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KZG's Jeannine LaRue Appointed to WPCNJ Board


KZG's Jeannine LaRue was pleased to have been elected to once again serve on the Board of the Women's Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ). The WPCNJ, a multi-partisan organization dedicated to increasing women's participation in the political process, is the authoritative voice in New Jersey politics. 

Congratulations to WPCNJ's new leadership team, as well as all of the esteemed 2016-17 WPCNJ Board Members!

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Trish Zita Receives Salute to the Policy Makers Award
from Executive Women of New Jersey 

KZG Principal and Honoree Trish Zita was presented the award by KZG Principal Adam Kaufman.

On May 5th, Executive Women of New Jersey (EWNJ) honored KZG Principal Trish Zita for her trailblazing work as one of New Jersey's most influential and accomplished women leaders. The award, presented at the Executive Women of New Jersey's signature " Salute to the Policy Makers " gala in East Brunswick, recognized 38 of the most successful women leaders in the state.
 
"We want to make sure that we are still continuing to advance the pipeline of women leadership, not only by having this great event tonight, but by ensuring that there is a fantastic group of women leaders for tomorrow," Michellene Davis, the EWNJ president-elect, said of the event. Davis serves as RWJBarnabas Health executive vice president and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer.
 
Executive Women of New Jersey is a nonprofit organization that brings professional women together for the collaboration and enhancement of business relationships and promotes the advancement of women to the highest levels of business, professions and government, and provides scholarships to women seeking graduate degrees.
 
Proceeds from the Salute to the Policy Makers awards dinner are used to fund scholarships for women enrolled in graduate programs in New Jersey's institutions of higher learning as well as other programs to advance women. Programs that benefit from the gala include EWNJ's Non-Traditional Graduate Student Scholarship program, which focuses on establishing a pipeline of future women leaders. Since its inception, EWNJ's Non-Traditional Graduate Student Scholarship Program has awarded over $1.2 million in scholarship assistance to exceptional women attending New Jersey colleges and universities.
 
You can read more about the event at NJBIZ ,  Jersey Journal Chasing News , and Asbury Park Press .

Meet the New Lawmaker:
Joe Howarth (R-8)

In this month's installment of our "Meet the New Legislator" series, we introduce you to Republian  Assemblyman Joe Howarth , who represents the 8th legislative district in Atlantic, Burlington and Camden counties. He joins Senator Dawn Marie Addiego (R) and Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez- Gregg (R) in representing the 8th legislative district.

Assemblyman Joe Howarth (R-8)
Howarth graduated from Trenton State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health, Physical Education and Drivers Education. He began his career in education in Hamilton Township, where he taught at the elementary and secondary schools. He then moved on to a career in pharmaceutical and insurance sales, before returning to education in 2005.
 
In May of 2009, Howarth was elected to the Evesham Township Council, during which time he served as Deputy Mayor. In November 2011, Joe was elected to the Freeholder Board; he served on the board for three years before retiring in 2014 as a result of his battle with Crohn's disease. 

A month after his retirement, however, the Burlington County Republican Committee tapped Mr. Howarth to replace outgoing Republican Assemblyman Chri stopher Brown in the state General Assembly. Brown, who represented the 8th District since 2012, chose not to seek re-election so that he could devote more time to his family and real estate business.
 
A para-professional in the special education department at Seneca High School, Mr. Howarth provides in-class support for students with multiple disabilities.
 
He is actively involved in the community, working with youth organizations such as the Boy Scouts, Marlton Rec Advisory Council, and several theater groups affiliated with Cherokee High School. He has also served on the Marlton PTA and Evesham Township School Board.
 
Mr. Howarth and his wife, Dr. Maria Lania-Howarth, M.D., reside in Evesham, Burlington County. They have three children: Nicole, and twins Andrew and Gabrielle.
 
Assemblyman Howarth serves on several committees in the General Assembly, including the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, the Human Services Committee, and the Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee.
 
For more information about Assemblyman Joe Howarth, please visit his legislative Web page .
 
New Jersey Primary Races Yield Few Surprises
Clinton, Incumbents Turn Toward November Elections

Earlier this week, over 1.26 million residents headed to the polls to cast their votes in the New Jersey presidential, countywide and local primary elections.
 
With the biggest turnout in a June primary since before the turn of the century, primary voters cast their votes for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (VT) as their preferred Democratic presidential candidate - presenting Clinton with approximately 63 percent of the vote. On the Republican side, the presumptive presidential candidate, Donald Trump, won handily with 81 percent of the vote.    
 
As for the congressional races, incumbents swept all 12 congressional nominations in the Garden State. Even where incumbents did face contested primary battles, incumbents comfortably defeated their challengers on the primary ballots:
  • CD1. In the 1st Congressional District, which includes parts of Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties, Democratic incumbent Donald Norcross defeated his opponent, Alex Law, with 74 percent of the vote. In November, Norcorss will face Bob Patterson of Vorhees, who ran unopposed in the Republican primary.
  • CD5. Meanwhile, in New Jersey's northernmost district, incumbent Scott Garrett, a Republican, fended off both challengers - businessmen Michael Cino and Peter Vallorsi - with 82 percent of the vote. He will face Democratic challenger Josh Gottheimer, a former speechwriter for President Bill Clinton and Microsoft executive, in the fall.
  • CD7. In the state's 7th Congressional District, which includes Hunterdon County and portions of Somerset, Morris, Union and Warren Counties, incumbent Leonard Lance
    defeated his Republican challengers David Larsen and Craig Heard with 54 percent of the vote (Larsen garnered 33 percent and Heard 13 percent). In N ovember, Lance will face Democrat Peter Jacob of Union, who ran unopposed.
  • CD 11. Finally, Republican incumbent Rodney Frelinghuysen successfully fended off paving contractor Rick Van Glahn with 76 percent of the vote. Frelinghuysen will battle lawyer Joseph Wenzel (D) in the fall.
For a breakdown of the final results for all of the primaries, you can visit NJ Spotlight, here