Rick Merkt
Male, Person
1949 –
Who is Rick Merkt?
Richard A. "Rick" Merkt is an American Republican Party politician who served from 1998 to 2010 in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 25th legislative district. In his sixth term as a legislator, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 2009 rather than running for re-election to the Assembly.
Noted for his interest in and knowledge of constitutional issues, Merkt served as the Assembly's Parliamentarian from 2006 to 2010. He served in the Assembly on the Appropriations Committee, the Higher Education Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Transportation Committee, the Banking and Insurance Committee and the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.
Merkt graduated with a B.A. in History in 1971 from Yale University, was awarded a J.D. in 1975 from the Fordham University School of Law and received an M.G.A. in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania in Governmental Administration.
He was born in New York City and resides with his family in the Brookside section of Mendham Township, New Jersey.
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- Born
- Jun 30, 1949
New York City - Also known as
- Richard Merkt
- Education
- Fordham University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Yale University
- Fordham University School of Law
- Lived in
- Mendham Township
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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