Education
Montclair State University.
Montclair State University.
Wagner received a Bachelor of Arts from Trenton State College (now The College of New Jersey) with a major in Education, and was awarded an Master of Arts from Montclair State University in Student Affairs. Before she was elected Assemblywoman, Wagner worked as a high school guidance counselor at Paramus High School. Wagner was selected by a special meeting of the Bergen County Democratic Organization in September 2007 to fill a vacancy on the Democratic ballot for Assembly when Bob Gordon became a State Senator from District 38 to replace the retiring Joseph Coniglio.
At the time Wagner was serving as both a county freeholder and borough councilwoman.
She stepped down from both posts when she took her Assembly seat and served with Joan Voss as District 38"s Assembly members. Wagner ran for re-election twice and was returned to office both times.
She served during the 2012-2013 Legislative term with Tim Eustace, who was elected to replace Voss after she decided to run for a Freeholder seat. In the Assembly, Wagner served on the Joint Committee on the Public Schools (as Company-Chair), on the Labor Committee (as Vice-Chair), Higher Education Committee and the Education.
Wagner had announced that she was not going to run for re-election in 2013 and decided to step down from her seat effective October 1, 2013, so that she could have the opportunity to spend more time with her family in Florida.
Paramus Council President Joseph Lagana had already been given Wagner"s ballot position in the 38th District for the November general election but announced that he planned to complete his term on the Borough Council and would not take the seat on an interim basis. The Bergen County Democratic Organization will conduct a special convention to consider potential candidates to fill the position on an interim basis. District 38
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey The other representatives from the 38th District for the 2012-2013 Legislative Session were:
Senator Robert M. Gordon, and
Assemblyman Tim Eustace.
Wagner served on the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2007, and was a member of the Paramus Borough Council from 2002-2007.