L. Grace Spencer (born March 15, 1968) is an American

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, who served in the

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where she represented the 29th Legislative District from January 8, 2008, to June 30, 2016. Since July 2016, she serves as a judge of the

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Biography

She served the City of

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in Caldwell, New Jersey. In 1992, she graduated from the Rutgers University–Newark College of Arts and Sciences with a major in business management and was awarded a J.D. from the Rutgers School of Law – Newark in 1996. She is admitted to practice law in New Jersey and before the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She was formerly a partner at Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman and Goggin, handling matters arising in professional-liability-law having practiced there since 2003. She is a resident of the South Ward of Newark having lived there since 1979.

Legislative career

Spencer and running mate Alberto Coutinho received the endorsements of the Essex and

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County Democratic Committees in the June 2007 primary for the General Assembly election from the 29th district. The two defeated incumbent

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. She has been re-elected to two-year terms since that year. Spencer served in the Assembly on the Environment and Solid Waste Committee (as Chair), the Appropriations Committee (as vice-chair), and the Women and Children Committee. She was a member of the Intergovernmental Relations Commission.Assemblywoman Spencer's legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 21, 2015. Spencer was nominated by New Jersey Governor

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in May 2016 to serve as a judge of the

and was confirmed by the New Jersey Senate. After Spencer resigned from office on June 30, 2016, Blonnie R. Watson was selected to fill the seat and was sworn into office on July 21."Watson Sworn-In to Represent 29th Legislative District"
, New Jersey Assembly Democrats, July 21, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016.

District 29

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

. The other representatives from the 29th District for the 2014-15 legislative session are:Legislative Roster 2014-2015 Session
, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 21, 2015. *Senator Teresa Ruiz *Assemblywoman Eliana Pintor Marin

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External links

Assemblywoman Spencer's legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature *''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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Assembly Majority Web site
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Biography

Legislative career

Sponsored bills

District 29

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