# Pat Schuber

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{{Short description|American politician (born 1947)}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2017}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = Pat Schuber
| image           =
| caption         = 
| office          = Commissioner of the [Port Authority of New York and New Jersey](/source/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey)
| term_start      = July 1, 2011
| term_end        = July 2, 2017
| predecessor     = Anthony Coscia
| successor       = [Kevin J. O'Toole](/source/Kevin_J._O'Toole)
| office1         = 2nd [County Executive of Bergen County](/source/Bergen_County_Executive)
| term_start1     = January 1, 1991
| term_end1       = December 31, 2003
| predecessor1    = William D. McDowell
| successor1      = Dennis McNerney
| state_assembly2 = New Jersey
| district2       = [38th](/source/New_Jersey's_38th_legislative_district)
| alongside2      = [Louis F. Kosco](/source/Louis_F._Kosco) and [Patrick J. Roma](/source/Patrick_J._Roma)
| term_start2     = January 12, 1982
| term_end2       = December 31, 1990
| predecessor2    = [John B. Paolella](/source/John_B._Paolella)
| successor2      = [Rose Marie Heck](/source/Rose_Marie_Heck)
| office3         = Mayor of [Bogota](/source/Bogota%2C_New_Jersey)
| term_start3     = 1980
| term_end3       = 1984
| predecessor3    = Eugene J. Brophy
| successor3      = Alex F. Kelemen
| birth_name      = 
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1947|04|15}}
| birth_place     = 
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| party           = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States))
| alma_mater      = [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts), [JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))
| signature       = 
| website         =  
}}
'''William "Pat" Schuber''' (born April 15, 1947) is an American [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician who served as [Mayor of Bogota](/source/Mayor_of_Bogota%2C_New_Jersey), represented the [38th legislative district](/source/New_Jersey's_38th_legislative_district) in the [New Jersey General Assembly](/source/New_Jersey_General_Assembly) and served 12 years as the [Bergen County Executive](/source/Bergen_County_Executive).

==Background==
Born on April 15, 1947, Schuber graduated from [Bogota High School](/source/Bogota_High_School).<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=f2ckAQAAIAAJ&q=%22WILLIAM+P.+SCHUBER+,+REP+.+,+BOGOTA%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, 1990''], p. 274. Accessed May 1, 2022. "William P. Schuber, Rep., Bogota - Assemblyman Schuber was born April 15, 1947. He attended Dewey School, Bogota, and Bogota High School."</ref>

Schuber received a BA from [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University) and was awarded a JD from the [Fordham University School of Law](/source/Fordham_University_School_of_Law). He has been a senior lecturer on the faculty of [Fairleigh Dickinson University](/source/Fairleigh_Dickinson_University).<ref name=FDU/>

==Political offices==
Schuber served as [Mayor of Bogota](/source/Mayor_of_Bogota%2C_New_Jersey) for four years from 1980 until 1984.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bogotaonline.org/formermayorsofbogota | title=Former Mayors of Bogota }}</ref> He represented the [38th legislative district](/source/New_Jersey's_38th_legislative_district) in the [New Jersey General Assembly](/source/New_Jersey_General_Assembly) from 1982 to 1990 and served 12 years as the [Bergen County Executive](/source/Bergen_County_Executive).<ref name=FDU>[http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1199 William "Pat" Schuber, Esq., BA, JD] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807121524/http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=1199 |date=August 7, 2007 }}, [Fairleigh Dickinson University](/source/Fairleigh_Dickinson_University). Accessed August 28, 2007.</ref><ref>''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual: State of New Jersey (2007)'', Skinder-Strauss Associates, [Newark](/source/Newark%2C_New_Jersey), p. 325. {{ISBN|1-57741-245-1}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.decotiislaw.com/people/william-p-schuber |title=DeCotiis : William P. Schuber |accessdate=2014-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223233335/http://www.decotiislaw.com/people/william-p-schuber |archive-date=February 23, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==Port Authority of New York and New Jersey==
Schuber was appointed to a six-year term on the board of commissioners of the [Port Authority of New York and New Jersey](/source/Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey) (PANYNJ) by [Governor of New Jersey](/source/Governor_of_New_Jersey) [Chris Christie](/source/Chris_Christie) in July 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/former_bergen_county_executive.html|title=Former Bergen County executive assumes role on Port Authority Board of Commissioners|website=NJ.com|date=July 29, 2011|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panynj.gov/corporate-information/board-commissioners.html|title=The Port Authority of NY & NJ|website=www.PANYNJ.gov|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://corpinfo.panynj.gov/pages/william-pat-schuber-esq-ba-jd/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123023218/http://corpinfo.panynj.gov/pages/william-pat-schuber-esq-ba-jd/ | archive-date=November 23, 2016 | title=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey }}</ref> He is one of several PANYNJ personnel subpoenaed by the [New Jersey Legislature](/source/New_Jersey_Legislature) panel investigating the [Fort Lee lane closure scandal](/source/Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal).<ref>{{cite news   | last = Baxter   | first = Christopher   | title = Christie bridge scandal: Recipients of 18 new subpoenas revealed   | publisher = The Star-Ledger   | date = February 10, 2014   | url = http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/christie_bridge_scandal_nj_committee_issues_more_subpoenas.html | access-date = February 10, 2014}}</ref> Testimony given in September 2016 by federal prosecution witness [David Wildstein](/source/David_Wildstein) claims that Schuber was aware the lane closures were planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/09/wildstein_christie_port_authority_appointee_was_to.html|title=Wildstein: Christie Port Authority appointee was told about Bridgegate scheme|website=NJ.com|date=September 26, 2016|access-date=November 18, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=North Jersey News and Information {{!}} NorthJersey.com | url=http://www.northjersey.com/news/bridgegate-trial-wildstein-testifies-traffic-plans-weren-t-secret-says-he-tipped-off-christie-aides-ex-county-exec-1.1666870 | access-date=2025-01-11 | website=www.northjersey.com}}</ref> In February 2017, it was announced that [Kevin J. O'Toole](/source/Kevin_J._O'Toole) would succeed him as commissioner.<ref>Arco, Matt. [http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/02/christie_appoints_longtime_loyalist_to_port_author.html "Christie appoints longtime loyalist to Port Authority board"], NJ Advance Media for [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com), February 27, 2017. Accessed February 28, 2017. "Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday Sen. Kevin O'Toole, a lawmaker who has long been loyal to him, will serve on the Port Authority's board of commissioners. O'Toole (R-Essex) announced in January he won't seek re-election to his Senate seat after serving as a legislator for more than two decades. Christie's office announced his longtime ally would replace outgoing Commissioner Pat Schuber."</ref>

==See also==
* [Governorship of Chris Christie](/source/Governorship_of_Chris_Christie)
* [List of people involved in the Fort Lee lane closure scandal](/source/List_of_people_involved_in_the_Fort_Lee_lane_closure_scandal)

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