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David Rousseau was confirmed by the State Senate
and sworn in as State Treasurer on April 7, 2008.
David Rousseau was sworn in as Acting State Treasurer
on January 16, 2008, soon after Governor Jon S.
Corzine announced his intention to nominate him
to be State Treasurer.
Prior to becoming Acting State Treasurer,
Rousseau served as Senior Advisor to the Governor
for Budget and Fiscal Policy and Deputy State Treasurer.
In those roles, he worked closely with the Governor
and Treasurer in developing and implementing the
annual State budget and other fiscal policy issues.
Mr. Rousseau, 47, has spent his career
working at high levels on the State budget in the
Legislative and Executive branches of New Jersey
government.
He served as Deputy State Treasurer
from 2002 until 2006 and provided policy guidance
to the Governor, Treasurer and Governor’s
office on areas related to fiscal and budget policy
including taxation issues, property tax relief and
reform.
Mr. Rousseau was Senior Policy Advisor
to the Senate President focusing on the budget before
returning to the Treasury Department.
He served as the Budget Director for
the Senate Democratic office from 1990 to 2002.
He moved to the Senate staff after serving as Research
and Project Coordinator for the Election Law Enforcement
Commission.
Mr. Rousseau received a bachelor’s
degree from Temple University where he graduated
cum laude. He holds an MBA from Rider University.
He is a lifelong Mercer County resident.
He lives in Hamilton with his wife, Debra and two
sons, Kyle and Kenneth.
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