Jackman was chairman of the West New York Housing Authority from 1952 to 1959 . He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from Hudson County in 1967 . He became majority leader in 1977 and speaker in 1978 , serving in the latter position until 1982 when he was replaced by Alan Karcher . He was a delegate to the 1980 Democratic National Convention
1980 Democratic National Convention
1980 Democratic National Convention
Christopher Jackman