Career
Conover was sworn into the Assembly in June 2003 after selection to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Assemblyman Paul Doctorate"Amato. Conover served in the Assembly on the Telecommunications and Utilities and the Tourism and Gaming Committees. On Election Day, November 8, 2005, former Atlantic City Mayor Jim Whelan, a Democrat, defeated Republican Conover in the Republican-leaning District.
Assemblyman Conover served on the Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1981–2003, serving as its Chairman in 1992, 1995 and from 2000-2003.
Conover graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Rutgers University in Economics and was awarded an Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania in Business Administration. Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.
The other representatives from the 2nd Legislative District are:
Assemblyman Francis J. Blee, and
Senator William Gormley.
