Robert Lewis Morgan (born January 5, 1952) is an American

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politician who served in the

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for one term from 2004 to 2006, where he represented the 12th legislative district. Morgan served in the Assembly on the Education and the Health and Human Services Committees.,

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. Accessed August 1, 2007. Morgan and running mate Michael J. Panter were elected in 2003, ousting incumbent Republicans

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and

Clare Farragher Clare M. Farragher (born December 11, 1941) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987 until 2004 where she represented the New Jersey's 12th legislative dis ...

. In results from balloting on Election Day, November 8, 2005, in the 12th district, covering portions of

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and

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counties,

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challenger Jennifer Beck had an edge of over 1,000 votes for one of the two seats in the district. In early results, fewer than three hundred votes had separated Republican challenger Declan O'Scanlon and the one-term incumbent Democrats Robert Lewis Morgan and Michael J. Panter, leaving the race too close to call with O'Scanlon leading by just over 100 votes. The final tally had Panter retaining his seat by a 73-vote margin over O'Scanlon and Morgan in fourth place, falling short in his bid for re-election.Quirk, James A
"O'Scanlon concedes defeat to Panter INCUMBENT SECURES VICTORY BY 73 VOTES"
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'', December 7, 2005. Accessed August 1, 2007. "Panter, who beat O'Scanlon by a 73-vote margin, will return to Trenton next year with Republican Jennifer Beck, who received the most votes in the election. Assemblyman Robert Morgan, Panter's running mate, received the fewest votes." Morgan served on the Little Silver School District

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as Vice President and on the

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Board of Education, also as President, a regional district that serves students in Little Silver, Red Bank and

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. He has also served as President of both the Monmouth County Tuberculosis Control Board and the Monmouth County Infectious Disease Control Committee. Dr. Morgan holds faculty positions at the

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and the School of Public Health at the

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, as well as the Department of Human Ecology at

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. Morgan received an

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from

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, an

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from the

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School of International and Public Affairs, an M.P.H. from the Columbia University School of Public Health, was awarded an

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from the St. George's University School of Medicine and is a Doctoral Candidate at Columbia University in

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District 12

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and two members in the

. The other representatives from the 12th Legislative District for the 2004-2005 Legislative Session were: *Assemblyman Michael J. Panter, and *Senator

Ellen Karcher Ellen Karcher (born February 28, 1964) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2004 until 2008, where she represented the 12th Legislative District. Career In the 2007 general election, Karcher ...

References

External links

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New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)Panter and Morgan 12th District Campaign Website
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