Marcia A. Karrow
Encyclopedia
Marcia A. Karrow is an American
Republican Party
politician
who served in the New Jersey
State Senate where she represented the 23rd legislative district, having taken office on February 9, 2009. She had won a January 24, 2009 special election convention, defeating Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty
, for the right to succeed Congressman Leonard Lance
who resigned from the Senate after his election to the U.S House of Representatives. She previously served for three years in the General Assembly
representing the same district she represented in the Senate. She was defeated by Doherty in the 2009 primary election and was succeeded by him on November 23, 2009.
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).
Karrow 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 to 1993 and in 1998. She served on the Raritan Township Environmental Commission from 1994, the Raritan Township Open Space Advisory Committee from 1997, the Raritan Township Agricultural Advisory Board from 1999, and on the Raritan Township Economic Development Committee from 1994 to 1996. She also served on the Flemington Partnership for Progress on its Board of Directors / Chair, Economic Restructuring from 1994 to 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 to 1998.
Karrow has also served on the Hunterdon County Health and Human Services Advisory Council from 1995 to 1998, and as its Vice Chair in 1997; Hunterdon County Mental Health Board from 1993 to 1998; Hunterdon County Work Force Investment Board from 1997; Hunterdon County Planning Board Growth Management Task Force on Industrial and Commercial Growth from 1996; Hunterdon Economic Partnership Board of Directors in 1998; Hunterdon County Municipal Officers Association as its President from 1997 to 1998; and the Hunterdon County Council on Aging from 1993 to 1996.
Karrow served on the Hunterdon County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
beginning in 1999, and served as the Freeholder Director from 1999 to 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).
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. In the Assembly she served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Budget Committee. She resigned from her Assembly seat on February 9, 2009 when she is sworn into the State Senate.
Karrow was appointed to seats on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Labor Committee by Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. after her swearing into the Senate. Lance served as Ranking Minority Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee during his last year in the Senate.
seat vacated by Leonard Lance
, who was elected to represent the 7th congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
. Karrow's opponent in the race was Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty
. Hunterdon County Freeholder Matt Holt originally planned to run for the vacancy as well, but dropped out to run for one of the Assembly vacancies opened up by Karrow or Doherty.
On January 24, 2009, a special election was held by a convention of Republican committee members from Hunterdon
and Warren
counties. Karrow defeated Doherty in the special election by a margin of 195 votes to 143. Doherty announced he would run against Karrow a second time in the June 2009 primary, when she would be running as the incumbent.
The Hunterdon and Warren county Republican committee members held another special convention on February 21, 2009 to fill Karrow's vacant Assembly seat. In the contest, Warren County Freeholder John DiMaio
defeated Hunterdon County Freeholders Matt Holt and Erik Peterson
.
On June 2, 2009, Doherty defeated Karrow in the Republican Senate primary by a margin of 52%-48%. Doherty went on to win the November special election, defeating Democratic candidate Harvey Baron to fill the remaining two years of the term. Karrow's Senate term ended on November 23, 2009 when Doherty was sworn into office.
In November 2009 Karrow was named a member of the transition team of Governor-Elect Chris Christie, serving as chair of the subcommittee on environmental protection.
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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who served in the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
State Senate where she represented the 23rd legislative district, having taken office on February 9, 2009. She had won a January 24, 2009 special election convention, defeating Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty
Michael J. Doherty
Michael J. Doherty is an American Republican Party politician who serves in the New Jersey Senate representing the 23rd legislative district. He won the seat held by Marcia A. Karrow, who had earlier been selected by a party convention to succeed Leonard Lance after his election to the United...
, for the right to succeed Congressman Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly....
who resigned from the Senate after his election to the U.S House of Representatives. She previously served for three years in the General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
representing the same district she represented in the Senate. She was defeated by Doherty in the 2009 primary election and was succeeded by him on November 23, 2009.
Biography
Karrow graduated with a B.A.Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
in History (1981), an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
in Classical Archaeology (1985) and was awarded a M.B.A.
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
from Baruch College
Baruch College
Bernard M. Baruch College, more commonly known as Baruch College, is a constituent college of the City University of New York, located in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, New York City. With an acceptance rate of just 23%, Baruch is among the most competitive and diverse colleges in the nation...
of the City University of New York
City University of New York
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, with its administrative offices in Yorkville in Manhattan. It is the largest urban university in the United States, consisting of 23 institutions: 11 senior colleges, six community colleges, the William E...
in 1991 (Finance/Budget).
Karrow served on the Raritan Township
Raritan Township, New Jersey
Raritan Township is a Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 22,185...
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 to 1993 and in 1998. She served on the Raritan Township Environmental Commission from 1994, the Raritan Township Open Space Advisory Committee from 1997, the Raritan Township Agricultural Advisory Board from 1999, and on the Raritan Township Economic Development Committee from 1994 to 1996. She also served on the Flemington Partnership for Progress on its Board of Directors / Chair, Economic Restructuring from 1994 to 1997 and on the Governor's Planning Council on Aging in 1994. Karrow was a member of the Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College
Raritan Valley Community College is an accredited, coeducational, two-year, public, community college located in North Branch , New Jersey...
Search Committee from 1995 to 1998.
Karrow has also served on the Hunterdon County Health and Human Services Advisory Council from 1995 to 1998, and as its Vice Chair in 1997; Hunterdon County Mental Health Board from 1993 to 1998; Hunterdon County Work Force Investment Board from 1997; Hunterdon County Planning Board Growth Management Task Force on Industrial and Commercial Growth from 1996; Hunterdon Economic Partnership Board of Directors in 1998; Hunterdon County Municipal Officers Association as its President from 1997 to 1998; and the Hunterdon County Council on Aging from 1993 to 1996.
Karrow served on the Hunterdon County
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
beginning in 1999, and served as the Freeholder Director from 1999 to 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).
Karrow was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, filling the seat of fellow Republican Connie Myers
Connie Myers
Connie Myers is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2006, where she represented the 23rd legislative district. Myers served in the Assembly on the Appropriations Committee and the Regulatory Oversight Committee.Myers did not seek...
, who did not run for reelection and had held the seat since 1996. In the Assembly she served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee and the Budget Committee. She resigned from her Assembly seat on February 9, 2009 when she is sworn into the State Senate.
Karrow was appointed to seats on the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Senate Labor Committee by Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. after her swearing into the Senate. Lance served as Ranking Minority Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee during his last year in the Senate.
2009 State Senate race
On November 20, 2008, Karrow announced her intention to run for the State SenateNew Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
seat vacated by Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly....
, who was elected to represent the 7th congressional district
New Jersey's 7th congressional district
New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Leonard Lance.In the 2008 election, Mike Ferguson did not seek another term. Linda Stender won the Democratic nomination unopposed, while Republican primary voters chose State Senator Leonard Lance in a field of...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
. Karrow's opponent in the race was Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty
Michael J. Doherty
Michael J. Doherty is an American Republican Party politician who serves in the New Jersey Senate representing the 23rd legislative district. He won the seat held by Marcia A. Karrow, who had earlier been selected by a party convention to succeed Leonard Lance after his election to the United...
. Hunterdon County Freeholder Matt Holt originally planned to run for the vacancy as well, but dropped out to run for one of the Assembly vacancies opened up by Karrow or Doherty.
On January 24, 2009, a special election was held by a convention of Republican committee members from Hunterdon
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
and Warren
Warren County, New Jersey
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 108,692. Its county seat is Belvidere...
counties. Karrow defeated Doherty in the special election by a margin of 195 votes to 143. Doherty announced he would run against Karrow a second time in the June 2009 primary, when she would be running as the incumbent.
The Hunterdon and Warren county Republican committee members held another special convention on February 21, 2009 to fill Karrow's vacant Assembly seat. In the contest, Warren County Freeholder John DiMaio
John DiMaio
John DiMaio is an American Republican Party politician, who was selected on February 21, 2009 to fill the New Jersey General Assembly seat for the 23rd legislative district vacated by Marcia A. Karrow, after Karrow filled the vacancy for the New Jersey Senate in the same district...
defeated Hunterdon County Freeholders Matt Holt and Erik Peterson
Erik Peterson
Erik C. Peterson is an American Republican Party politician who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 23rd legislative district. Peterson, who previously served on the Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, replaced Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty, who was elected to...
.
On June 2, 2009, Doherty defeated Karrow in the Republican Senate primary by a margin of 52%-48%. Doherty went on to win the November special election, defeating Democratic candidate Harvey Baron to fill the remaining two years of the term. Karrow's Senate term ended on November 23, 2009 when Doherty was sworn into office.
In November 2009 Karrow was named a member of the transition team of Governor-Elect Chris Christie, serving as chair of the subcommittee on environmental protection.
External links
- Senator Marcia Karrow's Official Site
- Senator Karrow's legislative web page, New Jersey LegislatureNew Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- Assembly Member Marcia A. Karrow, project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
- Hunterdon County Freeholder biography of Marcia Karrow, Hunterdon County, New JerseyHunterdon County, New JerseyHunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 128,349. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Flemington....
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