Pamela Rosen Lampitt

Pamela Rosen Lampitt (born December 19, 1960, Natick, Massachusetts) is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represents the 6th legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006.

Pamela Lampitt
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 6th District
Assumed office
January 10, 2006
Serving with Louis Greenwald
Preceded byMary Previte
Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
Assumed office
January 10, 2012
LeaderSheila Oliver
Vincent Prieto
Craig Coughlin
Preceded byJack Conners
Chair of the New Jersey General Assembly Committee on Education
Assumed office
January 9, 2018
Preceded byMarlene Caride
Personal details
Born (1960-12-19) December 19, 1960
Natick, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Charles Lampitt
ResidenceCherry Hill, New Jersey
Alma materJohnson & Wales University
OccupationGeneral Manager for Conference Services
WebsiteLegislative Website

New Jersey Assembly

Lampitt was elected to the Assembly on November 8, 2005, filling the seat of fellow Democrat Mary Previte, who did not run for re-election and had held the seat in the Assembly since 1998.[1] Lampitt serves in the Assembly as chair of the Women and Children Committee, vice-chair of the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, and the Appropriations Committee.[2] In 2007, Lampitt was the lead sponsor of the Comprehensive Statewide Transfer Agreement[3] that allows community college students to "seamlessly" transfer credits to four-year public universities.[4][5] The law is commonly known as "the Lampitt law".[6]

Committees
  • Education
  • Financial Institutions and Insurance, Vice-Chair
  • Joint Committee on Housing Affordability
  • New Jersey Legislative Select Oversight

Personal life

Lampitt was born in Natick, Massachusetts.[7] She graduated from Johnson & Wales University with a degree in Culinary Arts and Management.[8] Lampitt has worked at the University of Pennsylvania for 25 years and currently is the General Manager for Conference Services. She has served on a number of steering committees on the campus, working on the Committee for Manufacturer Responsibility, which ensures university products are manufactured under fair labor standards. Lampitt and her husband, Charles, have two children, a daughter, Ilene, and a son, Andrew.

District 6

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. The other representatives from the 6th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:[9]

Electoral History

Assembly
New Jersey general election, 2017 [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 41,767 36.0 3.4
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 40,291 34.7 3.7
Republican David C. Moy 16,811 14.5 2.5
Republican Winston Extavour 16,335 14.1 2.4
American Solidarity Monica Sohler 821 0.7 N/A
Total votes '116,025' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 21,087 32.6 1.9
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 20,028 31.0 2.0
Republican Holly Tate 11,023 17.0 3.5
Republican Claire H. Gustafson 10,679 16.5 3.3
Green Amanda Davis 985 1.5 N/A
Green James Bracciante 850 1.3 N/A
Total votes '64,652' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013 [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 33,232 30.7 0.7
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 31,366 29.0 0.1
Republican Chris Leone-Zwillinger 22,147 20.5 0.2
Republican George R. Fisher 21,399 19.8 0.6
Total votes '108,144' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011 [13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 24,272 30.0
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 23,342 28.9
Republican Allan Richardson 16,714 20.7
Republican Gregory Horton 16,461 20.4
Total votes 80,789 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009 [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 36,446 29.5 0.7
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 33,320 27.0 0.7
Republican Scot DeCristofaro 27,005 21.9 1.4
Republican Brian Greenberg 26,581 21.5 1.8
Total votes '123,352' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 23,626 28.8 2.5
Democratic Pamela R. Lampitt 22,701 27.7 0.9
Republican JoAnn R. Gurenlian 16,850 20.5 0.3
Republican Bradley L. Mattson 16,199 19.7 0.4
Green Michael Gellman 2,677 3.3 N/A
Total votes '82,053' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2005[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 38,211 31.3 2.5
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 34,961 28.6 0.2
Republican JoAnn R. Gurenlian 25,365 20.8 1.4
Republican Marc Fleischner 23,587 19.3 0.2
Total votes '122,124' '100.0'

References
  1. Eleven Freshman Assembly Members to Enter State Legislature in January Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Business & Industry Association. Accessed September 29, 2007. "Pamela Lampitt, Democrat, District 6 (Camden): A councilwoman in Cherry Hill, Lampitt won an open seat to replace long-time Assemblywoman Mary Previte, who did not seek reelection."
  2. "Pamela R. Lampitt (D)". www.njleg.state.nj.us. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
  3. Public Law 2007, c.175 (A3968 1R). http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2006/Bills/PL07/175_.HTM
  4. https://www.njtransfer.org/PDF/XferAgreement.pdf
  5. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/09/14/newjersey
  6. http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/16/01/14/two-year-and-four-year-colleges-collaborate-to-help-students-cope-with-rising-costs/
  7. Assembly Member Pamela R. Lampitt, Project Vote Smart. Accessed September 29, 2007.
  8. Assemblyman Rosen Lampitt's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 24, 2008.
  9. Legislative Roster 2014-2015 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2014.
  10. "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf". New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  11. "2015-official-ge-results-nj-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  12. "2013-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  13. "2011-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-results-121411.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  14. "2009-official-gen-elect-gen-assembly-tallies-120109.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  15. "2007-official-general-election-tallies(ga)-12.12.07.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
  16. "05831236.pdf" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Mary Previte		 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 6th District
January 10, 2006 – present
With: Louis Greenwald		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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