11 Facts About Kathleen Donovan

Kathleen A Donovan was born on 1952 and is an American politician who served as County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey.

Kathleen Donovan previously served as County Clerk of Bergen County, New Jersey for four terms, and one term in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Kathleen Donovan ran again for County Executive in 2010, where she defeated incumbent Dennis McNerney, only to lose re-election in 2014 to Democratic challenger Jim Tedesco.

Kathleen Donovan is the last Republican to serve as County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey.

Kathleen Donovan was a part-time public defender of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, from 1983 to 1988.

Kathleen Donovan served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee from June 1989 to February 1990, before being replaced by her predecessor, Union County Assemblyman Bob Franks.

Kathleen Donovan was first elected County Clerk in 1988 and was reelected in 1993,1998,2003 and 2008.

Kathleen Donovan stepped down as Port Authority Chairwoman in December 1995 in order to unsuccessfully run for Congress in the 1996 election, but she retained her seat on the agency's Board of Commissioners.

Kathleen Donovan remained a Port Authority Commissioner until 2002 when she was replaced by Gov.

Kathleen Donovan ran for County Executive in 2010, where she defeated incumbent Dennis McNerney and swept into office with her three Freeholder running mates, in an election in which perceived corruption by the Democratic incumbents, and rising spending and taxes were the major issues.

On November 4,2014, Donovan lost her reelection bid to Democratic Freeholder James J Tedesco III, in an election in which the major issues were the county budget, consolidation of the county police and sheriff, and issues regarding lawsuits filed between the different branches of government.