# Gregory P. McGuckin

Gregory P. McGuckin (born July 2, 1961) is an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 10th Legislative District since January 10, 2012.

## Early life

McGuckin was born in East Orange, New Jersey, and raised in Brick Township, where his father John McGuckin was the town's first directly elected mayor. He earned a B.A. degree from Providence College in 1983 and a J.D. degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987 (New Jersey Governor Chris Christie graduated the same year). He interned for U.S. District Court judge John W. Bissell in 1986 and clerked for Judges of the New Jersey Superior Court in Ocean County in 1987–1988. He became an associate with the Forked River law firm Dasti, Murphy & Wellerson, and was named a partner in the firm, now known as Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, Ulaky, Cherkos & Connors. McGuckin was elected to the Toms River Township Council in 2003 and was re-elected in 2005 and 2009. He was selected as Council President, serving from 2004 to 2011.
In 2008, McGuckin launched a bid to run for Toms River Township council. He suspended his political campaign after it was reported that he had more than $120,000 in federal leins placed against him by the IRS for failure to pay taxes.

## New Jersey Assembly

In 2011, incumbent Assemblyman James W. Holzapfel ran for the New Jersey Senate seat of the retiring Andrew R. Ciesla. McGuckin took this opportunity to run for the open Assembly seat. He and his running mate David W. Wolfe defeated the Democratic candidates Bette Wary and Eli Eytan, and he was sworn in on January 10, 2012.

### Committees

* Homeland Security and State Preparedness
* Transportation and Independent Authorities

### District 10

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 representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:
* Senator James W. Holzapfel (R)
* Assemblyman Paul Kanitra (R)
* Assemblyman Gregory P. McGuckin (R)

## Government legal work

In 2020, McGuckin was appointed the Director of Public Law for the Township of Toms River. Toms River Councilman Daniel Rodrick filed a lawsuit against McGuckin claiming he was illegally hired for the job. The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice by the Assignment Judge of the New Jersey Superior Court's Ocean County division due to Rodrick's complaint having no merit.

## Electoral history
### Assembly

10th Legislative District General Election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent) | 34,805 | 33.0 |
| | Republican | Paul Kanitra | 34,098 | 32.4 |
| | Democratic | Emma Mammano | 18,529 | 17.6 |
| | Democratic | John LaMacchia | 17,958 | 17.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,390 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
10th legislative district general election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent) | 55,871 | 34.61% |
| | Republican | John Catalano (incumbent) | 55,463 | 34.36% |
| | Democratic | Mary "Sharon" Quilter | 25,115 | 15.56% |
| | Democratic | Garrit "Tony" Kono | 24,986 | 15.48% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,435 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
10th Legislative District General Election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gregory McGuckin (incumbent) | 31,212 | 31.48% |
| | Republican | John Catalano | 30,345 | 30.6% |
| | Democratic | Eileen Della Volle | 18,224 | 18.38% |
| | Democratic | Erin Wheeler | 17,899 | 18.05% |
| | Integrity Experience Leadership | Vincent Barrella | 818 | 0.83% |
| | Addressing Systemic Issues | Ian Holmes | 653 | 0.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,151 | 100% |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 39,265 | 31.7 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 37,896 | 30.6 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Michael B. Cooke | 23,417 | 18.9 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Raymond Baker | 23,174 | 18.7 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '123,752' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 19,882 | 31.9 | 3.1 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 18,543 | 30.0 | 3.4 |
| | Democratic | Kimberley S. Casten | 12,302 | 19.8 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Valter Must | 11,513 | 18.5 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '62,240' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 44,627 | 35.0 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 42,586 | 33.4 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Susan Kane | 20,647 | 16.2 | 3.1 |
| | Democratic | Amber Gesslein | 19,658 | 15.4 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '127,518' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dave Wolfe | 27,955 | 32.0 |
| | Republican | Gregory P. McGuckin | 26,831 | 30.7 |
| | Democratic | Bette Wary | 16,909 | 19.3 |
| | Democratic | Eli L. Eytan | 15,698 | 18.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,393 | 100.0 |