Tony Jordan

Who is Tony Jordan?

J. Anthony "Tony" Jordan is an American politician and former Republican member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 113th Assembly District from 2009-2013. He is currently the District Attorney of Washington County, New York.

Jordan received a bachelor's degree in business with a concentration in finance from the University of Notre Dame in 1986. He earned a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1995. He was a partner in the law firm of Jordan & Kelly LLC. Prior to being elected, he served part-time as Assistant District Attorney in Washington County.

In 2008, he was elected to replace Assemblyman Roy McDonald, who was running for the New York State Senate. Jordan won his November 2008 general election with 57 percent of the vote and ran uncontested in the November 2010 general election.

In April 2013, Jordan announced he would run for Washington County District Attorney. On November 5, 2013, Jordan ran on the Republican, Conservative, and Independent Party lines defeating incumbent District Attorney Kevin Kortright who ran on the Democratic line.

Jordan resides in Jackson, New York.