Marcia A. Karrow

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Marcia A. Karrow (born March 10, 1959) is an American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 23rd legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Karrow was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, filling the seat of fellow Republican Connie Myers, who did not run for reelection and had held the seat since 1996.

Karrow serves in the Assembly on the Agriculture and Natural Resources committee and the Budget committee.[1]

Karrow has served on the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders since 1999, and served as the Freeholder Director from 1999-2000. As a Freeholder, Karrow served on the Hunterdon County Planning Board (Liaison), Health and Human Services, Liaison), Hunterdon County Economic Partnership, Liaison), Work Force Investment Board, Member), Polytech Special Sub-Committee, Member) and the Hunterdon County Agriculture Development Board (Liaison).[2]

Karrow has also served on the Hunterdon County Health and Human Services Advisory Council from 1995-1998, and as its Vice Chair in 1997; Hunterdon County Mental Health Board from 1993-1998; Hunterdon County Work Force Investment Board since 1997; Hunterdon County Planning Board Growth Management Task Force on Industrial and Commercial Growth since 1996; Hunterdon Economic Partnership Board of Directors in 1998; Hunterdon County Municipal Officers Association as its President from 1997-1998; and the Hunterdon County Council on Aging from 1993-1996.[2]

Karrow has served on the Raritan Township Committee from 1994 to 2002, as Deputy Mayor in 1996, and as Mayor in 1998. She served on the Raritan Township Planning Board from 1992-1993 and in 1998. She has served on the Raritan Township Environmental Commission since 1994, the Raritan Township Open Space Advisory Committee since 1997, the Raritan Township Agricultural Advisory Board since 1999, and on the Raritan Township Economic Development Committee from 1994-1996. She also served on the Flemington Partnership for Progress on its Board of Directors / Chair, Economic Restructuring from 1994-1997 and on the Governor's Planning Council on Aging in 1994. Karrow was a member of the Raritan Valley Community College Search Committee from 1995-1998.[2]

Karrow graduated with a B.A. from Smith College in History (1981), an M.A. from the University of Michigan in Classical Archaeology (1985) and was awarded a M.B.A. from Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1991 (Finance/Budget).[1]

[edit] District 23

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 23rd District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Assemblywoman Karrow's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 16, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Hunterdon County Freeholder biography of Marcia Karrow, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Backup taken by Internet Archive on August 16, 2007. Accessed February 14, 2008.

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly
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2: Amodeo (R), Polistina (R)
3: Burzichelli (D), Fisher (D)
4: Love (D), Moriarty (D)
5: Cruz-Perez (D), Roberts (D)
6: Greenwald (D), Lampitt (D)
7: Conaway (D), Conners (D)
8: Addiego (R), Rudder (R)
9: Rumpf (R), Van Pelt (R)
10: Holzapfel (R), Wolfe (R)

11: Angelini (R), Rible (R)
12: Casagrande (R), O'Scanlon (R)
13: Handlin (R), Thompson (R)
14: DeAngelo (D), Greenstein (D)
15: Gusciora (D), Watson Coleman (D)
16: Biondi (R), Coyle (R)
17: Chivukula (D), Egan (D)
18: Barnes (D), Diegnan (D)
19: Vas (D), Wisniewski (D)
20: Cohen (D), Cryan (D)

21: Bramnick (R), Munoz (R)
22: Green (D), Stender (D)
23: Doherty (R), Karrow (R)
24: Chiusano (R), McHose (R)
25: Carroll (R), Merkt (R)
26: DeCroce (R), Webber (R)
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28: Caputo (D), Tucker (D)
29: Coutinho (D), Spencer (D)
30: Dancer (R), Malone (R)

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34: Giblin (D), Oliver (D)
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36: Scalera (D), Schaer (D)
37: Huttle (D), Johnson (D)
38: Voss (D), Wagner (D)
39: Rooney (R), Vandervalk (R)
40: Rumana (R), Russo (R)
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