Blonnie R. Watson (born February 3, 1937) is an American

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politician who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 to 2018. A resident of the

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, Watson retired from the United States Postal Service, where she worked as a Systems Compliance Executive. She served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment in Newark and was elected to serve on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1997 to 2014.Assemblywoman Watson's legislative web page

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. Accessed August 17, 2016. Elected to serve six three-year terms as an

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freeholder, Watson served five years as the board's vice president and eight as president. Watson was sworn into office on July 21, 2016, by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto, after being selected to fill the seat of

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, who had resigned from office on June 30, 2016, to become a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court."Watson Sworn-In to Represent 29th Legislative District"
, New Jersey Assembly Democrats, July 21, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016.

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External links

Assemblywoman Watson's legislative web page

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