Website Legislative web page Role Politician | Name Maria Rodriguez-Gregg | |
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Born September 29, 1981 (age 42) Fort Carson, Colorado ( 1981-09-29 ) Education Rutgers University, Rutgers University–Camden | ||
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (born September 29, 1981) is an American Republican Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2014, representing the 8th Legislative District. She succeeded Scott Rudder to become the first Republican Hispanic woman to be elected to the New Jersey Legislature.
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Biography
Rodriguez-Gregg is of Puerto Rican descent. She grew up in Willingboro Township and Burlington, New Jersey. Both of her parents served in the military.
Rodriguez-Gregg served as president of the Burlington County Young Republicans. She worked in the dental field as a dental assistant, and then became an instructor, training dentists in new practices, and managed dental offices. In addition, she serves on the board of trustees for Burlington County College, was on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity of Burlington County for two years, and is a member of the Civil Air Patrol. In 2013, she graduated from Rutgers University's Camden campus with a bachelor's degree in economics.
The Burlington County Republicans suggested to Rodriguez-Gregg that she should run for the Assembly in the 2013 elections, to succeed Scott Rudder, who was retiring. Paired with incumbent Christopher J. Brown, the two were endorsed by the Republican Party and defeated two challengers affiliated with the Tea Party movement in the June primary election. Rodriguez-Gregg and Brown won in the general election in November, and became the first Republican Hispanic woman to serve in the New Jersey Legislature.
Personal
Rodriguez-Gregg lives in Evesham Township, New Jersey. She is a player for a roller derby team, called the "Dishonor Roll" and She-Devils Travel Team, in the Penn Jersey Roller Derby league, where she goes by the name "Honeybee".
District 8
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 8th District for the 2014–2015 Legislative Session are:
