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John A. Lynch, Jr. (born October 21, 1938) is an American former Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1982 to 2002, where he represented the 17th Legislative District, and was Senate President from 1990 to 1992. He was also the 61st mayor of New Brunswick, from 1979 to 1991. ==Biography== Lynch was born in New Brunswick in 1938, the son of John A. Lynch, Sr. and Evelyn Rooney.〔 His father also served as both Mayor of New Brunswick and State Senator from Middlesex County (7th District). He attended the College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University Law Center. Lynch was chosen in December 1989 to serve as Senate President,〔McCoy, Craig R. ("Democrats Elect Lynch to Senate's Tob Job" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', December 12, 1989. Accessed April 23, 2008.〕 a position he held until 1991, when Republicans took control of the Senate. In 1997, after an unsuccessful effort to regain Democratic Party control of the Senate, Lynch stepped down from his position as the Minority Leader.〔Peterson, Melody. ("Senator Quits Minority Post In New Jersey" ), ''The New York Times'', November 8, 1997. Accessed April 23, 2008.〕 Bob Smith was elected in November 2001 to fill the seat vacated after Lynch retired.〔Ackerman, Spencer. ("To fill Lynch's big shoes, Smith stresses education" ), ''The Daily Targum'', October 30, 2001. Accessed April 23, 2008. "Now, Assemblyman and former Piscataway Mayor Bob Smith is looking to take over for retiring State Sen. John Lynch, the powerful democrat castigated by his detractors as running 'the Lynch machine'."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John A. Lynch, Jr.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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