Linda S. Carter | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 22nd District | |
Assumed office May 24, 2018 Servingwith James J. Kennedy | |
Preceded by | Jerry Green |
Member of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders | |
In office January 1,2011 –January 1,2017 | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 1963 (age 61) |
Political party | Democratic |
Residence | Plainfield,New Jersey |
Occupation | School teacher |
Website | Legislative Website |
Linda Carter (born April 1963) is an American Democratic Party politician. who has represented the 22nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in 2018 to fill the seat that had been vacant following the death of Jerry Green. [1] [2]
A resident of Plainfield,Carter served on the Board of Chosen Freeholders for Union County from 2011 to 2017,becoming the Board's chairwoman in 2013. She also served as a commissioner of the Middlesex County Utilities Authority,commissioner of the Raritan Valley Rail Coalition,and at-large councilwoman for the 1st and 4th wards in Plainfield. [3] In June 2018,Rebecca Williams was appointed on an interim basis to fill the freeholder seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by Carter. [4]
Carter was appointed in May 2018 to fill the vacant seat left following the death of Jerry Green the previous month after 26 years of service. [5] Carter subsequently won the special election to serve the rest of Green's term on November 6,2018. [6]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [1]
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 22nd District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [8]
In the 2018-2019 legislative session,Carter was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Carter (incumbent) | 23,710 | 33.3 | |
Democratic | James Kennedy (incumbent) | 23,123 | 32.5 | |
Republican | Lisa Fabrizio | 12,272 | 17.2 | |
Republican | Patricia Quattrocchi | 12,087 | 17.0 | |
Total votes | 71,192 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Carter (incumbent) | 32,267 | 31.26% | |
Democratic | James J. Kennedy (incumbent) | 31,593 | 30.60% | |
Republican | David Sypher | 19,825 | 19.20% | |
Republican | Hans Herberg | 19,546 | 18.93% | |
Total votes | 103,231 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Linda Carter (incumbent) | 18,703 | 40.25% | ||
Democratic | James Kennedy (incumbent) | 18,099 | 38.95% | ||
Republican | Patricia Quattrocchi | 9,665 | 20.8% | ||
Total votes | 46,467 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Carter (Incumbent) | 42,637 | 69.4 | |
Republican | John Quattrocchi | 18,831 | 30.6 | |
Total votes | 61,468 | 100.0 |
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