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Jacqueline Walker

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Jacqueline Walker
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 13th district
In office
January 10, 1984 – January 14, 1986
Serving with Bill Flynn
Preceded byRichard Van Wagner
Succeeded byJoseph Azzolina
Joann H. Smith
Personal details
Born (1941-11-07) November 7, 1941 (age 82)
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Jacqueline Walker (born November 7, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 13th Legislative District from 1984 to 1986.[1][2]

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Wilson grew up in West New York, where she attended Memorial High School. She earned an undergraduate and master's degree at Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University) and studied further at Teachers College, Columbia University. A resident of Matawan, her victory in the 1983 election was her first run for elective office.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. (1984-01-08). "Changes Afoot In Roles Of State And Localities". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  2. ^ "Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on April 28, 1984 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. 1984-04-28. Retrieved 2017-11-17.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1984, p. 251. Accessed November 18, 2017. "Jacqueline Walker, Dem., Matawan Assemblywoman Walker was born in Jersey City Nov. 7, 1941. She attended elementary school and Memorial High School in West New York. She was graduated at Jersey City State College in 1962, and received her M.A. there the following year. She has done additional graduate work at Columbia University Teachers College."
  4. ^ "Assemblywoman realizes dream", Asbury Park Press, July 16, 1984. Accessed November 18, 2017. "...of the delegation is the latest coup in what has been a meteoric political career for the West New York native. What makes the selection all the more startling is that Mrs. Walker entered the Assembly, her first and only elected public office, only six months ago."