Bureau of Securities, winning more than six million dollars for New Jersey consumers in a defective transmission case and the establishment of an auto repair fraud unit. He served a term as President of the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators and President of the National Coalition for Consumer Education.
Later Life
Following positions at CNBC, Pinpoint Retailers, Strategic Relations and Ned Ward Realtors, James moved on to a position as Manager of the New Vernon office of Weichert Realtors "Capital Properties" division.
Beyond his position at Weichert Realtors, James is The Chairman of the Morris Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), the President of the New Jersey Washington Association and the longtime President of the Harding Township Republicans Club.
James currently resides in Harding Township, NJ with his wife Leslie Breuninger and two children, a boy, Adrian James (b. 1987) and a girl, Caitlin Knowles (b. 1985)
