Keith Pickard (born 1962) is a

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member of the

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. He represents the 20th district, which covers parts of the southern

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. Pickard formerly represented the 22nd district in the

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Biography

Keith Pickard was born in

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, in 1962, moving to

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, at the age of five. He graduated from

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in 1990 and received his

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from the

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in 2011. Pickard ran for the Assembly in 2016, defeating Richard Bunce in the Republican primary and Luis Aguirre-Insua in the general election. Pickard ran for the

in 2018, for the seat being vacated by state Senate Minority Leader

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, defeating Byron Brooks in the Republican primary and Julie Pazina in the General Election.

Electoral history

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Campaign website

Legislative website
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