Anne Wolfe
Anne Wolfe (born March 14, 1953) is an American politician. She was the 2004 Democratic Party candidate for the United States House of Representatives for New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District. She is married and lives in Mahwah, New Jersey.
Wolfe handily beat her only primary opponent, Frank Fracasso of Green Township, Sussex County, by a margin of more than 5–1.
Wolfe holds a degree in government with minors in American history and sociology from Lawrence University as well as certificates from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. She has announced that she would not run for the Democratic nomination for the House in 2006.
In the 2004 election, she received 122,259 votes or 41% compared to Republican Scott Garrett's 171,220 votes or 58% of the vote. Garrett had refused to debate Anne Wolfe several times over the campaign cycle.
Endorsements
The following endorsed Anne Wolfe in her 2004 campaign:
- "The Record" Newspaper
- The New Jersey State Industrial Union Council
- The Latino American Democratic Association
- "The Herald News" newspaper
- "The Star-Ledger" newspaper
- NARAL ProChoice New Jersey
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- Local 195, International Federation of Professional and Trade Engineers
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- The Sierra Club
- then-United States Senator Jon Corzine
- Bergen County Improvement Authority
- Women's Actions for New Directions
- Governor Howard Dean and Democracy for America
- Women's Campaign Fund
- Bergen County Democratic Organization
- Passaic County Democratic Organization
- 40th District Democrats
- New Jersey for Democracy
- National Women's Political Caucus
- Warren County Democratic Committee
