Bill Flynn (New Jersey politician)

William E. Flynn (born February 3, 1938) is an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1986.^[1] He had also served as mayor of Old Bridge Township.^[2]

William E. Flynn
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office January 8, 1974 – January 14, 1986 Serving with Richard Van Wagner and Jacqueline Walker
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Joseph Azzolina Joann H. Smith
Constituency	12th District (1974–1982) 13th District (1982–1986)
Personal details
Born	(1938-02-03) February 3, 1938 (age 86) Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elaine Flynn
Residence	Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Born and raised in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Flynn graduated from Perth Amboy High School, before attending Trenton State College (since renamed as The College of New Jersey) and Rutgers Law School.^[3][4]

He is married to Elaine Flynn, the Middlesex County Clerk.^[5][2]

References

1. "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on November 1, 1985 · Page 18". Newspapers.com. 1985-11-01. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
2. "County Clerk Elaine Flynn". Middlesex County, NJ. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
3. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 200, Part 2, p. 251. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1983. Accessed August 23, 2023. "William E. Flynn, Dem., Old Bridge - Assemblyman Flynn was born in Perth Amboy Feb. 3, 1938. After his graduation from Trenton State College he attended Rutgers University Law School, where he received his juris doctor degree."
4. "Obituary of Mary Capaccione Flynn", Central New Jersey Home News, September 1, 2011. Accessed August 23, 2023, via Newspapers.com. "All three graduated from Perth Amboy High School and The College of New Jersey. Her oldest son, William Flynn, went on to graduate from Rutgers Law School and has his own law firm in Old Bridge."
5. Morgan, Sue M. (October 14, 2004). "Family, friends gather for Cooper dedication". Greater Media. Retrieved April 21, 2020. Gillespie recalled how Cooper, who was one of his teachers in the mid-1970s at James McDivitt Elementary School, unsuccessfully challenged then-Assemblyman William Flynn for the Democratic incumbent's 13th District seat. Flynn's wife, present-day Middlesex County Clerk Elaine Flynn, was a teacher at the same school.

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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by District created	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 12th district January 8, 1974–January 12, 1982	Succeeded by Marie Sheehan Muhler
Preceded by Gerald R. Stockman	Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 13th district January 12, 1982–January 14, 1986	Succeeded by Joann H. Smith