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- 1 2 3 Connie Wagner legislative website Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed October 1, 2013.
- ↑ Assembly Member Connie Wagner's Biography, Project Vote Smart. Accessed October 1, 2013.
- ↑ Friedman, Matt. "BCDO taps Gordon for Senate, Wagner for Assembly", Politicker NJ, September 16, 2007. Accessed October 1, 2013. "In a closed meeting, the committee members unanimously elected Assemblyman Bob Gordon to fill the state Senate ballot spot left open after Joe Coniglio decided not to seek re-election. Freeholder/Paramus Councilwoman Connie Wagner will fill the slot left open by Gordon’s elevation. Incumbent Assemblywoman Joan Voss will remain as the 38th district’s other Democratic Assembly candidate."
- ↑ Ensslin, John C. "North Jersey Assemblywoman Connie Wagner resigns office", The Record , September 30, 2013. Accessed October 1, 2013. "Assemblywoman Connie Wagner, D-Paramus, has resigned her seat effective Tuesday, about two months earlier than expected, to spend time with her family in Florida.... Her earlier-than-expected departure means that Bergen County Democratic Committee members from District 38 must choose someone to fill the seat on an interim basis. Paramus Council President Joseph Lagana, the candidate they chose to run in place of Wagner, said it won’t be him."