Linda Greenstein
| Linda R. Greenstein | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 14th Legislative District |
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Assumed office December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Goodwin |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 14th Legislative District |
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In office January 11, 2000 – December 6, 2010 |
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| Preceded by |
Paul Kramer Barbara Wright |
| Succeeded by | Daniel R. Benson |
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June 7, 1950 Brooklyn, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Greenstein |
| Children | one |
| Residence | Plainsboro Township, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | A.B. Vassar College (Psychology) M.A. Johns Hopkins University (Psychology) J.D. Georgetown University Law Center |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Linda R. Greenstein (born June 7, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate, having been first elected to the Senate when she defeated Republican candidate Tom Goodwin in a November 2010 special election to complete the Senate term of Bill Baroni, who resigned to take the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. She is the first woman to hold the Mercer-Middlesex regional State Senate district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2010.
Greenstein was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. She received an 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.
She was 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. She is a resident of Plainsboro Township with her husband Michael Greenstein and son Evan.
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