# James Davy

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{{Short description|American politician (born 1953)}}
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 | birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1953|05|06}}
 | birth_place        = [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), [Pennsylvania](/source/Pennsylvania), U.S.
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 | office             = [Commissioner of Human Services in New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey_Department_of_Human_Services)
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'''James Davy''' (born May 6, 1953) is the former [Commissioner of Human Services](/source/New_Jersey_Department_of_Human_Services) in [New Jersey](/source/New_Jersey), holding the position under former [Governors](/source/Governor_of_New_Jersey) [James McGreevey](/source/James_McGreevey) and [Jon Corzine](/source/Jon_Corzine). He previously served on McGreevey's staff in the governor's office and while McGreevey was Mayor of [Woodbridge Township](/source/Woodbridge_Township%2C_New_Jersey).

Born May 6, 1953, in [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia), he was raised in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh) and graduated in 1971 from [North Allegheny Senior High School](/source/North_Allegheny_Senior_High_School). He earned an undergraduate degree from [Thiel College](/source/Thiel_College) and a master's in public administration from the [Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs](/source/Maxwell_School_of_Citizenship_and_Public_Affairs).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=-oAkAQAAIAAJ&q=James+Davy+pennington+high+school ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 2003''], p. 477. Accessed James M. Davy, Pennington - Mr. Davy was born in Philadelphia May 6, 1953. He graduated from North Allegheny High School in Pittsburgh in 1971, and Thiel College in Greenville, Pa. in 1975. He holds a master's degree in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University."</ref>

On September 9, 2005, then Governor of New Jersey [Richard Codey](/source/Richard_Codey) named his wife, [Lucille Davy](/source/Lucille_Davy), as Acting [Commissioner of Education](/source/New_Jersey_Department_of_Education). In doing so, they became the first husband and wife to serve in a state cabinet together in the country. They reside in [Pennington, New Jersey](/source/Pennington%2C_New_Jersey).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080702034625/http://www.state.nj.us/governor/cabinet/lucille_davy.html Lucille Day], Office of the [Governor of New Jersey](/source/Governor_of_New_Jersey), backed up by the [Internet Archive](/source/Internet_Archive) as of July 2, 2008. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Commissioner Davy is married to James M. Davy. They live in Pennington with their two sons, James and Andrew."</ref>

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