Career
A resident of Elk Township, New Jersey, he is an attorney by profession. Geist and Dalton were re-elected in 1995, with Democrat Chris Manganello in third and Republican Gerald Luongo in fourth. In 1997, Dalton criticized automobile insurance companies for putting money in separate reserve funds to pay for claims that might come in the future, and then asking for rate increases due to lack of profitability, "but it is not a true picture of the company"s economic status".
Dalton ran in 1997, and lost, in a bid for the New Jersey Senate seat held by John Jay Matheussen, with Matheussen taking 50.7% of the vote, Dalton receiving 46.1% and Jame East. Barber garnering 3.2% of the vote.
The Times predicted that the 1997 race would be one of "costliest and closest" in the state, with the gubernatorial election that year between Democrat Jim McGreevey and Republican Christine Todd Whitman having a strong effect on the race. In 2002, Dalton was appointed Gloucester County Prosecutor.
In 2007, he was reappointed by Governor Jon Corzine to a second five-year term.