Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (born April 20, 1970) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 3rd Legislative District in the

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from January 11, 2022 to January 9, 2024. McCarthy Patrick is an

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for Inspira Health. She served on the

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of the Mannington Township School District from 2019 to 2021.

New Jersey Assembly

In the 2021 general election, McCarthy Patrick, together with her Republican running mates Beth Sawyer in the Assembly and Edward Durr in the Senate, knocked off Democratic incumbents Stephen M. Sweeney in the Senate and

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and Adam Taliaferro in the Assembly. Before the election, the district had been viewed as a "solidly 'blue'" safe district for Democrats. McCarthy Patrick was one of a record seven new Republican Assemblywomen elected in the 2021 general election, joining seven Republican women incumbents who won re-election that year. In the

2023 New Jersey General Assembly election The 2023 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly. This was the first ...

, McCarthy Patrick and her running mate Thomas J. Tedesco were defeated by Democratic challengers Heather Simmons and

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Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick

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. Accessed March 14, 2022. *Environment and Solid Waste *Health *Housing

District 3

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

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and two members in the

. Representatives from the 3rd District for the 2022—2023 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 3

. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator Edward Durr (R) *Assemblywoman Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R) *Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R)

Electoral history

Assembly

References

External links

Legislative webpage
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