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Elease Evans
| Elease Evans | |
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| New Jersey General Assembly District 35 | |
| Former member | |
| In office | |
| 2007 - 2012 | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Last election | November 3, 2009 |
| First elected | 2007 |
| Term limits | N/A |
| Personal | |
| Birthday | 06/26/1943 |
| Profession | Legislator |
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Contents |
Committee assignments
2010-2012 committees:
- Labor (Vice-Chair)
- Education
- Law and Public Safety
Sponsored legislation
- A177 Requires development and distribution of curriculum guidelines on Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
- A1105 Allows State agencies, counties and municipalities to comply with certain publication requirements by means of Internet.
- A1956 "New Jersey Financial Information Privacy Act."
- A2359 Requires contractors to provide Department of the Treasury with employment information about contracts with public bodies.[1]
Elections
2009
Evans successfully won re-election in the November 3, 2009 general election. She was bracketed with Nellie Pou and defeated Republican challengers Lynn Anne Shortway and George Sawey.[2][3]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Thirty-Fifth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Nellie Pou (D)
|
22,148 | |||
| Elease Evan (D)
|
21,637 | |||
| Lynn Anne Shortway (R) | 12,488 | |||
| George Sawey (R) | 11,993 | |||
Campaign donors
2009
Below are Evans's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2009 election:[4]
| Contributor | 2009 total |
|---|---|
| Add Funds Transferred From Prior Campaign | $22,783 |
| Evans Freeholder Committee | $7,200 |
| New Jersey Education Association | $4,000 |
| New Jersey Association For Justice | $4,000 |
| Professional Workers Association | $3,200 |
External links
- New Jersey General Assembly - Rep. Elease Evans
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- NJ Assembly Dems - Assm. Evans
- State Surge - Legislative and voting track record
- Campaign Contributions: 2009, 2007
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