Luanne Peterpaul
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 11th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Serving with Margie Donlon
Preceded byMarilyn Piperno
Kimberly Eulner
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Luanne M. Peterpaul is an American politician, lawyer, and former judge serving as a member-elect of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 11th legislative district.

Life

Peterpaul served as a board chair of Garden State Equality for 12 years.[1] She helped establish same-sex marriage in New Jersey.[2] In 2011, she co-authored the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights that was signed into law by governor Chris Christie.[2] Peterpaul was an assistant county prosecutor in Essex County and a conflict municipal judge in Asbury Park.[1] In 2018, she was nominated by mayor John Pallone to serve a three-year term as the municipal court judge of Long Branch.[2]

During the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, Democrats Peterpaul and Margie Donlon defeated Republican incumbents Marilyn Piperno and Kimberly Eulner to represent the 11th legislative district.[1] She is the first openly LGBT woman elected to the New Jersey Legislature.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ring, Trudy (November 8, 2023). "N.J. Elects, Luanne Peterpaul, First LGBTQ Woman Legislator". www.advocate.com. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. 1 2 3 "LGBT leader named Long Branch judge". Asbury Park Press. 2018-12-13. pp. A3. Retrieved 2023-11-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Migdon, Brooke (2023-11-08). "New Jersey elects first openly LGBTQ woman to state Legislature". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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