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Republican County Clerk Nominee Arthur Zapolski

October 29, 2010

Name: Arthur (“Art”) P. Zapolski
Age: 57

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Family Life: Married to Dr. Alice T. Brittain, D.M.D. for over 27 years. No children.

Education:
    * Primary and secondary education in Queens, New York;
    * Manhattan College, NY 1970-74, B.A. in English Literature 1974;
    * Association of Cultural Exchange Certificate of Study in Archeology 1974, held at Merton College, Oxford University, England;
    * St. John’s University, NY 1974-74, Studied one year towards Masters in English Literature;
    * Loyola University of New Orleans School of Law, LA, 1975-78, J.D.; and
    * Tulane University School of Law, LA, 1989-90, Masters of Law in Admiralty.

Professional Life:
    * Licensed to practice law in New York, Texas and New Jersey;
    * Captain, US Air Force serving as a JAG (attorney) 1979-84 stationed in Texas and England;
    * Private and government law practice in Texas 1985-89 which included being the legislative counsel for Steven Wolens (D) of Dallas, Texas House of Representatives, state capitol Austin, Texas for the 1989 legislative session;
    * Private practice of law in New York City 1990-98;
    * Adjunct Professor at Maritime College, State University of New York in 1996;
    * Air Force Reserves 1984-2009, retired as a Colonel in the JAG Corps after serving in that capacity for 8 years;
    * Solo law office in Linden, NJ since 1999; and
    * Public Defender for the Borough of Roselle Park 2002 and the Borough’s Alternate Public Defender from 2003 to the present time.

Community/Political Activities:
    * Member of the Para-legal Advisory Committee of Union County Community College;
    * Past President of the Linden Rotary Club;
    * Admissions Liaison Officer for the US Air Force Academy from 1994 to 2009. This was an additional duty while I was in the Air Force Reserves. I acted as the local area high school representative for the Academy’s admission program; and
    * Republican Party candidate for Union County Surrogate in 2009.

A. What are the three most important issues facing the Office of County Clerk? (Please list your answers.)

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[JR: A long web page but some of the answers I found interesting.]

Zapolski, Arthur (“Art”) P. [MC1974]

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