Carol Gay

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Carol Gay was the Democratic Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives in New Jersey's 4th congressional district (map) in 2006 vs. Republican Chris Smith. Smith won the race by a 66%-33% margin in 2006.^[1]

Born in Alabama, Gay graduated with an AB in Sociology from Georgia College and State University and was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1970. She taught in Georgia, and came to New Jersey in 1972 as a social worker for the Camden County Board of Social Services. On her first day on the job, she joined her union, the Communications Workers of America, and has been a union leader ever since.

Gay served as Executive Vice President of the New Jersey Industrial Union Council, she chairs New Jersey Labor Against the War and the Stop Wal-Mart NJ Coalition. She has been a board member of New Jersey Peace Action and President of Central New Jersey Coalition of Labor Union Women. She served as the coordinator of NJ Jobs With Justice.

Gay was awarded an Honorary Ph.D in Civics from the Rutgers Tent State University in 2005.

She appeared on The Colbert Report on October 12, 2006. Gay was invited to be on the show because sitting Representative Chris Smith refused to appear on the Comedy Central television program.