D. BILAL BEASLEY of Irvington was elected to his first term in November 2002, and then re-elected in 2005, 2008 and 2011.  He has also been a member of the Irvington Township Municipal Council since 1988, currently serves as Council President, and has served as Chairman of the Irvington Democratic Committee since 1994. Freeholder Beasley retired from the Newark Housing and Redevelopment Authority in 2002 and has served as an Irvington Housing Authority Commissioner since 1998.  He is also a partner in a successful family shoe care business located at Newark Liberty International Airport.  Freeholder Beasley is a founding member of Newark Emergency Services for Families, and has been involved in countless civic activities including the Irvington Chapter of the NAACP, Chairman of the Irvington Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Committee, the South Ward Joint Block Association and Friends of Irvington Park.  Freeholder Beasley was inducted into the New Jersey Municipal Legislators Hall of Fame in 2009 in recognition of his more than 20 years of holding elected office.  He is a graduate of the Newark Public Schools and the recipient of numerous business course certificates.