Thomas Lankey

Thomas Lankey
Mayor of Edison
In office
January 1, 2014 – January 1, 2022
Preceded byAntonia Ricigliano
Succeeded bySam Joshi
Councilman Edison
In office
2010–2014
Personal details
Born1961 (age 63–64)
Edison, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic
Websitehttp://www.edisonnj.org/mayor/

Thomas Lankey was the Mayor of Edison, New Jersey, the state's 6th largest municipality by population, with about 108,000 residents. He won the November 2013 election[1] and was sworn in on January 1, 2014. He was previously a town councilperson.[2][3] Soon after taking office, Lankey said he would re-write the town's code of ethics.[4] He won reelection in 2017,[5] winning 58.7% of the vote.[6] He did not seek party backing in the 2021 election and dropped out of there race, endorsing Sam Joshi, who won and replaced him.[7]

Background

Lankey is a lifelong resident of Edison, and a 1978 graduate of Wardlaw-Hartridge School.[8] He has a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Delaware.[9] He is a senior vice president at JFK Health System, and previously served as vice chairman of the board of directors of Magyar Bank.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Epstein, Sue (November 5, 2013). "Democrats keep control in Edison, Middlesex County". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  2. ^ Amaral, Brian (December 31, 2013). "Edison mayor-elect Thomas Lankey to be sworn in New Year's Day". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  3. ^ "Councilman Thomas Lankey (D), candidate for Edison Township Mayor". Asbury Park Press. October 14, 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
  4. ^ "State of Edison Township: Mayor Thomas Lankey wants new code of conduct for employees". NJ.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ Vaishnav, Ruchi (3 November 2017). "Edison Township's ethnic, cultural, religious diversity has enriched community: Mayor Thomas Lankey - News India Times". Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ "New Jersey Ballot Measures and State Legislature - 2013 Election Results". The New York Times.
  7. ^ "Lankey drops re-election bid, endorses Joshi for Edison mayor". 10 August 2021.
  8. ^ "The Wardlaw-Hartridge School: News Archive". whschool.org. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016. Tom Lankey '78, Edison Township Mayor, also made remarks and wished the school continued success.
  9. ^ a b "Mayor Thomas Lankey, Mayor Thomas Lankey Thomas Lankey rsquo s distinguished career in finance and management spans thirty years". edisonnj.org. Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 19 September 2016.


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