John Wisniewski
Politician
Democrat and representative of the 19th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2018. He made a bid for governor in 2017 but lost the Democratic primary.
He graduated in 1984 from Rutgers University with a bachelor of arts in English and Economics. He went on to earn his law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law.
He has been an adjunct professor at Monmouth University.
He grew up in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. He is the son of a factory worker. He married Deborah McLaughlin, with whom he shares three daughters.
He and actress Kristin Davis both graduated from Rutgers University.