Gail Phoebus

Gail Phoebus
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th Legislative District
In office
December 3, 2015 – January 9, 2018
Preceded byAlison Littell McHose
Succeeded byHal Wirths
Member of the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
In office
January 1, 2013 – December 3, 2015
Preceded bySusan M. Zellman [1]
Succeeded byJonathan Rose [1]
Personal details
Born (1950-01-16) January 16, 1950 (age 74)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRobert Phoebus
ResidenceAndover Township
WebsiteLegislative Website

Gail Phoebus (born January 16, 1950) is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 24th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from December 3, 2015, to January 9, 2018.

Early life

A resident of Andover Township, Phoebus received an associate degree from Centenary College (now Centenary University) with a major in retail/ merchandising. She and her husband own the Farmstead Golf and Country Club.[2] In January 1974, she married Robert Phoebus, son of the original owners of the country club in Lafayette Township, New Jersey.[3] Phoebus served on the Andover Township Committee from 2006 to 2012. She was elected to the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, serving from 2013 to 2015.[2]

New Jersey Assembly

Phoebus was sworn into the Assembly on December 3, 2015, by Vincent Prieto after having been chosen to fill the seat vacated two months earlier by the resignation of Alison Littell McHose.[4]

Committees

  • Appropriations
  • Human Services
  • Telecommunications and Utilities
  • Women and Children

2017 State Senate Campaign

She opted to run for a second term in 2017 to mount a primary challenge against incumbent state Senator Steve Oroho. She dropped out before the primary.

Electoral history

New Jersey Assembly

New Jersey general election, 2015[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Parker Space (Incumbent) 18,058 35.0 Increase 1.2
Republican Gail Phoebus 17,217 33.3 Decrease 2.7
Democratic Jacqueline Stapel 7,165 13.9 Decrease 2.4
Democratic Michael F. Grace 6,998 13.5 Decrease 0.4
Green Kenneth Collins 2,227 4.3 N/A
Total votes '51,665' '100.0'

References

  1. ^ a b "Board of Freeholders". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Assemblyman Gail Phoebus Archived 2017-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 19, 2016.
  3. ^ History, Farmstead Golf and Country Club. Accessed August 20, 2016.
  4. ^ Pizzaro, Max. "Phoebus Sworn-in as 24th District Assemblywoman", New York Observer, December 3, 2015. Accessed August 20, 2016. "Gail Phoebus assumed the oath of office today on the floor of the Assembly as the replacement for retired Assemblywoman Alison Little McHose in the 24th District. Speaker Vincent Prieto (D-32) sworn her into office in front of the entire governing body."
  5. ^ "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for GENERAL ELECTION 11/03/2015 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 24th District
December 3, 2015 – January 9, 2018
With: Parker Space 		Succeeded by