Policy Co-Chair

Declan O'Scanlon

- IN THE NEWS - BILL SEEKS TO ROLLBACK 2001 PENSION BOOST AND SAVE THE STATE MILLIONS; August 30, 2010 - IN THE NEWS - NJ ASSEMBLY PASSES 2 PERCENT PROPERTY TAX CAP; July 13, 2010

District: 12 - Mercer & Monmouth Counties

Born: June 9, 1963
Education: B.S. from Monmouth College (Business Administration and Psychology)
Legislative Service: General Assembly 2008-present
Commitee(s): Budget, Human Services
Email: asmoscanlon@njleg.org
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Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon was elected to his first term in the Legislature in November 2007. The Assemblyman was born in Marlboro and raised in Little Silver. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Monmouth College with degrees in Business Administration and Psychology. He served as Councilman in Little Silver for 14 years, and also spent several years as Police Commissioner of the Borough. The Assemblyman has been a member of the Governor’s Highway Traffic Safety Policy Advisory Council and the Board President of Love, Inc., non-profit charitable organization. Assemblyman O’Scanlon is a business owner working as a telecommunications consultant for FSD Enterprises.

Press Releases

August 17, 2010	FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY ACT SIGNED INTO LAW
August 9, 2010	WITHOUT IT, CORRUPTION THRIVES
August 5, 2010	O'SCANLON: LET'S FIX OUR STATE'S PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF PLAYING HYPOCRITICAL POLITICAL GAMES
August 2, 2010	O’SCANLON ON DEMOCRAT-ONLY GAMING SUMMIT
July 21, 2010	O’SCANLON: DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP STILL PUTTING POLITICS BEFORE PROPERTY TAXPAYERS
July 3, 2010	CASAGRANDE/O'SCANLON STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AGREEMENT
June 29, 2010	O’SCANLON STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF FY 2011 BUDGET
June 21, 2010	O'SCANLON: DEMOCRATS BLOCKING PERMANENT, SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR EVERYONE
June 3, 2010	DiCICCO & O'SCANLON: DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SHOULD STOP PLAYING GAMES AND GET TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE
May 26, 2010	O'SCANLON INQUIRY LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF $200 MILLION REVENUE MISTAKE
May 20, 2010	O’SCANLON – POLISTINA SCHOOL TREASURER OPTION BILL APPROVED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2010	BIONDI - O’SCANLON LEGISLATION SIMPLIFYING CONTRACTING AND LICENSING IN DHS AND DCF EXPECTED TO PASS ASSEMBLY
May 19, 2010	O’SCANLON – ANGELINI: QUESTIONS ON BUDGET DEBATE DON’T NEED TO BE FILTERED
May 13, 2010	O’SCANLON – POLISTINA SCHOOL TREASURER OPTION BILL GETS COMMITTEE OKAY
May 13, 2010	O’SCANLON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO CAP PROPERTY TAXES AT 2.5 PERCENT
May 6, 2010	WEBBER & O'SCANLON: CORZINE'S PACT WITH UNIONS RESULTS IN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WITH NOTHING TO DO
May 5, 2010	O'SCANLON & WEBBER: NJN COULD BE IMPROVED AS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCY
April 28, 2010	O'SCANLON SAYS PREVAILING WAGE HURTS THE VERY WORKERS IT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP
April 26, 2010	O'SCANLON: GOVERNOR CHRISTIE PROPOSING HISTORIC REFORM AMID BUDGET CRISIS
April 23, 2010	O’SCANLON SAYS RUTGERS ECONOMIC STUDY FURTHER EVIDENCE NOT TO INCREASE INCOME TAX
April 21, 2010	O'SCANLON COMMENDS BPU FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF PREVAILING WAGE ON CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
April 19, 2010	O'SCANLON: BUDGET IS NECESSARY FIRST STEP TOWARD PROSPEROUS NEW JERSEY
April 19, 2010	ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS SAY NJEA LEADERSHIP SHOULD ENCOURAGE LOCALS TO CONSIDER WAGE FREEZE
April 14, 2010	O'SCANLON: BUDGET CUTS DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY
April 12, 2010	O’SCANLON SAYS DEP IS ON RIGHT TRACK UNDER NEW COMMISSIONER
April 12, 2010	O’SCANLON SAYS DEP IS ON RIGHT TRACK UNDER NEW COMMISSIONER
March 24, 2010	O’SCANLON INTRODUCES BILL TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF PENSION FUND
March 24, 2010	O’SCANLON/WEBBER ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO ACCEPT GOVERNOR’S OFFER BENEFITING CHILDREN & TAXPAYERS
March 16, 2010	O'SCANLON ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S BUDGET ADDRESS
March 10, 2010	12TH DISTRICT LEGISLATORS WORKING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS COUNTED IN UPCOMING CENSUS
March 4, 2010	DESPITE GRIM PENSION PICTURE, O'SCANLON ENCOURAGED BY WILLINGNESS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM
March 4, 2010	PROPOSAL WOULD FREEZE ALL PUBLIC SALARIES TO AVERT LAYOFFS AND CUTS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
February 25, 2010	ANGELINI, O’SCANLON, CASAGRANDE AND RIBLE DIPLOMA MILL BILL CLEARS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
February 23, 2010	12th DISTRICT LEGISLATORS REQUEST UPDATE ON STATUS OF FORT MONMOUTH REVITALIZATION PLAN
February 22, 2010	O’SCANLON REMARKS ON STATE TREASURER’S BUDGET COMMITTEE TESTIMONY
February 19, 2010	O’SCANLON CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE LAW THAT INFLATES PRICES OF CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS
February 17, 2010	O'SCANLON REMARKS ON ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING ON STATE'S FISCAL CRISIS
February 11, 2010	ASSEMBLYMAN O'SCANLON STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S BUDGET SOLUTIONS
February 9, 2010	O’SCANLON BILL AIMS TO PREVENT CONVICTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM RETURNING TO THE SYSTEM AS LOBBYISTS
February 3, 2010	BECK, O’SCANLON & CASAGRANDE: EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL BENEFIT NEW JERSEY’S GAMING INDUSTRIES
January 14, 2010	O’SCANLON SAYS CORZINE’S TRANSPARENT WEBSITE DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH
January 12, 2010	O’SCANLON LEGISLATION REQUIRING AUDIT OF STATE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM PASSES ASSEMBLY
January 7, 2010	O’SCANLON: TAXPAYERS LOSE WITH PASSAGE OF BILL THAT FACILITATES CREATION OF NJ CAPITAL PARK PROJECT
January 4, 2010	ANGELINI, O’SCANLON, CASAGRANDE AND RIBLE DIPLOMA MILL BILL CLEARS ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Policy Co-Chair

Declan O'Scanlon

Press Releases

FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY ACT SIGNED INTO LAW

WITHOUT IT, CORRUPTION THRIVES

O'SCANLON: LET'S FIX OUR STATE'S PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF PLAYING HYPOCRITICAL POLITICAL GAMES

O’SCANLON ON DEMOCRAT-ONLY GAMING SUMMIT

O’SCANLON: DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP STILL PUTTING POLITICS BEFORE PROPERTY TAXPAYERS

CASAGRANDE/O'SCANLON STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S HISTORIC PROPERTY TAX RELIEF AGREEMENT

O’SCANLON STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF FY 2011 BUDGET

O'SCANLON: DEMOCRATS BLOCKING PERMANENT, SUSTAINABLE PROPERTY TAX RELIEF FOR EVERYONE

DiCICCO & O'SCANLON: DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SHOULD STOP PLAYING GAMES AND GET TO WORK FOR THE PEOPLE

O'SCANLON INQUIRY LEADS TO DISCOVERY OF $200 MILLION REVENUE MISTAKE

O’SCANLON – POLISTINA SCHOOL TREASURER OPTION BILL APPROVED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

BIONDI - O’SCANLON LEGISLATION SIMPLIFYING CONTRACTING AND LICENSING IN DHS AND DCF EXPECTED TO PASS ASSEMBLY

O’SCANLON – ANGELINI: QUESTIONS ON BUDGET DEBATE DON’T NEED TO BE FILTERED

O’SCANLON – POLISTINA SCHOOL TREASURER OPTION BILL GETS COMMITTEE OKAY

O’SCANLON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO CAP PROPERTY TAXES AT 2.5 PERCENT

WEBBER & O'SCANLON: CORZINE'S PACT WITH UNIONS RESULTS IN PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WITH NOTHING TO DO

O'SCANLON & WEBBER: NJN COULD BE IMPROVED AS A PRIVATE NONPROFIT AGENCY

O'SCANLON SAYS PREVAILING WAGE HURTS THE VERY WORKERS IT'S SUPPOSED TO HELP

O'SCANLON: GOVERNOR CHRISTIE PROPOSING HISTORIC REFORM AMID BUDGET CRISIS

O’SCANLON SAYS RUTGERS ECONOMIC STUDY FURTHER EVIDENCE NOT TO INCREASE INCOME TAX

O'SCANLON COMMENDS BPU FOR ASSESSING IMPACT OF PREVAILING WAGE ON CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

O'SCANLON: BUDGET IS NECESSARY FIRST STEP TOWARD PROSPEROUS NEW JERSEY

ASSEMBLY REPUBLICANS SAY NJEA LEADERSHIP SHOULD ENCOURAGE LOCALS TO CONSIDER WAGE FREEZE

O'SCANLON: BUDGET CUTS DIFFICULT BUT NECESSARY

O’SCANLON SAYS DEP IS ON RIGHT TRACK UNDER NEW COMMISSIONER

O’SCANLON SAYS DEP IS ON RIGHT TRACK UNDER NEW COMMISSIONER

O’SCANLON INTRODUCES BILL TO IMPROVE SECURITY OF PENSION FUND

O’SCANLON/WEBBER ENCOURAGE TEACHERS TO ACCEPT GOVERNOR’S OFFER BENEFITING CHILDREN & TAXPAYERS

O'SCANLON ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S BUDGET ADDRESS

12TH DISTRICT LEGISLATORS WORKING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS COUNTED IN UPCOMING CENSUS

DESPITE GRIM PENSION PICTURE, O'SCANLON ENCOURAGED BY WILLINGNESS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM

PROPOSAL WOULD FREEZE ALL PUBLIC SALARIES TO AVERT LAYOFFS AND CUTS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

ANGELINI, O’SCANLON, CASAGRANDE AND RIBLE DIPLOMA MILL BILL CLEARS GENERAL ASSEMBLY

12th DISTRICT LEGISLATORS REQUEST UPDATE ON STATUS OF FORT MONMOUTH REVITALIZATION PLAN

O’SCANLON REMARKS ON STATE TREASURER’S BUDGET COMMITTEE TESTIMONY

O’SCANLON CRAFTING LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE LAW THAT INFLATES PRICES OF CLEAN ENERGY PROJECTS

O'SCANLON REMARKS ON ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING ON STATE'S FISCAL CRISIS

ASSEMBLYMAN O'SCANLON STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR CHRISTIE'S BUDGET SOLUTIONS

O’SCANLON BILL AIMS TO PREVENT CONVICTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS FROM RETURNING TO THE SYSTEM AS LOBBYISTS

BECK, O’SCANLON & CASAGRANDE: EXECUTIVE ORDER WILL BENEFIT NEW JERSEY’S GAMING INDUSTRIES

O’SCANLON SAYS CORZINE’S TRANSPARENT WEBSITE DOESN’T TELL THE WHOLE TRUTH

O’SCANLON LEGISLATION REQUIRING AUDIT OF STATE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM PASSES ASSEMBLY

O’SCANLON: TAXPAYERS LOSE WITH PASSAGE OF BILL THAT FACILITATES CREATION OF NJ CAPITAL PARK PROJECT

ANGELINI, O’SCANLON, CASAGRANDE AND RIBLE DIPLOMA MILL BILL CLEARS ASSEMBLY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

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