Alene S. Ammond
Alene Susan Ammond | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 6th district | |
In office January 8, 1974 – January 10, 1978 | |
Preceded by | District created |
Succeeded by | Lee B. Laskin |
Personal details | |
Born | Pace College Hunter College | April 6, 1933
Alene S. Ammond (April 6, 1933 – June 4, 2019) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from the 6th Legislative District from 1974 to 1978. Known as the "Terror of Trenton," she campaigned on and remained committed to the promise to bring anything of public interest to the public's attention.[1]
Biography
Ammond was born in 1933 in
Ammond's first foray into the political sphere was as New Jersey's first registered "public interest lobbyist" on behalf of her group dedicated to acting on behalf of Cherry Hill citizens, "The Cherry Hill League". In the beginning, the League made rising property taxes their primary focus. When the mayor made a passing remark that the tax increases should be blamed on "the guys who don't pay up", Ammond and the Cherry Hill League turned their attention to tax-delinquent individuals and corporations.[4] Within one week of Ammond exposing a list of corporations behind in municipal taxes, two-thirds of the outstanding accounts - around $700,000 - were paid in full.[5]
She was an ardent proponent of civic activism, encouraging others to "overcome the corruption that is paralyzing the proper functioning of government."[4]
In 1967, she ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the Cherry Hill township council. However, she was part of a slate of the Camden County Democratic chair's 1973 primary ticket for the State Senate in the newly formed 6th district. She defeated her opponent in the June 1973 Democratic primary, John Jehr, by about 500 votes out of over 8,000 cast[6] and then defeated incumbent Republican Senator John L. Miller 53%-47%.[7][8]
While in the Senate, she wrote a column for
She was defeated in the 1977 Democratic primary election by party-backed former Cherry Hill councilman Victor Pachter (who would be defeated by Republican
Ammond later moved to Voorhees Township, New Jersey. She died June 4, 2019, at the University of Vermont Medical Center from complications of pneumonia.[2]
References
- ^ a b "GLASNOST TRIED IN CHERRY HILL". The New York Times. June 21, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Moran, Robert (June 14, 2019). "Alene S. Ammond, 86, N.J. state senator during 1970s who fought for legislative accountability". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, J. A. (1975). Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Vol. 196. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- ^ a b Curley, Suzanne (September 3, 1972). "You Can Fight City Hall". Sunday Gazette. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ a b Gledhill, Cameron (April 27, 1975). "Sen. Alene Ammond Thrives as 'Terror of Trenton'". Sunday Telegram. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Results of the Primary Election Held June 5, 1973" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Results of the General Election Held November 6, 1973" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ a b Wildstein, David (October 16, 2018). "The Story of the Terror of Trenton". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "Ammond v. McGahn, 390 F. Supp. 655 (D.N.J. 1975)". law.justia.com. March 3, 1975. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ Preston, David Lee (October 29, 1993). "Now, For Someone Completely Different Hearing The Many Other Voices For Governor: Ammond To Ziruolo". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Official List – Gubernatorial General Election Returns for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. 1993. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ^ "Piatt routs Ammond for Cherry Hill mayor". Courier-Post. November 6, 2002. Retrieved June 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.