Melinda Kane
Melinda Kane | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 6th district | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2025 Serving with Louis Greenwald | |
| Preceded by | Pamela Rosen Lampitt |
| Member of the Camden County Board of County Commissioners from Seat 3 | |
| In office 2019–2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Moen |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Cherry Hill, New Jersey |
| Education | State University of New York at Geneseo BA Widener University |
| Website | Legislative webpage |
Melinda Kane is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 6th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly. Kane was selected by a special convention to fill the vacancy following Pamela Rosen Lampitt's resignation to become the Camden County Clerk in 2025.[1] Kane had previously served on the Camden County Board of County Commissioners.
Early life and education
[edit]Kane earned a Bachelor of Arts in special and elementary education from the State University of New York at Geneseo and post graduate studies in Educational Social Work at Widener University.
Political career
[edit]Camden County Board of County Commissioners
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New Jersey General Assembly
[edit]Kane was scheduled to be sworn in on January 23, 2025.[2]
Kane serves in the General Assembly on the Appropriations; Health; and the Military and Veterans' Affairs committees.[3]
Electoral history
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Kane is a Gold Star Mother.
References
[edit]- ^ Wildstein, David. "Melinda Kane elected to N.J. State Assembly", New Jersey Globe, January 11, 2025. Accessed February 4, 2025. "Democrats today picked Melinda Kane, a Camden county commissioner and Gold Star Mother, to replace Pamela Lampitt (D-Cherry Hill) as the new assemblywoman from the 6th legislative district. Kane was unopposed this morning at a special election convention of the Camden and Burlington county municipalities in the safe Democratic district. She will likely take office this month."
- ^ "New Jersey Legislative Calendar Vol. XLIX No. 1 Internet Update II" (PDF). New Jersey General Assembly. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
- ^ Assemblywoman Melinda Kane (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 4, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- County commissioners in New Jersey
- Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Politicians from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- State University of New York at Geneseo alumni
- Widener University alumni
- Women state legislators in New Jersey
- 21st-century American women politicians
- 21st-century members of the New Jersey Legislature