Matthew W. Milam
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Matthew W. Milam is an
American
United States
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 Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
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 politician
Politician
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, who has served in the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

 General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

 since taking office on January 8, 2008, where he represents the 1st legislative district.

Milam serves in the Assembly on the Tourism and Gaming Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Environment and Solid Waste Committee and the Transportation, Public Works and Independent Authorities Committee.

Milam is a graduate of Cumberland County College
Cumberland County College
Cumberland County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Cumberland County, New Jersey. Cumberland County College is located on a campus, featuring nine buildings, in Vineland...

, where he majored in Political Science. He is President of Foundry Service Corporation. Milam has served as chair of the Cumberland County
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....

 Economic Development Board since 2005.

District 1

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...

 and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...

. The other representatives from the 1st District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
  • Assemblyman Nelson Albano
    Nelson Albano
    Nelson Albano is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 1st legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Albano was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, unseating John C...

    , and
  • Senator Jeff Van Drew

External links

  • Assemblyman Milam's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
    New Jersey Legislature
    The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...

  • New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
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