Garnet Hall | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 28th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2024 Servingwith Cleopatra Tucker | |
Preceded by | Jackie Yustein |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
Website | Legislative webpage |
Garnet R. Hall is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 28th legislative district,having taken office on January 9,2024.
Born in Montclair,New Jersey,Hall graduated the local public schools and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. A resident of Maplewood,New Jersey,Hall has been a deputy clerk in Essex County. [1]
Running together with State Senator Renee Burgess as part of the first slate for the legislature comprised entirely of African-American women, [2] Hall and her incumbent running mate Cleopatra Tucker defeated Republicans Joy Freeman and Willie S. Jetti in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election. [3] [4] Hall was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly,more than one-third of the seats. [5]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [6]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [7] The representatives from the 28th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [8]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Cleopatra G. Tucker (incumbent) | 19,094 | 46.3 | |
Democratic | Garnet Hall | 18,637 | 45.2 | |
Republican | Joy Freeman | 1,902 | 4.6 | |
Republican | Willie S. Jetti | 1,600 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 41,233 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
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