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Republicans held the chamber in the 1990s. She was also a co-chair of the
Republican Task Force on Government Accountability and Efficiency, State Government and Independent Authorities Committees, the Advisory Council on Women and Children, and the Safe and Secure Communities Selection Panel. In addition, she served on the Assembly Budget, Consumer Affairs, and Transportation Committees and was the New Jersey State Director of the National Order of Women Legislators.
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40. In furtherance of his goal of protecting only minority incumbents, defendant BARTELS and the other commissioner defendants created "safe" districts for minority incumbents. In the proposed
Districts 28 and 34, these safe seats come at the expense of current District 34 incumbents,
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candidate taking 1.0% of the vote. Following her loss, she became the chair of the John I. Crecco
Foundation, a non-profit organization named for her husband, which raises money for various local hospitals.
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Passaic County Republican State Sen. Norman Robertson, who argued that his civil rights were violated when his residence was placed in a Democratic-held
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municipalities. After redistricting following the 1990 Census, Crecco won five elections in the 34th
Legislative District in 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997 and 1999, serving together with Republican
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Kelly mounted a comeback bid in 1985, and with
Governor Thomas Kean heading the ticket, he won easily. Kelly and Marion Crecco, unseated Adubato and four-term incumbent Buddy Fortunato.
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610:"NJ Election Information and Results Archive"
493:"Former Assemblywoman Marion Crecco has Died"
261:from 1986 to 2002, where she represented the
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