Gail Phoebus Explained

Gail Phoebus
Office1:Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th Legislative District
Term Start1:December 3, 2015
Term End1:January 9, 2018
Predecessor1:Alison Littell McHose
Successor1:Hal Wirths
Office2:Member of the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Term Start2:January 1, 2013
Term End2:December 3, 2015
Predecessor2:Susan M. Zellman [1]
Successor2:Jonathan Rose
Birth Date:16 January 1950
Residence:Andover Township
Party:Republican
Spouse:Robert Phoebus
Website:Legislative Website

Gail Phoebus (born January 16, 1950) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 24th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from December 3, 2015, to January 9, 2018.

Early life

A resident of Andover Township, Phoebus received an associate degree from Centenary College (now Centenary University) with a major in retail/ merchandising. She and her husband own the Farmstead Golf and Country Club.[2] In January 1974, she married Robert Phoebus, son of the original owners of the country club in Lafayette Township, New Jersey.[3] Phoebus served on the Andover Township Committee from 2006 to 2012. She was elected to the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving from 2013 to 2015.[2]

New Jersey Assembly

Phoebus was sworn into the Assembly on December 3, 2015, by Vincent Prieto after having been chosen to fill the seat vacated two months earlier by the resignation of Alison Littell McHose.[4]

Committees

2017 State Senate Campaign

She opted to run for a second term in 2017 to mount a primary challenge against incumbent state Senator Steve Oroho. She dropped out before the primary.

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board of Freeholders. https://web.archive.org/web/20041204054049/http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/TownCouncil/?TID=7&TPID=591. dead. 4 December 2004. Wayback Machine. 27 April 2019.
  2. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=376 Assemblyman Gail Phoebus
  3. http://www.farmsteadgolf.com/32-uncategorized/42-history History
  4. Pizzaro, Max. "Phoebus Sworn-in as 24th District Assemblywoman", New York Observer, December 3, 2015. Accessed August 20, 2016. "Gail Phoebus assumed the oath of office today on the floor of the Assembly as the replacement for retired Assemblywoman Alison Little McHose in the 24th District. Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) sworn her into office in front of the entire governing body."