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- ↑ Friedman, Arthur. "Randall mixes law and government but finds time tor tennis and jogging",The Ridgewood News, April 23, 1989. Accessed July 24, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Randall, born in Teaneck in 1954, is seeking her third full-term in the Assembly, having first been elected in a special election in March 1985 to fill the seat of John Markert.... Randall is a 1978 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law. She received her BA from Smith College in 1975, after graduating from Westwood Regional High School in 1971."
- ↑ Staff. "Ex-Bergen County Official To Lead Whitman's Banking Department", The Philadelphia Inquirer , January 20, 1994. Accessed September 22, 2011. "Gov. Whitman chose a former Bergen County assemblywoman and county attorney yesterday to head the Department of Banking as she continued to fill cabinet positions. Whitman's choice of Westwood resident Elizabeth Randall brings to 13 the number of cabinet jobs filled."
- ↑ Governor Corzine Files Nominations Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine , Governor of New Jersey press release dated February 26, 2008. Accessed February 26, 2008.