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- ↑ "Linda Carter Announces Candidacy for General Assembly in 22nd Legislative District". Insider NJ.
- ↑ "Linda Carter". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- ↑ County of Union. "Plainfield Councilwoman Rebecca Williams named to freeholder board", Courier News , June 1, 2018. Accessed October 21, 2018. "Plainfield Councilwoman Rebecca Williams has been appointed to fill an unexpired term on the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Williams was chosen by the Union County Democratic Committee to fill the term vacated by former Freeholder Linda Carter, who resigned to become a state Assemblywoman representing the 22nd Legislative District, replacing the late Jerry Green."
- ↑ Russell, Suzanne. "Linda Carter sworn into General Assembly, replacing Jerry Green", Courier News , May 24, 2018. Accessed July 3, 2018. "Former Union County Freeholder Linda Carter was sworn into the New Jersey General Assembly on Thursday, representing the 22nd Legislative District communities in Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties.... Carter replaces Assemblyman Jerry Green, 79, of Plainfield, who died April 18. Green served 26 years in the assembly."
- ↑ Intersimone, Jenna (November 5, 2018). "NJ elections: 2018 Union County results, town by town". MyCentralJersey.com. USA Today . Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Legislative Roster for District 22, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Bill View". New Jersey State Legislature. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Holley, Carter, Kennedy & Quijano Measure to Rename a Part of Route 27 "Jerry Green Memorial Highway" Clears Assembly". New Jersey Assembly Democrats. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Carter, Benson & Mejia Bill Establishing New Jersey Food Waste Task Force Signed into Law". New Jersey Assembly Democrats. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Carter, Chaparro and Vainieri Huttle Bill Establishing Maternal Healthcare Pilot Program Signed into Law". New Jersey Assembly Democrats. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State . Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "2018-unofficial-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved April 27, 2019.