Barbara Kalik

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Barbara Kalik
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 7th district
In office
January 10, 1978 – January 14, 1992
Preceded byCharles B. Yates
Succeeded byPriscilla B. Anderson
José F. Sosa
Personal details
Born (1936-11-08) November 8, 1936 (age 85)
The Bronx, New York City, New York
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceWillingboro, New Jersey

Barbara Faith Kalik (née Bennett, born November 8, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1978 to 1992.[1][2]

She was born in The Bronx in 1936 an attended William Howard Taft High School and the City College of New York. Kalik worked as a travel agent owning an agency in Willingboro and served on various local and county Democratic committees. She also served on the Willingboro Township council from 1965 through 1977 and was chosen as the township's mayor in 1974 and 1977.[3][4]

First elected to the Assembly in 1977, she would serve a total of seven terms there. In 1991, Kalik and her running mate, newly appointed Assemblyman Jack Casey were defeated by Republicans Priscilla B. Anderson and José F. Sosa.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Martin Waldron (1978-02-26). "The Legislature-A Profile Of Changing Power". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  2. ^ Sacharow, Fredda (1981-09-06). "South Rising Again (In Jersey, That Is)". NYTimes.com. New Jersey. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, J.A. (1989). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Bernstein, Josh (2013). Legendary Locals of Willingboro, New Jersey. Arcadia Publishing. p. 29. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
  5. ^ Staff (November 6, 1991). "Adler wins amid wave of Democratic losses". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
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