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Clinton « Press Release on NJ Women for Hillary
May 19, 2016
State's Democratic Women Leaders Join with Hillary for New Jersey to Launch NJ Women for Hillary
New Jersey Women for Hillary will campaign across the state and discuss how Clinton, as president, will not only break down the barriers that hold too many families back, but also build ladders of opportunity for all Americans.
"New Jersey's women want and deserve a President who will stand up for us and fight for the values we share -- paid leave, equal pay, and defending Planned Parenthood from the Republicans' incredulous attacks. Hillary Clinton will be that President," said U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. "She's never backed away from a fight for women's rights. And she won't back down when it comes to the issues that are important to New Jersey's women."
"Hillary has been fighting for women, children, and families her entire life," said state Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg. "From helping expand healthcare as First Lady to now over 8 million kids, fighting to guarantee paid sick leave as Senator, and making gender equity a real foreign policy priority as Secretary of State, she has the record we can count on in the White House."
"Our state and our nation simply cannot play host to a candidate in Donald Trump who puts himself above all Americans, including working women," said state Senator Nilsa Cruz-Perez. "Donald Trump doesn’t support equal pay laws for women and wants to defund Planned Parenthood. Women across this state have fought for decades to put themselves on equal footing in public service and at the workplace, and are committed to electing Hillary Clinton – the only candidate on their side.”
In forming NJ Women for Hillary, the leaders also cited Clinton's proposals to make college more affordable -- to allow more women to get the education they need to compete and succeed in today's economy -- to cap the costs of child care, and to confront the scourge of domestic violence that still threatens too many women and families.
Original members of NJ Women for Hillary are:
Bonnie Waston Coleman | Congresswoman |
Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Senator |
Sandra Cunningham | Senator |
Nia H. Gill | Senator |
Linda Greenstein | Senator |
Nellie Pou | Senator |
M. Teresa Ruiz | Senator |
Loretta Weinberg | Senator |
Annette Chaparro | Assemblywoman |
Joanne Downey | Assemblywoman |
Patricia Egan-Jones | Assemblywoman |
Angelica M. Jimenez | Assemblywoman |
Pamela Lampitt | Assemblywoman |
Angela V. McKnight | Assemblywoman |
Elizabeth Maher Muoio | Assemblywoman |
Eliana Pintor Marin | Assemblywoman |
Gabriela Mosquera | Assemblywoman |
Sheila Y. Oliver | Assemblywoman |
Annette Quijano | Assemblywoman |
L. Grace Spencer | Assemblywoman |
Shavonda Sumter | Assemblywoman |
Cleopatra G. Tucker | Assemblywoman |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle | Assemblywoman |
Tracy Silna Zur | Bergen County Freeholder Vice Chair |
Carmen Rodriguez | Camden County Freeholder |
Susan Shin-Angulo | Camden County Freeholder |
Celeste Riley | Cumberland County Clerk |
Darlene Barber | Cumberland County Freeholder |
Carol Musso | Cumberland County Freeholder |
Patricia Sebold | Essex County Freeholder Vice President |
Cynthia D. Toro | Essex County Freeholder |
Heather Simmons | Gloucester County Freeholder |
Barbara A. Netchert | Hudson County Clerk |
Caridad Rodriguez | Hudson County Freeholder |
Pamela Gardner | Hudson County Register |
Elaine Flynn | Middlesex County Clerk |
Carol Barrett Bellante | Middlesex County Freeholder Deputy Director |
Blanquita Valenti | Middlesex County Freeholder |
Mildred Scott | Middlesex County Sheriff |
Cassandra “Sandi" Lazzara | Passaic County Freeholder |
Bernice Toledo | Passaic Surrogate |
Joanne Rajoppi | Union County Clerk |
Linda Carter | Union County Freeholder |
Bette Jane Kowalski | Union County Freeholder |
Phyllis Magazzu | Mayor, Berlin Twp |
Terri Brunella | Mayor, Brooklawn |
Dana Redd | Mayor, Camden |
Gayle Brill Miller | Mayor, Highland Park |
Angela Garretson | Mayor, Hillside |
Maryann Wardlow | Mayor, Lawnside |
Betty Ann Cowling-Carson | Mayor, Magnolia |
Wilda Diaz | Mayor, Perth Amboy |
Christine Danserau | Mayor, Roselle |
Barbara Wallace | Mayor, Washington Twp |
Teresa Kelly | Deputy Mayor, Buena Vista |
Leslie Koppel | Council President, Monroe |
Maureen Bergeron | Councilwoman, Barrington |
Janis Keown-Blackburn | Councilwoman, Belmar |
Jen Nicolay | Councilwoman, Belmar |
Dana Burley | Councilwoman, Camden |
Marilyn Torres | Councilwoman, Camden |
Sara Lipsett | Councilwoman, Cherry Hill |
Melinda Kane | Councilwoman, Cherry Hill |
Lauren Murphy | Councilwoman, Clifton |
Alicia Holman | Councilwoman, East Orange |
Jacquelyn Johnson | Councilwoman, East Orange |
Quilla Talmadge | Councilwoman, East Orange |
Sapana Shah | Councilwoman, Edison |
Hazel Mueller | Councilwoman, Egg Harbor City |
Patricia Perkins-Auguste | Councilwoman, Elizabeth |
Aimee Humphreys | Councilwoman, Fair Haven |
Erin McElroy-Barker | Councilwoman, Fanwood |
Katherine Mitchell | Councilwoman, Fanwood |
Kimberly Francois | Councilwoman, Franklin |
Barbara Ronchetti | Committeewoman, Hazlet |
Elsie Foster-Dublin | Councilwoman, Highland Park |
Andrea Hyatt | Councilwoman, Hillside |
Diane Murray | Councilwoman, Hillside |
Renee Burgess | Councilwoman At-Large, Irvington |
October Dudley | Councilwoman At-Large, Irvington |
Sandra Jones | Councilwoman, Irvington |
Diane Coleman | Councilwoman, Jersey City |
Joyce Waterman | Councilwoman, Jersey City |
Kay Ceceri | Councilwoman, Kenilworth |
Rhonda Wardlow-Hurley | Councilwoman, Lawnside |
Cathleen M. Lewis | Councilwoman, Lawrence Township |
Lisa Ormon | Councilwoman, Linden |
Rhashonna Cosby-Hurling | Councilwoman, Linden |
Michele Yamakaitis | Councilwoman, Linden |
Gretchen Hickey | Councilwoman, Linden |
Robin Schlager | Councilwoman, Montclair |
Shanti Narra | Councilwoman, North Brunswick |
Zaida Polanco | Councilwoman, Passaic |
Diane Tolliver | Councilwoman, Plainfield |
Bridget Rivers | Councilwoman, Plainfield |
Rebecca Williams | Councilwoman, Plainfield |
Gloria Taylor | Councilwoman, Plainfield |
Tracey Brown | Councilwoman, Plainfield |
Judy Ward | Councilwoman, Pleasantville |
Jennifer Wenson-Maier | Councilwoman, Rahway |
Joanna Miles | Councilwoman, Rahway |
Kim Shaw | Councilwoman, Roselle |
Andrea Staten | Councilwoman, Roselle |
Rose Checchio | Councilwoman, Scotch Plains |
Colleen Gialanella | Councilwoman, Scotch Plains |
Jennifer McQuaid | Councilwoman, Somerdale |
Suzette Cavadas | Committeewoman, Union |
Veronica Hedgepath | Councilwoman, Victory Gardens |
Alison H. Miller | Councilwoman, West Windsor |
Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton | Councilwoman, West Windsor |
Margaret McManus | Commissioner, Winfield |
Evelyn Leverett | Committeewoman, Winslow Twp |
Rita Pascrell | Councilwoman, Woodland Park |
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For Immediate
Release, May 19, 2016