Vicky Flynn

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Vicky Flynn
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Preceded bySerena DiMaso
Personal details
Born (1972-07-14) July 14, 1972 (age 49)
Political partyRepublican
Alma materRutgers University (BA)
Seton Hall University (JD)
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Victoria Flynn (born July 14, 1972)[1] is an American lawyer and Republican politician who has represented the 13th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11, 2022.

Political career[]

In 2016, Flynn was elected to the board of education of the Holmdel Township Public Schools and in 2018 became president of the board, having previously served on the board of education of the Nutley Public Schools.[2]

Flynn ran in the primary for New Jersey's 13th legislative district against incumbent Republican Serena DiMaso.[3] She won the November 2, 2021, general election alongside Republican Gerard Scharfenberger, defeating Democratic candidates Allison Friedman and Erin Howard.[4]

Flynn was one of a record seven new Republican Assemblywomen elected in the 2022 general election, joining seven Republican women incumbents who won re-election that year.[5]

Committees[]

Committee assignments for the current session are:[1]

  • Financial Institutions and Insurance
  • Housing
  • Judiciary
  • Joint Committee on the Public Schools

District 13[]

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.[6] The representatives from the 13th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Assemblywoman Victoria A. Flynn, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Rosenthal, Nicole. "Holmdel School Board President Announces NJ General Assembly Run; Holmdel resident Victoria 'Vicky' Flynn is seeking a seat on the New Jersey General Assembly in 2021.", Holmdel NJ Patch, March 2, 2021. Accessed February 23, 2022. "Flynn has been a lawyer for over 20 years and graduated from Seton Hall Law School in 1999. She has served on the Holmdel Board of Education since 2016 and was first elected president of the Board of Education in 2018. She has also served on the Nutley Board of Education from 2011 to 2013 and was elected vice president in 2013."
  3. ^ Friedman, Matt (June 9, 2021). "The line wins!". Politico. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ^ Fox, Joey (November 3, 2021). "O'Scanlon, Flynn, Scharfenberger win in the 13th district". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ DiFilippo, Dana. "A record-setting election for Republican women in N.J.", New Jersey Monitor, November 8, 2021. Accessed January 10, 2022. "Indeed, it was a record-setting year for Republican women, with voters last week electing as many as seven female GOP newcomers to the Assembly — the most ever, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University (the Associated Press has still not called some of the races). The previous record was four in 2007, said Debbie Walsh, the center’s director.... Seven other incumbent Republican women held onto seats in the Legislature, as well."
  6. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Legislative Roster for District 13, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.

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