Eldridge Hawkins Jr.

Quick Facts

Full Name	Eldridge Hawkins Jr.
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1979(1979-07-25)
Age	45
Birthplace	Livingston
Country	United States
Horoscope	Leo

Eldridge Hawkins Jr. Biography

Eldridge Hawkins Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 25, 1979 in Livingston, United States.

Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. (born July 25, 1979) was Mayor of Orange, New Jersey, a city of 33,000 residents in Essex County, New Jersey with an annual $53 million operating budget. As Chair of the Management Reform Committee of the N.J. League of Municipalities, Hawkins was a leader in the campaign to reform the state’s civil service and arbitration laws to give cities more power in collective bargaining with public employee unions. His adversarial managing style and combative relations with the workers of Orange received national attention. Hawkins serves as President of the New Jersey United States Junior Chamber of Commerce (Jaycees) and is also a law enforcement professional and businessman.

Hawkins assumed office on July 1, 2008, just as the U.S. economy was entering the worst economic recession since the 1930s. His initial acts as mayor involved major improvements to the Orange Police Department. He appointed a new police director, instituted community policing, conducted gun buyback events, upgraded police technology, and established Special Police Officers. In the process, he reduced crime and restored the confidence of federal and state law enforcement agencies in the Orange Police Department. Hawkins’ second major initiative was to spur redevelopment and strengthen the city’s tax base. He upgraded the city’s water supply so that the state would permit increased development. He demolished the Walter G. Alexander Houses, a deteriorated high rise housing project and received state and federal funding to replace it with a neighborhood of low rise homes.

Eldridge Hawkins Jr. Net Worth

Eldridge Hawkins Jr. is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eldridge Hawkins Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Eldridge Hawkins, Jr. was born in 1979 in Livingston, New Jersey, the son of Eldridge Hawkins, Civil Rights lawyer and former Assemblyman (D-Essex) and Linda Cofer Hawkins, businesswoman and civic leader. He grew up in West Orange, New Jersey attending Seton Hall Preparatory School. He then attended Rider University and received his B.A. in Business Administration in 2001. After college, he pursued dual careers in business and law enforcement. He served as Director of Operations for the Carl Lewis Fund, Inc and as a Licensed Realtor Associate. He also worked as a Private Investigator and in 2002 began his career with the West Orange Police Department. After receiving two commendations, the Essex County P.B.A. Distinguished Service Award and suffering a line of duty or service related injury, he retired as a Police Officer. He moved on to secure an additional undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice from Thomas Edison State College and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a Management concentration from Seton Hall University. Additionally, he also obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree with a certificate in Health Care Compliance from Mitchell Hamline School of Law, formerly known as William Mitchell College of Law.

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Hawkins successfully sought designation as a “Transit village”, triggering state technical and financial help for transit-oriented development around Orange’s two train stations. To promote Orange as a destination for shopping, dining, and entertainment, Hawkins secured funding for the city’s Valley Arts district, designated the historic Italian neighborhood as “Little Italy,” and developed a plan for the revitalization of the city’s commercial corridors. To increase citizen involvement, Hawkins initiated televising and streaming video of City Council meetings, sponsored regular public forums, initiated a “Call to Service” initiative to enable ordinary citizens and not just the politically connected to serve on boards and commissions, and redesigned the city website to make it easier for citizens to communicate their concerns and get fast action.

Facts & Trivia

Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eldridge Hawkins Jr. celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.