Angela V. McKnight explained

Angela V. McKnight
State Senate:New Jersey
District:31st
Term Start:January 9, 2024
Preceded:Sandra Bolden Cunningham
State Assembly2:New Jersey
District2:31st
Term Start2:January 12, 2016
Term End2:January 9, 2024
Preceded2:Charles Mainor and Jason O'Donnell
Succeeded2:Barbara McCann Stamato
Birth Date:10 March 1977
Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:University of Phoenix
Residence:Jersey City
Website:Legislative web page

Angela V. McKnight (born March 10, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016.

A resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, McKnight received a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix with a major in business management. She is the founder and chief executive officer of AngelaCARES, an advocacy and support organization for senior citizens.

New Jersey General Assembly

Under the terms of a bill introduced by McKnight in the General Assembly in 2019, students would be required to demonstrate proficiency in the use of cursive handwriting, both reading and writing, by the end of the third grade. McKnight cited the bill as providing children with "a vital skill they will need for the rest of their lives", noting that without cursive skills "how will our students ever know how to read a scripted font on a word document, or even sign the back of a check".[1]

New Jersey Senate

McKnight received the nomination for the Senate seat following the announcement that Sandra Bolden Cunningham would not run for re-election after 16 years in office.[2] McKnight defeated Republican Luis Soto in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.[3] [4]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]

District 31

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 31st District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[7]

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Electoral history

General Assembly

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rushing, Ellie. "New Jersey legislator introduces bill that would require students to learn cursive", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 3, 2019. Accessed December 4, 2019. "New Jersey’s elementary school students would be required to learn, read, and write cursive by the end of third grade, under a bill now in the state Assembly. “In some cases, children are entering middle school without knowing how to sign their own name in cursive,” said Assemblywoman Angela McKnight, a Democrat who represents parts of Hudson County."
  2. https://www.njspotlightnews.org/special-report/nj-elections-legislature-district-31-senate-assembly/ Election profile: 31st Legislative District
  3. Connolly, Julio. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  4. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-state-senate.pdf Official List Candidates for State Senate for General Election November 7, 2023
  5. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/483/senator-mcknight Senator Angela V. McKnight (D)
  6. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II
  7. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=31 Legislative Roster for District 31

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