Yvonne M. Lopez (born July 28, 1957) is an American

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politician. A resident of

Perth Amboy Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...

, she has represented the 19th Legislative District in the

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since taking office on January 9, 2018. She initially had been in the private sector, having served in the Community Relations department of

Wachovia Bank Wachovia was a diversified financial services company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before its acquisition by Wells Fargo and Company in 2008, Wachovia was the fourth-largest bank holding company in the United States, based on total asset ...

, for 20 years from 1987 to 2007, where she became a vice-president.

New Jersey Assembly

Lopez ran and won in the 2017 election for John Wisniewski's seat, who relinquished it to run for

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...

in the 2017 election.Legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2022.

Committees

*Environment and Solid Waste *Financial Institutions and Insurance *Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations *Transportation and Independent Authorities

District 19

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the

. The representatives from the 19th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 19
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator Joseph Vitale (D), *Assemblyman

Craig Coughlin Craig John Coughlin (born January 31, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2010. He has served as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Ass ...

(D), and *Assemblyman Yvonne Lopez

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

References

External links

Legislative webpage
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