Angela V. McKnight (born March 10, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 31st Legislative District in the

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since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. A resident of

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, McKnight received a bachelor's degree from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a Private university, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the Ac ...

with a major in business management. She is the founder and chief executive officer of AngelaCARES, an advocacy and support organization for senior citizens.

New Jersey General Assembly

Under the terms of a bill introduced by McKnight in the General Assembly in 2019, students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in the use of cursive handwriting, both reading and writing, by the end of the third grade. McKnight cited the bill as providing children with "a vital skill they will need for the rest of their lives", noting that without cursive skills "how will our students ever know how to read a scripted font on a word document, or even sign the back of a check".

New Jersey Senate

McKnight received the nomination for the Senate seat following the announcement that

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would not run for re-election after 16 years in office. McKnight defeated Republican Luis Soto in the

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Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Senator Angela V. McKnight (D)

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. Accessed January 25, 2024. *Education *Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens *Law and Public Safety

District 31

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

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and two members in the

. The representatives from the 31st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 31

. Accessed January 25, 2024. *Senator Angela V. McKnight (D) *Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato (D) *Assemblyman William Sampson (D)

Electoral history

Senate

General Assembly

References

External links

Senator McKnight's legislative web page

*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
2015
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