Gail Phoebus

Gail Phoebus
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 24th district
Assumed office
December 3, 2015
Serving with Parker Space
Preceded by Alison Littell McHose
Personal details
Born (1950-01-16) January 16, 1950
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Robert Phoebus
Residence Andover Township
Website Legislative web page

Gail Phoebus (born January 16, 1950) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 24th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn in to office on December 3, 2015, to fill a vacant seat.

A resident of Andover Township, New Jersey, Phoebus received an associate degree from Centenary College (now Centenary University) with a major in retail/ merchandising. She and her husband own the Farmstead Golf and Country Club.[1] In January 1974, she married Robert Phoebus, son of the original owners of the country club in Lafayette Township, New Jersey.[2]

Phoebus served on the Andover Township Committee from 2006 to 2012. She was elected to the Sussex County Board of chosen freeholders, serving from 2013 to 2015.[1]

Phoebus was sworn into the Assembly on December 3, 2015, by Vincent Prieto after having been chosen to fill the seat vacated two months earlier by the resignation of Alison Littell McHose.[3]

As a member of the General Assembly, Phoebus has been appointed to serve on the Appropriations Committee, the Human Services Committee, the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee and the Women and Children Committee.[1]

District 24th

Each of the 40 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 24th Legislative District for the 2016-2017 Legislative Session are:[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Assemblyman Gail Phoebus, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ History, Farmstead Golf and Country Club. Accessed August 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ Pizzaro, Max. "Phoebus Sworn-in as 24th District Assemblywoman", New York Observer, December 3, 2015. Accessed August 20, 2016. "Gail Phoebus assumed the oath of office today on the floor of the Assembly as the replacement for retired Assemblywoman Alison Little McHose in the 24th District. Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) sworn her into office in front of the entire governing body."
  4. ↑ Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 17, 2016.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Alison Littell McHose		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 24th District
December 3, 2015 – present
With: Parker Space		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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