Alison Elizabeth Littell McHose (born May 24, 1965) is an American Republican Party

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, who served in the

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from 2003 to 2015, where she represented the 24th Legislative District.

Early life and education

McHose was born on May 24, 1965, in

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to Robert Littell and

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.''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition''
p. 277. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC, 2004. . Accessed December 20, 2021. "Assemblywoman McHose was born May 24, 1965, in Newton. She is a graduate of Immaculate Conception Regional School, Franklin, and Pope John XXIII High School, Sparta." At the time, her father was a

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borough councilman and later became an Assemblyman and

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while her mother was a business consultant and later chair of the

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. Her grandfather Alfred B. Littell represented Sussex County in both houses of the Legislature and served as Senate President in 1951. She graduated from

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. McHose attended

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and graduated with a

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in Government and Politics from the

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Career

Following her graduation from college, McHose served in the

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administration, from 1988 until 1992, where she worked at the

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under Chairwoman Lynne V. Cheney and in the Department of the Treasury under

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. At the

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in 2008, McHose served as a national delegate from New Jersey.

New Jersey Assembly

McHose was selected on January 25, 2003, by the Republican county committee members from

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and Hunterdon Counties to fill the remainder of

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's term in the General Assembly after he was elected to the

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, and was sworn into office on February 4, 2003. McHose is the first woman to serve the 24th District and is the first sitting legislator to give birth while in office. She is also part of the first father-daughter team to serve simultaneously in the

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, together with her father who was serving in the Senate from the 24th district at the time. McHose serves in the Assembly on the Assembly Appropriations Committee, the Consumer Affairs Committee, and the Legislative Services Commission. McHose has served as the Deputy Republican Whip from 2012 to 2013, Republican Deputy Conference Leader of the Assembly from 2008 to 2009, Assistant Minority Leader from 2006 to 2008, and was the Assistant Republican

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from 2004 to 2006.Assemblywoman McHose's legislative web page

. Accessed September 14, 2015.

Later career

McHose served for 12 years in the NJ General Assembly, and in 2015, she was appointed and sworn in as the Administrator of Franklin Borough in Sussex County. She was the fourth generation of her family to serve the Borough. Her great-grandfather Watson Littell, was a member of the first Borough Council in 1913; her grandfather Alfred B. Littell was Mayor in the 1950’s and her father Robert E. Littell, served on the Borough Council in the 1960’s. McHose retired from state government in 2020.

Personal life

McHose has been married to Morgan Arthur McHose since July 1993. They reside in Tucson Arizona, with their three children.

References

External links

Assemblywoman McHose's WebsiteAssemblywoman McHose's legislative web page

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