Kristin M. Corrado (born June 24, 1965) is an American
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New Jersey Senate
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. She was sworn into office on October 5, 2017. Before her appointment to the
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and is a graduate of Seton Hall University School of Law. First elected as Passaic County Clerk in 2009, Corrado was re-elected for a second five-year term in 2014.
New Jersey Senate
Corrado was appointed fill the seat left by former Senator Kevin J. O'Toole, who had resigned from office on July 1, 2017, to become a commissioner of the
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In early 2018 Corrado led a fight to block Governor Phil Murphy's nomination of Assemblywoman Elizabeth Maher Muoio to be Secretary of Treasury, questioning Muoio's lack of experience in issues related to her proposed position.
Corrado sponsored a bill alongside Senators
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, and
Joseph Lagana
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that would push a special election to the following year if a vacancy for the County Sheriff, Clerk, or Surrogate posts if the vacancy occurs 70 days before election day.
Committee assignments
*Environment and Energy
*Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens
*Judiciary
District 40
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
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and two members in the
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. The representatives from the 40th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:
* Senator Kristin Corrado (R)
* Assemblyman
Christopher DePhillips
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Electoral history
New Jersey Senate
2017
With the retirement and eventual resignation of Kevin J. O'Toole, Corrado was appointed and sworn into his senate seat on October 5, 2017, making her the incumbent in the general election. Democrats ran Thomas Duch. Despite Democrats doing very well statewide and Thomas Duch doing much better than the Democratic nominee against O'Toole in 2013, Corrado still won by 12 points. She won all counties in the district.
Passaic County Clerk
2014
Corrado ran for re-election as county clerk in 2014. She beat Democratic nominee Jeffery Gardner by a little over 1,000 votes.
2009
In 2009, incumbent Clerk Karen Brown retired instead of running for a second term. The Democratic nominee was Keith Kazmark, who lost to Corrado by over 3,000 votes.
New Jersey Legislature
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