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11 Facts About Kenneth Merin

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Kenneth D Merin was born on 1947 and is an American Republican Party politician and lawyer who served two stints as the New Jersey Commissioner of Insurance.

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Kenneth Merin is a 1969 graduate of George Washington University.

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From 1969 to 1972, Merin served in the US Army, where he was a decorated infantry officer during the Vietnam War.

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Kenneth Merin received his JD degree from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1975.

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From 1975 to 1980, Kenneth Merin was a legislative attorney for the Congressional Research Service, the public policy research arm of the United States Congress.

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In 1981, Kenneth Merin joined the campaign of Thomas Kean for Governor of New Jersey as the Director of Research.

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Kenneth Merin served on the Board of Directors of New Jersey Transit.

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Kenneth Merin was later nominated to serve as Commissioner and won confirmation by the New Jersey State Senate.

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Kenneth Merin replaced Gary Stein, who had been appointed by Kean to the New Jersey Supreme Court.

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Kenneth Merin held that post until the end of the Kean administration in 1990.

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Kenneth Merin served as president and CEO of the Charles Hayden Foundation.