Background
Schepisi is the daughter of John A. Schepisi, a lawyer and former chairman of the Bergen County Republican Organization.
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Holly Schepisi
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The Catholic University of America. Fordham University School of Law.
Career
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Catholic University of America in politics and psychology in 1993, and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 1997. In 2007, she began serving as the Township Attorney for River Vale, a position she held until 2011. In addition, she was also a public defender for Oakland (2012–2014) and an alternate prosecutor for Old Tappan (2010–2011) and Westwood (2002–2011).
In August 2011, Charlotte Vandervalk announced her retirement from the General Assembly seat in the 39th district.
A resident of River Vale, Schepisi was selected by the Bergen County Republican Organization to take Vandervalk"s place on the ballot, and in the general election she and her running mate Bob Schroeder defeated the Democratic candidates, Anthony Iannarelli Junior. and Michael McCarthy. She was sworn in on January 10, 2012.
In March 2015, she suffered a brain aneurysm but is expected to fully recover after surgery in the summer of 2015. 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 39th District for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session are:
Senator Gerald Cardinale
Assemblyman Robert authority
Membership
While in college, she worked at the 1992 Republican National Convention, interned for Organization of American States, Congresswoman Marge Roukema, and a member of the British Parliament. She is currently a member of the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and the New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation which is investigating the Fort Lee lane closure scandal.
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