Caroline Casagrande
| Caroline Casagrande | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 11th district | |
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In office January 10, 2012 – January 12, 2016 Serving with Mary Pat Angelini | |
| Preceded by | Dave Rible |
| Succeeded by |
Joann Downey Eric Houghtaling |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 12th district | |
|
In office January 8, 2008 – January 10, 2012 Serving with Declan O'Scanlon | |
| Preceded by |
Jennifer Beck Michael J. Panter |
| Succeeded by |
Ronald S. Dancer Robert D. Clifton |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 21, 1976 Point Pleasant, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Stephen Chance |
| Residence | Colts Neck Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater |
Rutgers School of Law–Camden, J.D. Pennsylvania State University, B.S. |
Caroline Casagrande (born November 21, 1976) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 11th Legislative District from January 10, 2012 to January 12, 2016. Prior to the 2011 legislative redistricting, she served in the Assembly from January 8, 2008 representing the 12th District. She is the youngest woman assembly member ever elected in New Jersey. She was defeated for re-election in 2015.
Early life and family
Casagrande was born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Spring Lake.[1][2] She graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School, in Red Bank, New Jersey, earned a B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University with a major in Political Science. Casagrande was elected as Undergraduate Student Government president, where she worked to reduce the cost of student transportation around campus, improve student health care services, and protect students from dramatic tuition increases. She was awarded a J.D. from Rutgers School of Law–Camden.[3]
Casagrande currently lives in Colts Neck Township with her husband, Stephen Chance, and sons, Harrison and Theodore.[4]
Legal career
Prior to being elected assemblywoman, Casagrande was a partner / attorney with the law firm of Menna, Supko & Casagrande in Shrewsbury, N.J.[3] Casagrande has also served as municipal attorney to Manalapan Township and special counsel to Fair Haven. Between semesters at Rutgers School of Law–Camden, she clerked at the Prosecutor's Office in Monmouth County and at the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. While in college, Casagrande worked in the new democratic government of South Africa. In law school, she performed pro bono legal services for bankruptcy filers in Camden, N.J. After graduating from law school, she clerked for New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert O'Hagan.
New Jersey General Assembly
In 2007, Casagrande ran on the Republican ticket for New Jersey State Assemblywoman of the 12th district alongside Assemblyman Declan O'Scanlon. She defeated an incumbent Assemblyman (Michael J. Panter), and became the youngest woman to ever be elected to the New Jersey General Assembly.[5][6] Casagrande served in the Assembly on the Appropriations Committee and the Women and Children Committee.[3]
In 2011 Casagrande was redistricted to the 11th Legislative District and sought re-election there together with Senator Jennifer Beck, who was also shifted out of the 12th district, and Assembly member Mary Pat Angelini. They were the first trio of women to be elected as a team to the New Jersey Legislature.[7]
Casagrande served as a Republican Commissioner on the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, which was charged with redrawing the lines of the State's congressional districts following the 2010 United States Census.[8]
Casagrande and Angelini lost their 2015 bid for re-election in what was considered a surprisingly close race to Democratic challengers Joann Downey and Eric Houghtaling.[9]
Electoral history
| New Jersey General Assembly Election 2015 - District 11[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Eric Houghtaling | 15,149 | 25.6 | |
| Democratic | Joann Downey | 14,906 | 25.2 | |
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini (incumbent) | 14,653 | 24.8 | |
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande (incumbent) | 14,418 | 24.4 | |
| Total votes | 59,126 | 100.0 | ||
| New Jersey General Assembly Election 2013 - District 11[11] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini | 29,842 | 30.1 | ||
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 28,827 | 29.1 | ||
| Democratic | Kevin McMillan | 20,406 | 20.6 | ||
| Democratic | Edward Zipprich | 19,968 | 20.2 | ||
| New Jersey General Assembly Election 2011 - District 11[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 18,739 | 26.7 | ||
| Republican | Mary Pat Angelini | 18,479 | 26.3 | ||
| Democratic | Vin Gopal | 15,392 | 19.0 | ||
| Democratic | Kathleen Horgan | 15,060 | 21.5 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Jacobson | 2,358 | 3.3 | ||
| New Jersey General Assembly Election 2009 - District 12[13] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Declan O'Scanlon | 42,932 | 31.3 | ||
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 42,662 | 31.1 | ||
| Democratic | Michelle Roth | 25,891 | 18.9 | ||
| Democratic | John Amberg | 24,125 | 17.6 | ||
| Green | Steven Welzer | 1,635 | 1.2 | ||
| New Jersey General Assembly Election 2007 - District 12 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Declan O'Scanlon | 24,493 | 25.6 | ||
| Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 24,352 | 25.5 | ||
| Democratic | Michael J. Panter | 23,842 | 24.9 | ||
| Democratic | Amy Mallet | 22,870 | 23.9 | ||
References
- ↑ Campaign Web site Accessed June 19, 2009. "Ms. Casagrande is a life long Monmouth County resident, having been born and raised in Spring Lake with her five brothers and sisters."
- ↑ Living Media profile, October 23, 2008. Accessed June 19, 2009. "This is not to say, however, that Casagrande has deserted her Jersey Shore roots (she is originally from Spring Lake);"
- 1 2 3 "Assemblywoman Casagrande's legislative webpage". New Jersey Legislature. Archived from the original on December 21, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ Assembly Member Caroline C. Casagrande, Project Vote Smart. Accessed April 24, 2008.
- ↑ Staff. "Assembly races: 12th and 30th", The Times (Trenton), October 28, 2009. Accessed May 1, 2013. "It is represented by two Republican first-termers: Declan O'Scanlon Jr., a wireless telecommunications consultant from Little Silver, and Caroline Casagrande, a lawyer from Colts Neck, who at age 30 was the youngest woman ever elected to the New Jersey Assembly."
- ↑ 12the Legislative District Web page biography, District 12. Accessed June 19, 2009.
- ↑ Walter, Kenny. "GOP legislators kick off run for 11th District: Beck, Casagrande, Angelini would be state’s first all-female legislative team", Atlanticville, June 30, 2011. Accessed July 14, 2011. "A trio of Republican legislators kicked off their campaign to represent a newly configured 11th District last week and to become the state’s first all-women legislative team. Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande, currently representing the 12th District, and Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini, who currently represents the 11th District, announced their candidacies on June 22 with a press conference at the home of Ocean Township resident Rick Miller.... Earlier this year, the state Legislative Redistricting Committee approved a new district map for the state’s 40 districts that moved Casagrande and Beck from the 12th District to join Angelini in the 11th. The 11th District now includes Eatontown, Long Branch, Ocean, West Long Branch, Red Bank, Shrewsbury and Tinton Falls, among other towns, but will no longer represent Colts Neck, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Manalapan and Marlboro."
- ↑ Members, New Jersey Redistricting Commission. Accessed May 1, 2013.
- ↑ Brent Johnson (4 November 2015). "Democrats oust Republicans in Assembly's 11th District". NJ.com.
- ↑ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2013 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, updated as of December 14, 2013. Accessed November 16, 2014.
- ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2011 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, updated as of December 14, 2011. Accessed October 30, 2013.
- ↑ Official List Candidate Returns for General Assembly For November 2009 General Election, New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, updated as of December 1, 2009. Accessed October 30, 2013.
External links
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms - 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
- Assembly Member Caroline C. Casagrande, Project Vote Smart
| New Jersey General Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jennifer Beck Michael J. Panter |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 12th District January 8, 2008 – January 10, 2012 With: Declan O'Scanlon |
Succeeded by Ronald S. Dancer Robert D. Clifton |
| Preceded by Dave Rible |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th District January 10, 2012 – January 12, 2016 With: Mary Pat Angelini |
Succeeded by Joann Downey Eric Houghtaling |