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Jim McGreevey

1957 - Today

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James Edward McGreevey (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004 amidst a sex scandal. He is the first openly gay person to serve as a state governor in the nation's history. McGreevey served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1990 to 1992, as the 19th mayor of Woodbridge Township from 1991 to 2002, and in the New Jersey Senate from 1994 to 1998. He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1997, but was narrowly defeated by Republican incumbent Christine Todd Whitman. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim McGreevey is the 19,483rd most popular politician (down from 19,135th in 2024), the 18,545th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,270th in 2019) and the 1,469th most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jim McGreevey ranks 19,483 out of 19,576. Before him are Rebecca Kadaga, Roxana Maracineanu, Gordon H. Smith, Anna Kareyeva, Young Kim, and Marisela Morales. After him are Franziska Schenk, Julia Reda, Amina Mohamed, Karen Hækkerup, Tamila Tasheva, and Ditmir Bushati.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Jim McGreevey ranks 779. Before him are Tom Steyer, Nadine Dorries, Nafisa Ali, Mal Donaghy, Helen DeWitt, and Bharati Achrekar. After him are Steve Foster, Duncan Goodhew, David McCreery, Mary Carillo, Diana DeGette, and Andrew Toney.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim McGreevey ranks 18,553 out of 20,380. Before him are Eric Heisserer (1970), Seth Gordon (1976), Demond Greene (1979), Chuck Eidson (1980), Jerian Grant (1992), and Avi Nash (1991). After him are Matt Mullenweg (1984), Chris Kappler (1967), Robert Oliveri (1978), Columbus Short (1982), Jonathan James (1983), and Theo Ratliff (1973).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Jim McGreevey ranks 1,469. Before him are Shaun Donovan (1966), Russell Vought (1976), Lee Zeldin (1980), Frank Pallone (1951), Lisa Blunt Rochester (1962), and Gordon H. Smith (1952). After him are Jeff Landry (1970), Justin Turner (1984), Mike Turner (1960), Scott Turner (1972), Matt Bevin (1967), and Michèle Flournoy (1960).

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