Public Policy / Urban Studies

Senator Bob Gorden Speaks to Public Policy Class

political policy studentsSenator Bob Gordon recently visited a political policy class taught by Philip Mark Plotch, Ph.D., AICP, associate professor in the Department of Political Science. Senator Gordon is a commissioner of New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities. He was previously a mayor, an assemblyman and a state senator in New Jersey. Gordon spoke with the students about running for office, helping constituents, dealing with political pressures and the state’s energy policy. He highlighted his recent work regarding New Jersey’s nuclear power plants and the prospect of building 850 foot-tall wind turbines 15 miles off the New Jersey shore.