Gina Rose Genovese was born on April 30,1959 and is an American businesswoman, former professional tennis player and politician from New Jersey.
16 Facts About Gina Genovese
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In 2006, Genovese become the first Democratic Party mayor in Long Hill Township's history and the first openly gay mayor in the state of New Jersey.
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Gina Genovese was an Independent candidate in the 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election.
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Gina Genovese was born on April 30,1959, in Newark and raised in Union Township, Union County, New Jersey.
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At age 12, Gina Genovese moved to Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
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Gina Genovese graduated from Kent Place School in Summit, New Jersey, in 1977.
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In 1983, Genovese opened Gina's Tennis World in Berkeley Heights.
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Gina Genovese has coached over 25 nationally ranked players and continues to own and operate the club.
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In 2004, Gina Genovese ran for a seat on the Long Hill Township committee and defeated a four-time Republican incumbent, becoming the lone Democrat on the committee.
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In January 2006, Gina Genovese was unanimously selected to become the township's first Democratic mayor and the first openly gay mayor in New Jersey.
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Gina Genovese resigned from the township committee in 2007 to run for New Jersey Senate in the 21st Legislative District, challenging Republican incumbent Tom Kean Jr.
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Gina Genovese was unopposed in the Democratic primary and lost to Kean in the general election, receiving 20,092 votes to Kean's 29,795.
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Gina Genovese was one of New Jersey's 15 electors in the 2008 US presidential election.
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In 2009, after extensive research in the field of municipal consolidation, Gina Genovese formed the non-partisan, non-profit organization Courage To Connect NJ, which encourages property tax reform in New Jersey.
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Gina Genovese serves as the organization's executive director and co-authored the Courage To Connect NJ Guidebook.
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Gina Genovese was an advocate of the 2013 merger of the Borough of Princeton and Princeton Township.