Valerie Huttle | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 37th District | |
Assumed office January 10, 2006 Serving with Gordon M. Johnson |
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Preceded by | Loretta Weinberg |
Bergen County Freeholder | |
In office January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2006 |
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Preceded by | Richard Mola J. William Van Dyke |
Succeeded by | Julie O'Brien Connie Wagner |
Personal details | |
Born |
Valerie Vainieri September 15, 1956 Englewood, New Jersey |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Frank Huttle III |
Children | two |
Residence | Englewood, New Jersey |
Alma mater | Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A.) |
Occupation | Funeral director |
Website | Legislative website |
Valerie Vainieri Huttle (born September 15, 1956) is a Democrat who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where she represents the 37th Legislative District, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Huttle served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2001 through 2006.
In the Assembly, Huttle serves on the Appropriations Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Consumer Affairs Committee and the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
Huttle was born in 1956 to Anthony P. and Natalie Vainieri. Her family founded the Vainieri Funeral Home in North Bergen; in addition, her father served on the North Bergen Board of Commissioners and one term in the General Assembly from the 32nd District from 1983 to 1985. Her brother Anthony P. Vainieri, Jr. is currently serving on the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders. She is a state-licensed funeral director and has served as president of the funeral home since 1981.
Huttle graduated cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1980 with a B.A. in English, and received state certification for teaching. She also attended Rider University, but did not receive a degree. Huttle is a former member of the Board of Palisades General Hospital and founder of the Southern Bergen County Homeowners Association. She is also a co-founder of “WIN”, Women Involved Now, an educational and social network for women in the community. Huttle sits on the Board of Trustees as Vice-President of Shelter Our Sisters, an organization that brings awareness to the plight of victims of domestic violence while providing hope and revitalization to their lives through counseling and direct care. She has served as a former Trustee of Vantage Health.