Linda R. 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. She is the first woman to hold the Mercer-Middlesex regional State Senate district since Anne Clark Martindell, who filled the seat from 1974 to 1977. 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.
Greenstein was an early supporter of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Greenstein endorsed Obama prior to the 2008 Iowa caucus.
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