Troy Singleton


Troy Singleton is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate, representing the 7th Legislative District since January 9, 2018. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from November 21, 2011 to January 9, 2018.

Early Life

Singleton was born on June 30, 1973, in Philadelphia, raised in Willingboro Township, New Jersey and currently resides in Palmyra. He earned a B.S. degree in business administration from Rowan University. He is a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 715 and serves as President of the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust.He has been a commissioner of the Burlington County Bridge Commission since 2009, the New Jersey Turnpike Authority Commission, and the Rowan University Board of Trustees. He was deputy executive director of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee in 2001. He is also a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local 255 and currently serves as the Assistant to the Executive. Secretary-Treasurer of the Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters. Troy was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Camden County.

New Jersey Assembly

On March 29, 2011, Jack Conners announced that, due to redistricting, he would not seek another term to the Assembly in 2011. He announced his resignation on August 26, 2011, effective immediately to accept a position with Camden County as its director of veterans' affairs. Singleton was selected by the Burlington County and Camden County Democratic committees to fill the vacant seat, and he defended it as an incumbent in the general election. He was sworn in on November 21, 2011, to finish the remainder of Conners' term and was sworn into his first full term on January 10, 2012.

New Jersey Senate

Singleton ran for the Senate in the 2017 election after longtime Senator Diane Allen had announced her retirement. His election was one of the gains democrats made in the legislature in 2017. He was sworn in at the start of the 218th Legislature

Committees

Senate

Assembly

District 7

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 7th District for the 2018-2019 Legislative Session are: