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Linda Greenstein
2011 - Present
2028
14
Linda Greenstein (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey State Senate, representing District 14. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on January 11, 2028.
Greenstein (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 14. She won in the general election on November 7, 2023.
Greenstein served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 14 from 2000 to 2010.
Greenstein was also a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 12th Congressional District of New Jersey.[1] She was defeated by Bonnie Watson Coleman in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014.
Biography
Greenstein earned her B.A. in psychology from Vassar College, her M.A. in psychology from Johns Hopkins University, and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Her professional experience includes working as a staff attorney for the Community Health Law Project from 1991 to 2000, as a clinical associate professor at Seton Hall Law School, Deputy Attorney General for State of New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, and an attorney with Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher and Brennan.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Environment and Energy Committee, Vice Chair
- Senate Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair
- Public Schools Committee
2020-2021
Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Environment and Energy Committee, Vice-chair
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair
2019-2020
Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:
- Budget and Appropriations Committee
- Environment and Energy Committee, Vice-Chair
- Senate Labor Committee
- Senate Law and Public Safety Committee, Chair
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Law and Public Safety, Chair |
| • Environment and Energy, Vice-Chair |
| • Public Schools |
| • New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
|---|
| • Environment and Energy, Vice-Chair |
| • Law and Public Safety, Vice-Chair |
| • Budget and Appropriations |
2010-2011
In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Budget and Appropriations |
| • Environment |
2010 House
Prior to her election to the Senate, Greenstein served on the following Assembly committees in 2010:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Judiciary, Chair |
| • Health and Senior Services |
| • Housing and Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Incumbent Linda Greenstein defeated Patricia Johnson in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Linda Greenstein (D) | 59.8 | 33,020 |
 | Patricia Johnson (R) | 40.2 | 22,225 | |
| Total votes: 55,245 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Incumbent Linda Greenstein advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Greenstein | 100.0 | 10,665 |
| Total votes: 10,665 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Patricia Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Johnson | 100.0 | 4,740 |
| Total votes: 4,740 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Greenstein in this election.
2021
See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Incumbent Linda Greenstein defeated Adam J. Elias in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Greenstein (D) | 55.2 | 40,735 |
| Adam J. Elias (R) | 44.8 | 33,116 | ||
| Total votes: 73,851 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Incumbent Linda Greenstein advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Greenstein | 100.0 | 10,609 |
| Total votes: 10,609 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14
Adam J. Elias advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Adam J. Elias | 100.0 | 6,687 | |
| Total votes: 6,687 | |||
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2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[2][3] Incumbent Linda Greenstein (D) defeated Ileana Schirmer (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Linda Greenstein Incumbent |
56.49% | 34,474 | |
| Republican | Ileana Schirmer | 43.51% | 26,548 | |
| Total Votes | 61,022 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified five races to watch in the New Jersey State Senate 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and one Republican seat. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent won less than 55 percent of the vote in the most recent election prior to 2017. Incumbent Linda Greenstein (D), first elected in 2010, won re-election in 2013 by 2.4 points, defeating Peter A. Inverso (R) and Don Dezarn (L) with 50.4 percent of the vote. Inverso received 48 percent and Dezarn received 1.6 percent. In 2011, Greenstein won re-election by 10.6 points. District 14 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 14 by 11.7 points. Democrat Barack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 16.1 points. As of 2017, District 14 included Mercer and Middlesex counties.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Linda Greenstein ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 Democratic primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Linda Greenstein Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Ileana Schirmer defeated Bruce MacDonald in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 Republican primary election.[6]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ileana Schirmer |
80.86% | 3,481 |
| Bruce MacDonald | 19.14% | 824 |
| Total Votes | 4,305 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2014
Greenstein ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 12th District. Greenstein sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Bonnie Watson Coleman.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bonnie Watson Coleman |
43% | 15,603 | ||
| Linda Greenstein | 27.8% | 10,089 | ||
| Upendra Chivukula | 21.8% | 7,890 | ||
| Andrew Zwicker | 7.4% | 2,668 | ||
| Total Votes | 36,250 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
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2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Greenstein won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 14. Greenstein was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeated Peter A. Inverso (R) and Don Dezarn (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[7][8][9][10]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda Greenstein Incumbent |
50.4% | 31,387 | |
| Republican | Peter A. Inverso | 48% | 29,903 | |
| Libertarian | Don Dezarn | 1.6% | 1,014 | |
| Total Votes | 62,304 | |||
Endorsements
In 2013, Greenstein’s endorsements included the following:[11][12]
- The New Jersey AFL-CIO
- The Sierra Club
2011
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011
Greenstein won in the 2011 election for New Jersey State Senate District 14. She ran unopposed in the primary on June 7, 2011. Greenstein defeated Richard Kanka (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.
| New Jersey State Senate District 14 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Linda Greenstein Incumbent |
55.3% | 26,206 | |
| Republican | Richard Kanka | 44.7% | 21,176 | |
| Total Votes | 47,382 | |||
Endorsements
In 2011, Greenstein’s endorsements included the following:[13]
2009
Greenstein won re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly District 14 in 2009. Greenstein was bracketed with Wayne DeAngelo (D) and defeated challengers Rob Calabro (R), William Harvey, Jr. (R) and Gene Baldassari in the general election.[14] [15]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Fourteenth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Linda R. Greenstein (D)
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37,958 | |||
| Wayne P. DeAngelo (D)
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35,791 | |||
| Rob Calabro (R) | 30,479 | |||
| William T. Harvey, Jr. (R) | 29,530 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Linda Greenstein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Linda Greenstein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19. |
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Personal
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Greenstein and her husband, Michael, have one son. They currently reside in Monroe, New Jersey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder New Jersey State Senate District 14 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 5, 2013
- ↑ PolitickerNJ.com, "AFL-CIO endorses candidates for elections," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Sierra Club, New Jersey Chapter, "NJ Chapter's State Legislative Endorsements," accessed September 3, 2013
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
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New Jersey State Senate District 14 2011-Present |
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| Preceded by - |
New Jersey General Assembly District 14 2000-2010 |
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