Blonnie R. Watson | |
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| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 29th district | |
| In office July 21, 2016 –January 9, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | L. Grace Spencer |
| Succeeded by | Shanique Speight |
| Vice President of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
| In office 1998–2002 | |
| Member at-large of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
| In office 1997–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 3,1937 |
| Residence | Newark,New Jersey |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Blonnie R. Watson (born February 3,1937) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 to 2018.
A resident of the Central Ward of Newark,Watson retired from the United States Postal Service,where she worked as a Systems Compliance Executive. She served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Newark and was elected to serve on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1997 to 2014. [1] Elected to serve six three-year terms as an at-large freeholder,Watson served five years as the board's vice president and eight as president. [2]
Watson was sworn into office on July 21,2016,by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto,after being selected to fill the seat of L. Grace Spencer,who had resigned from office on June 30,2016,to become a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court. [2]