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| '''John O. Bennett''' (born ]) is a former ] ] State Senator and President of the State Senate. He served as Acting Governor of that state for three and a half days in January ]. | '''John O. Bennett''' (born ]) is a former ] ] State Senator and President of the State Senate. He served as Acting Governor of that state for three and a half days in January ]. | ||
| Bennett was involved in a shoving match with ] ] boss and ] CEO ] after Norcross threatened to publicize a pardon Bennett gave during his three day executive tenure if Bennett could not convince his fellow Republican senators to vote for a tax increase and stadium construction bill in committee. | In June of 2002, Bennett was involved in a shoving match with ] ] boss and ] CEO ] after Norcross threatened to publicize a pardon Bennett gave during his three day executive tenure if Bennett could not convince his fellow Republican senators to vote for a tax increase and stadium construction bill in committee. | ||
| Bennett fell out of favor amid allegations that he overbilled the municipality of ] for legal services. In a statement to the press, Bennett blamed party bosses and a biased press for attempting to destroy him. Bennett was a leading opponent of using state funds to construct a convention center/stadium in ] that would have been used by a minor league ] team that George Norcross bought an interest in. | |||
| John Bennett was not re-elected to the ] in the 2003 elections. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| *D'Ambrosio, Roberts, & Symons (March 15, 2003). . ''Asbury Park Press''. | |||
| *Murphy, Brian P. (July 1, 2002). . ''PoliticsNJ.com'' | |||
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Revision as of 06:53, 5 July 2004
John O. Bennett (born 1948) is a former New Jersey Republican State Senator and President of the State Senate. He served as Acting Governor of that state for three and a half days in January 2002.
In June of 2002, Bennett was involved in a shoving match with South Jersey Democratic Party boss and Commerce National Insurance CEO George Norcross after Norcross threatened to publicize a pardon Bennett gave during his three day executive tenure if Bennett could not convince his fellow Republican senators to vote for a tax increase and stadium construction bill in committee.
Bennett fell out of favor amid allegations that he overbilled the municipality of Marlboro Township, New Jersey for legal services. In a statement to the press, Bennett blamed party bosses and a biased press for attempting to destroy him. Bennett was a leading opponent of using state funds to construct a convention center/stadium in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey that would have been used by a minor league hockey team that George Norcross bought an interest in.
John Bennett was not re-elected to the New Jersey in the 2003 elections.
References
- D'Ambrosio, Roberts, & Symons (March 15, 2003). Grand jury subpoenas secretary - Bennett to keep top Senate job, run again. Asbury Park Press.
- Murphy, Brian P. (July 1, 2002). Senatorial suspense on the CBT and arena. PoliticsNJ.com
| Preceded by: Donald DiFrancesco (an Acting Governor) |
Governors of New Jersey | Succeeded by: Richard Codey (an Acting Governor) |