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:''This article is for the American politician. For the Canadian bodybuilder see Kevin O'Toole (bodybuilder). For the song by Street Dogs (about neither of these people), see State of Grace (album). Kevin J. O'Toole (born October 5, 1964) is an American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey Senate. O'Toole represents the 40th legislative district, which consists of parts of Bergen, Essex and Passaic counties. O'Toole was elected to the Assembly in 1995 and re-elected five times. He served in the Senate from May 2001 to January 2002, and was elected to the Senate again on November 6, 2007. O'Toole serves in the Senate on the Budget and Appropriations Committee and on the Senate Judiciary Government Committee. He also serves as the Senate Minority Whip.〔 ==Early life and career== O'Toole was born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey to an Irish American father and Korean mother who met during the Korean War. He graduated from Cedar Grove High School and earned a B.A. in Political Science / Public Administration and a J.D. in 1989 from Seton Hall University. He later passed the bar exam in 1989 and served a clerkship in the office of the State Attorney General.〔〔Deignan, Tom. ("The Asians, the Irish and Sharpton" ), ''Irish Voice'', June 8, 2007. Accessed July 7, 2008. "For the record, O’Toole’s father was Irish. He fought in the Korean War, and met his future wife in Korea. O’Toole the politician was born in Cedar Grove, New Jersey in 1964, and later attended Cedar Grove High School and Seton Hall University."〕 At the age of twenty five, O'Toole began is political career by serving on the Cedar Grove Township Council from 1989 to 1996. He then was elected as its Mayor from 1990 to 1991, 1993 to 1994 and from 1995 to 1996.〔 O'Toole was later elected as Chairman of the Essex County Republican Committee from 1997–present. In 1995, O'Toole was elected into the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey State Legislature, representing the 21st Legislative District. He was appointed as the Assembly's Deputy Republican Leader from 2004 to 2008 and was the Assistant Majority Leader from 1998 to 2001.〔 O'Toole was briefly appointed to the State Senate in 2001, where he served for eight months before redistricting forced him into a different legislative district.〔(O'Toole's Legislative Website ), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 20, 2008.〕 In 2007, O'Toole defeated Democrat John Zunic to win election to the New Jersey Senate seat in the 40th District, filling the seat vacated by Henry McNamara, a fellow Republican who had represented the district since 1985. O'Toole's running mates David C. Russo and Scott Rumana also won election.〔("District 40 results" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', November 7, 2007. Accessed November 10, 2007.〕 By profession, O'Toole is an attorney with the firm of O'Toole Fernandez Weiner Vanlieu LLC.〔 Senator O'Toole and his wife, Bethany, have two children, Kevin, Jr., and Ryan Marie. 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「Kevin J. O'Toole」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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