Connie Myers (born November 14, 1944) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the

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from 1996 to 2006, where she represented the 23rd Legislative District. Myers served in the Assembly on the Appropriations Committee and the Regulatory Oversight Committee.,

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. Accessed October 22, 2007. A resident of Holland Township, Myers graduated in 1967 with a

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from the

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in English and was awarded an M.A. in 1990 from

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in Public Administration.''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition''
p. 275. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 1900; . Accessed February 15, 2018. "Connie Myers, Rep., Holland - Assemblywoman Myers was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Nov. 14, 1944. She attended public schools in Essex County, and is a 1967 graduate of Montclair State College". Myers served on the

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Planning Board from 1992 to 1997 and on the Hunterdon County Board of Elections 1989–95. Myers was an Alternate Delegate to the

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. She served in the Administration of

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as special assistant to director of Division on Women in the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs and as legislative analyst in the

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from 1986 to 1989. Myers did not seek reelection in 2005, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Marcia A. Karrow who took office on January 10, 2006.

District 23

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

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and two members in the

. The other representatives from the 23rd Legislative District for the 2004-2006 legislative session were: *Assemblyman Michael J. Doherty, and *Senator

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New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
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