Joan M. Quigley
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Quigley serves on the Assembly's Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee (as Chair), the Budget Committee and the Health and Human Services Committee. Quigley sponsored legislation mandating registration of sex offenders and requiring filing of DNA types with state and national databases, and also sponsored legislation setting a statute of limitations on parking tickets.
Quigley is a Hospital administrator for the Bon Secours New Jersey Health System (former Franciscan Health System). She was previously employed as public information officer for the Hudson County Welfare Board and as executive director of a retired senior volunteer program of the Hudson County United Way.
Joan M. Quigley received an A.A. from Hudson County Community College in Public Policy, a B.A. in 1977 from Saint Peter's College, New Jersey in Urban Studies / Sociology and was awarded an M.P.A. in 1979 from Rutgers University in Public Administration.
Proposed Boycott of Ann Coulter's book Godless
On June 8, 2006, Quigley and Assemblywoman Linda Stender proposed boycotting the sale of Ann Coulter's book in New Jersey.Quigley and Stender, in a joint press release, called on "..New Jersey retailers to BOYCOTT the sale of her book throughout the state."[QUIGLEY/STENDER CALL ON NJ MERCHANTS TO BOYCOTT SALE OF 'VICIOUS' COULTER BOOK: Hate-filled Attacks on NJ 9-11 Widows Has No Place on NJ Bookshelves] N.J. Assembly Democratic Majority June 8, 2006
Quigley and Stender issued the press release in response to Coulter's criticism of the Jersey Girls (four 9/11 widows from New Jersey who oppose U.S. policies in the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks and the War on Terrorism). Due to this press release Stender and Quigley were both featured on Larry King Live on CNN[Linda Stender on Larry King Live], accessed June 26, 2006.
Quigley and Stender's call to boycott Coulter's book has been denounced as censorship.[Best of the Web: The Coulter Kerfuffle] OpinionJournal.com June 9, 2006[An Urgent Appeal To Ann Coulter: Change NOTHING!] The Post Chronicle June 11, 2006
District 32
Each of the forty 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 32nd Legislative District are:- Assemblyman Vincent Prieto, and
- Senator Nicholas Sacco
References
External links
- [Assemblywoman Quigley's Legislative Website]
- [New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003]
- [New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2005 (PDF)]
- [New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure form for 2004 (PDF)]
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