Linda R. Greenstein

Linda R. Greenstein (born June 7, 1950, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2000, where she represents the 14th legislative district.

She has been the Assembly's Assistant Majority Leader since 2002, and the Deputy Speaker since 2006. Greenstein serves in the Assembly on the Judiciary Committee (as Chair) and the Health and Senior Services Committee. [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=190 Assemblywoman Greenstein's legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 21, 2008.]

The author of New Jersey’s anti-telemarketing law, the Assemblywoman sponsored legislation increasing school bus safety, expanding the scope of Megan's Law, and calling for a State Constitutional Convention for property tax reform. She was also the prime sponsor of several pieces of legislation providing funding for open space preservation and is a founder and co-chair of the Legislative Smart Growth Caucus, which is promoting an anti-sprawl agenda.

Assemblywoman Greenstein served on the Plainsboro Township Committee from 1995-2000 and on the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District's Board of Education from 1992-1994. Previous to her election to the General Assembly, she was a Senior Staff Attorney at the Community Health Law Project and supervised the Public Interest Legal Clinic at Montclair State University.

She was also a Clinical Associate Professor at the Seton Hall University School of Law, where she supervised the Disability Law Clinic. She has served as a Deputy Attorney General in Trenton and as an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia.

Greenstein received a A.B. from Vassar College in Psychology in 1971, an M.A. in 1974 from Johns Hopkins University and was awarded a J.D. in 1984 from the Georgetown University Law Center. Born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, Greenstein is a resident of Plainsboro Township. [ [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=22544 Assembly Member Linda R. Greenstein] , Project Vote Smart. Accessed August 10, 2007.]

District 14

Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 14th District for the 2008-2009 Legislative Session are:
*Assemblyman Wayne DeAngelo (D), and
*Senator Bill Baroni (R)

References

External links

* [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=190 Assemblywoman Greenstein's legislative web page] , New Jersey Legislature
*"New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms"
** [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GreensteinL2007.pdf 2007] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GreensteinL2006.pdf 2006] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GreensteinL2005.pdf 2005] [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/ethics/FinancialDisclosure/GreensteinL2004.pdf 2004]
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=22544 Assembly Member Linda R. Greenstein] , Project Vote Smart
* [http://www.njvoterinfo.org/cb/greenstein.html New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]