Gordon A. MacInnes is a Democratic

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 politician

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 from New Jersey

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 who has served twice in the state Legislature

New Jersey Legislature

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. MacInnes was elected to the state Assembly

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 in 1973 in a heavily Republican

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 Morris County

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 district, as part of the Watergate-driven Democratic landslide of that year. He was defeated in his re-election bid in 1975. In 1993, he won election to the state Senate

New Jersey Senate

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 in a major upset over incumbent Senate Majority Leader John Dorsey

John H. Dorsey

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, again in a heavily Republican district. He again failed to win re-election in 1997, losing to Republican Anthony Bucco

Anthony Bucco

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, who continues to hold that Senate seat.

MacInnes also served as Assistant Commissioner in the New Jersey Department of Education

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 from 2002 to 2007. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Governors of Rutgers University

Rutgers University

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. He also is a former executive director of the New Jersey Network

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