Full Name:
Michael Patrick Carroll
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Sharon; 6 Children: Sean Michael, James Patrick, Brian Christopher, Jane Eleanor, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Edward Lee
Birth Date:
04/08/1958
Birth Place:
Fayetteville, NC
Home City:
Morris Plains, NJ
Religion:
Catholic
JD, Rutgers School of Law, Newark, 1983
BA, History/Political Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1980
Republican Parliamentarian, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2002-2005, 2012-present
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1996-2020
Former Member, Law and Public Safety Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Chair, Morristown Republican Committee
Member, New Jersey Republican Committee, 1978
Attorney, Private Practice, 1983-present
Adjunct Professor, County College of Morris, present
Guest Columnist, PoliticsNJ.com, present
Featured Columnist, Practical Politics, present
Former Aide, State Senator John Dorsey
Member, Morris County Republican Committee, 1980-present
Member, Federalist Society, present
Member, Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, present
Member, Knights of Columbus, present
Member, Morris County Bar Association, present
Founder, Morris County Young Republicans, present
Member, New Jersey Bar Association, present
Founder, Rutgers Conservative Union, present
Former Chair, Morris County Young Republicans
Member, Morristown Republican Committee, 1980-1984
Volunteer, Richard Nixon's Re-Election Campaign, 1972
Favorite Book:
Shelby Foote "The Civil War"; anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald or Jean Shepherd; Harry Potter series.
Favorite Movie:
Gettysburg, Animal House, Star Wars, Lord Of The Rings
Favorite Quote:
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country". JFK
"A thing moderately good is not so good as it ought to be. Moderation in temper is always a virtue, but moderation in principle is always a vice." Thomas Paine.
Favorite TV Shows:
Whatever's on The Science Channel or The History Channel
Favorite Type of Music:
Beatles, Bach, Beach Boys, Ween
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Ice Hockey, Stamp Collecting, History