Charlotte Vandervalk
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Charlotte Vandervalk (born July 31, 1937) is an American Republican Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represents the 39th legislative district. She has served in the Assembly since 1991 where she was Deputy Republican Leader from 2002-2003 and Assistant Majority Leader from 1992-1995.
Vandervalk serves in the Assembly on the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee and the Housing and Local Government Committee.
Assemlywoman Vandervalk has been a leader on health care policy, sponsoring legislation on HMO reform, appropriations of expanded funds to home health care and the Work First NJ welfare reform program.
Vandervalk served on the Assembly's Health and Human Services Committee. She has served on the Governor’s Advisory Council on AIDS since 2002, and on the Commission for Study of Pain Management Policy, since 2003. She served on the Certificate of Need Study Commission in 1999, the Governor’s Task Force on Welfare Reform in 1996 and the Capital Planning Commission from 1991-1992. Vandervalk served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1986-1991. She served on the Montvale Borough Council from 1980-1985.
[edit] District 39
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 39th Legislative District are:
- Assemblyman John E. Rooney, and
- Senator Gerald Cardinale
[edit] External links
- Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk's website
- Assemblywoman Vandervalk's Legislative Website
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)
