W. Cary Edwards

William Cary Edwards (* 1944 in Paterson , New Jersey ; † 20th October 2010 in Bergen County , New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician of the Republican Party .

biography

Edwards, who in Fair Lawn grew up, studied after school law at the Law School of Seton Hall University and after graduation was as a lawyer working.

In addition, he began a political career for the Republicans in local politics and was initially a member of the Borough Council of Oakland . In 1977, he was first to a member of the General Assembly of New Jersey ( New Jersey General Assembly ) elected and was one of these after two re-elections until 1982.

In 1982 he resigned as a MP after newly elected New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean appointed him chief legal advisor. After Kean's re-election in 1986 he became Attorney General ( Attorney General ) of the state.

In 1989 he resigned as Attorney General to run himself for the office of governor. However, he lost even at the Republican code ( Primary ) the longtime congressman Jim Courter , in turn, in the gubernatorial elections in the United States in 1989 the democratic candidate James Florio 37.2 percent to 61.2 percent, significantly lost.

Edwards ran again in 1993 for his party's nomination for governor, but was only second in the primary after Christine Todd Whitman , who was eventually elected governor.

In 1995 he resumed his legal practice, founded the law firm Edwards and Caldwell LLC and worked there until 2008.

In addition to this, in 1997 he became a member of the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation , which is an independent control body dealing with waste, abuse of office and corruption in all public authorities of the state. In 2004 he was appointed chairman of the commission by Governor Richard Codey . During his tenure there, the commission proved manipulation and mismanagement of the state EZ Pass Electronic Toll Contract , which led to the government's law on the conclusion of public contracts being revised.

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SURNAME	Edwards, W. Cary
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Edwards, William Cary
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paterson , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	October 20, 2010
Place of death	Bergen County , New Jersey