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Sean F. Dalton (born March 10, 1962) is an American Democratic Party politician who served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 4th Legislative District. Dalton earned his undergraduate degree from James Madison University with a major in political science and psychology and was awarded his law degree from the University of Bridgeport Law School. A resident of Elk Township, New Jersey, he is an attorney by profession.〔(Assemblyman Sean F. Dalton ), backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 5, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕〔Pristin, Terry. ("Auto Insurance Reform Push" ), ''The New York Times'', July 12, 197. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 Dalton won an Assembly seat in the 1993 election in a split verdict, with Democrat George Geist coming in first, Dalton in second, incumbent Republican Mary Virginia Weber out of the money in third place and Dalton's running mate Sandra Love in fourth. Geist and Dalton were re-elected in 1995, with Democrat Chris Manganello in third and Republican Gerald Luongo in fourth.〔(NJ Assembly 04 - History ), OurCampaigns.com. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 The $1 million spent by the candidates in the 1993 Assembly race was the most of any district in the state, and ''The New York Times'' predicted that the parties would spend heavily in the 1995 race as each side tries to gain both seats.〔Peterson, Iver. ("ON POLITICS; It's Never Too Early To Look for Some Votes" ), ''The New York Times'', August 6, 1995. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 While in the General Assembly, Dalton served as Associate Minority Leader starting in 1996 and was a member of the Commerce and Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Labor Committee.〔 In 1997, Dalton criticized automobile insurance companies for putting money in separate reserve funds to pay for claims that might come in the future, and then asking for rate increases due to lack of profitability, "but it is not a true picture of the company's economic status".〔Peterson, Melody. ("Premium Shock" ), ''The New York Times'', October 19, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 Dalton ran in 1997, and lost, in a bid for the New Jersey Senate seat held by John J. Matheussen, with Matheussen taking 50.7% of the vote, Dalton receiving 46.1% and Jame E. Barber garnering 3.2% of the vote.〔(NJ Senate District 04 - History ), OurCampaigns.com. Accessed May 26, 2010.〕〔Staff. ("Results of Senate Races; The Party Lines Hold in the Senate" ), ''The New York Times'', November 9, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 ''The Times'' predicted that the 1997 race would be one of "costliest and closest" in the state, with the gubernatorial election that year between Democrat Jim McGreevey and Republican Christine Todd Whitman having a strong effect on the race. Dalton was expected to benefit from the name recognition of his brother, Daniel Dalton, who had served as Secretary of State of New Jersey and had represented the district in the State Senate.〔DeMasters, Karen. ("Some Races Matter More Than Others" ), ''The New York Times'', November 2, 1997. Accessed June 17, 2010.〕 In 2002, Sean F. Dalton was appointed Gloucester County Prosecutor. In 2007, he was reappointed by Governor Jon Corzine to a second five-year term.〔Six, Jim. ("Dalton to be sworn in for second 5-year term" ), South Jersey Newspapers, December 13, 2007. Accessed September 24, 2011. "Gloucester County Prosecutor Sean F. Dalton will be sworn in for a second five-year term as the county's top law enforcement officer at 4 p.m. Friday.... Dalton was nominated by Gov. Jon S. Corzine for a second term and confirmed by the New Jersey Senate on Nov. 29. He was initially sworn in as prosecutor May 31, 2002."〕 ==References== 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「Sean F. Dalton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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