Garnet Hall
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Garnet Hall
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| state_assembly = New Jersey
| district = 28th
| term_start = January 9, 2024
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| predecessor = Jackie Yustein
| alongside = Cleopatra Tucker
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| education = Fairleigh Dickinson University
| party = Democrat
| website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/481/assemblywoman-hall Legislative webpage]
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Garnet R. Hall is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 28th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
Biography
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, Hall graduated the local public schools and attended Fairleigh Dickinson University. A resident of Maplewood, New Jersey, Hall has been a deputy clerk in Essex County.[https://www.njspotlightnews.org/special-report/nj-elections-whos-running-in-legislative-district-28/ NJ Elections Voters Guide: 28th Legislative District], NJ Spotlight News. Accessed January 10, 2024. "I am a lifelong Essex County resident, born in Montclair where I attended public schools through high school graduation. I attended Fairleigh Dickinson University and spent many years as a corporate business sales executive. For the past six years I have had the honor of serving as deputy Essex County clerk. I have lived in Maplewood for the last 35 years with my husband, George."
New Jersey General Assembly
Running together with State Senator Renee Burgess as part of the first slate for the legislature composed entirely of African-American women,[https://villagegreennj.com/towns/south-orange/nj-assembly-28th-district-candidate-profile-garnet-hall/ "NJ Assembly 28th District Candidate Profile: Garnet Hall"], The Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange, June 3, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "Garnet has been a Maplewood resident for 35 years and currently serves as Deputy Essex County Clerk, a position she assumed following a decades long career in Executive Corporate Sales.... She is running with the Essex County Democratic Organization on the first all African-American women ticket with Sen. Renee Burgess and Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker." Hall and her incumbent running mate Cleopatra Tucker defeated Republicans Joy Freeman and Willie S. Jetti in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.Connolly, John. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2023/11/07/nj-election-results-2023-state-senate-assembly-seats/71481204007/ "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided"], The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023], New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023. Hall was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.Wildstein, David. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/37-new-lawmakers-take-office-at-noon/ "37 new lawmakers take office at noon"], New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024. "The 221st New Jersey Legislature begins today, with 37 new lawmakers – nearly one-third of the legislature – being sworn in at noon. That number includes ten new Senators and 27 new members of the General Assembly."
= Committees =
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/481/assemblywoman-hall Assemblywoman Garnet R. Hall (D)], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.
- Consumer Affairs
- Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste
- Labor
= District 28 =
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.Article IV, New Jersey State Constitution (1947). The representatives from the 28th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=28 Legislative Roster for District 28], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.
- Senator Renee Burgess (D)
- Assemblyman Garnet Hall (D)
- Assemblyman Cleopatra Tucker (D)
Electoral history
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|title = 28th Legislative District General Election, 2023{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf |title=Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Cleopatra G. Tucker (incumbent)
| votes = 19,094
| percentage = 46.3
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Garnet Hall
| votes = 18,637
| percentage = 45.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Joy Freeman
| votes = 1,902
| percentage = 4.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Willie S. Jetti
| votes = 1,600
| percentage = 3.9
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 41,233
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Category:People from Maplewood, New Jersey
Category:People from Montclair, New Jersey
Category:Politicians from Essex County, New Jersey