Marlene Lynch Ford
Marlene Lynch Ford | |
|---|---|
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 10th district | |
| In office January 10, 1984 – January 7, 1986 Serving with John Paul Doyle | |
| Preceded by | Warren Wolf |
| Succeeded by | Robert Singer |
| In office January 9, 1990 – January 7, 1992 Serving with John Paul Doyle | |
| Preceded by | Robert Singer |
| Succeeded by | Virginia E. Haines and David W. Wolfe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 23, 1954 Seton Hall University Law School (1979) |
| Occupation | Attorney / Judge |
Marlene Lynch Ford (born February 23, 1954) is an American Democratic Party politician, prosecutor and jurist who served in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Born Marlene Lynch in
A resident of Point Pleasant, she was elected to the State Assembly in 1983, defeating freshman Republican Assemblyman Warren Wolf. She was the youngest woman at 29 to be elected to the General Assembly. She was defeated for re-election in 1985 by Republican Robert Singer, but regained her seat in a 1989 rematch with Singer. She lost her seat again in the 1991 Republican landslide.[2]
In August 1985, Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean signed into law a bill sponsored by Ford that allowed residents to deduct property taxes paid from their income tax gross income calculation, resulting in cuts of $60 to $140 on their state taxes. It was at the time the largest tax cut in New Jersey history.[3]
In 1992 she was appointed to the Superior Court by Governor James Florio and reappointed with tenure in 1999. Governor Jon Corzine appointed Ford to serve as Ocean County Prosecutor in 2007 and Governor Chris Christie appointed her to serve as a judge on the New Jersey Superior Court in 2013. A resident of Toms River, she was elevated to Assignment Judge (Chief Judge) of Ocean County in 2015.[4]
References
- ^ Staff. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey 1985, p. 248. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1985. Accessed September 4, 2016.
- ^ "Ford, Marlene Lynch". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. "POLITICS; POLITICALLY, SUMMER IS OVER", The New York Times, September 1, 1985. Accessed September 4, 2016. "He also signed a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Marlene Lynch Ford, a Democrat, to let property taxpayers deduct these taxes from their gross incomes when figuring their income tax. This will give them a deduction of $65 to $144 on their income taxes, which, the Governor says, will cost the state $180 million."
- ^ Oglesby, Amanda (June 15, 2015). "Former prosecutor to lead Ocean County Superior Courts". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved March 22, 2016.