Pamela Rosen Lampitt (born December 19, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 6th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since taken office on January 10, 2006. She has been the Deputy Speaker in the General Assembly since 2012.[1]

Pamela Rosen Lampitt
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 6th District
Assumed office
January 10, 2006
Serving with Louis Greenwald
Preceded byMary Previte
Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
Assumed office
January 10, 2012
LeaderSheila Oliver
Vincent Prieto
Craig Coughlin
Preceded byJack Conners
Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Education
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Preceded byMarlene Caride
Personal details
Born
Pamela Rosen

(1960-12-19) December 19, 1960 (age 63)
Natick, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCharles Lampitt
ResidenceCherry Hill, New Jersey
Alma materJohnson & Wales University
OccupationDirector of Business Services, Hospitality Services
WebsiteLegislative Website

Personal life

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Lampitt was born in Natick, Massachusetts.[2] She graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts and Management.[1] Lampitt has worked at the University of Pennsylvania for 40 years and currently is the Director of Business Services, Hospitality Services. She has served on a number of steering committees on the campus, working on the Committee for Manufacturer Responsibility, which ensures university products are manufactured under fair labor standards. Lampitt and her husband, Charles, have two children, a daughter, Ilene, and a son, Andrew.

New Jersey Assembly

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Lampitt was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, filling the seat of fellow Democrat Mary Previte, who did not run for re-election and had held the seat in the Assembly since 1998.[3] In 2007, Lampitt was the lead sponsor of the Comprehensive Statewide Transfer Agreement,[4] which allows community college students to "seamlessly" transfer credits to four-year public universities.[5] The law has been called "the Lampitt law".[6]

Committees

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Committee assignments for the current session are:[1]

  • Education, Chair
  • Health, Vice-Chair
  • Appropriations

District 6

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Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[7] Representatives from the 6th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[8]

Electoral history

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Assembly

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6th Legislative District General Election, 2023[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent) 34,717 35.1
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent) 34,185 34.6
Republican Danielle M. Barry 15,067 15.2
Republican Brian McRory 14,945 15.1
Total votes 98,914 100.0
Democratic hold
6th legislative district general election, 2021[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent) 48,497 33.07%
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent) 47,612 32.46%
Republican Ed Farmer 25,537 17.41%
Republican Richard Super 25,015 17.06%
Total votes 146,661 100.0
Democratic hold
6th Legislative District General Election, 2019[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis Greenwald (incumbent) 30,166 34.7%
Democratic Pamela Lampitt (incumbent) 29,354 33.77%
Republican Cynthia Plucinski 13,801 15.88%
Republican John Papeika 13,612 15.66%
Total votes 86,933 100%
New Jersey general election, 2017[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 41,767 36.0   3.4
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 40,291 34.7   3.7
Republican David C. Moy 16,811 14.5   2.5
Republican Winston Extavour 16,335 14.1   2.4
American Solidarity Monica Sohler 821 0.7 N/A
Total votes '116,025' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 21,087 32.6   1.9
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 20,028 31.0   2.0
Republican Holly Tate 11,023 17.0   3.5
Republican Claire H. Gustafson 10,679 16.5   3.3
Green Amanda Davis 985 1.5 N/A
Green James Bracciante 850 1.3 N/A
Total votes '64,652' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013 [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 33,232 30.7   0.7
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 31,366 29.0   0.1
Republican Chris Leone-Zwillinger 22,147 20.5   0.2
Republican George R. Fisher 21,399 19.8   0.6
Total votes '108,144' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011 [15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis Greenwald 24,272 30.0
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 23,342 28.9
Republican Allan Richardson 16,714 20.7
Republican Gregory Horton 16,461 20.4
Total votes 80,789 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 36,446 29.5   0.7
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 33,320 27.0   0.7
Republican Scot DeCristofaro 27,005 21.9   1.4
Republican Brian Greenberg 26,581 21.5   1.8
Total votes '123,352' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 23,626 28.8   2.5
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 22,701 27.7   0.9
Republican JoAnn R. Gurenlian 16,850 20.5   0.3
Republican Bradley L. Mattson 16,199 19.7   0.4
Green Michael Gellman 2,677 3.3 N/A
Total votes '82,053' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2005[18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis Greenwald 38,211 31.3   2.5
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 34,961 28.6   0.2
Republican JoAnn R. Gurenlian 25,365 20.8   1.4
Republican Marc Fleischner 23,587 19.3   0.2
Total votes '122,124' '100.0'

References

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  1. ^ a b c Assemblywoman Pamela R. Lampitt, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Assembly Member Pamela R. Lampitt[permanent dead link], Project Vote Smart. Accessed September 29, 2007.
  3. ^ Eleven Freshman Assembly Members to Enter State Legislature in January Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Business & Industry Association. Accessed September 29, 2007. "Pamela Lampitt, Democrat, District 6 (Camden): A councilwoman in Cherry Hill, Lampitt won an open seat to replace long-time Assemblywoman Mary Previte, who did not seek reelection."
  4. ^ Chapter 175, New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of June 6, 2011. Accessed March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Inside Higher Ed's News".
  6. ^ "Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges Join to Help Students Cope with Costs". January 14, 2016.
  7. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Legislative Roster for District 6, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  12. ^ "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf". New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  13. ^ "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 30, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  14. ^ "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 7, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  15. ^ "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  16. ^ "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  17. ^ "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  18. ^ "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
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New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 6th District
January 10, 2006 – present
With: Louis Greenwald
Succeeded by
Incumbent