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Diane Allen
Diane B. Allen (born March 8, 1948) is an American politician and television journalist. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey Assembly from 1996 to 1998 and New Jersey Senate from 1998 to 2018. Allen was the senate majority whip from 1998 to 2001, deputy Republican conference leader from 2002 to 2003, and later deputy minority leader. In 2002, she was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate, finishing second in the Republican primary.
Allen was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2021 after Jack Ciattarelli announced she had agreed to join his ticket. The pair narrowly lost the general election to the incumbent Democratic ticket of Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver.
Allen grew up in Moorestown, New Jersey and graduated as the valedictorian of the Moorestown High School class of 1966.
In 1969, Allen was crowned Miss Burlington County.
Allen received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Bucknell University.
In 1973, Allen won a national hang gliding competition.
Allen began her broadcast news career in 1970 with WJJZ, an AM radio station based in Mount Holly, New Jersey. She worked at the New Jersey Network before joining an ABC affiliate in Chicago.
In 1976, Allen returned home to cover New Jersey politics for KYW-TV, the then-NBC (now CBS) affiliate in Philadelphia. In 1985, she co-moderated the New Jersey gubernatorial debate between Governor Thomas Kean and Peter Shapiro. She left the network in 1988 and later won a lawsuit against CBS for discriminatory practices.
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Diane Allen
Diane B. Allen (born March 8, 1948) is an American politician and television journalist. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey Assembly from 1996 to 1998 and New Jersey Senate from 1998 to 2018. Allen was the senate majority whip from 1998 to 2001, deputy Republican conference leader from 2002 to 2003, and later deputy minority leader. In 2002, she was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate, finishing second in the Republican primary.
Allen was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2021 after Jack Ciattarelli announced she had agreed to join his ticket. The pair narrowly lost the general election to the incumbent Democratic ticket of Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver.
Allen grew up in Moorestown, New Jersey and graduated as the valedictorian of the Moorestown High School class of 1966.
In 1969, Allen was crowned Miss Burlington County.
Allen received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Bucknell University.
In 1973, Allen won a national hang gliding competition.
Allen began her broadcast news career in 1970 with WJJZ, an AM radio station based in Mount Holly, New Jersey. She worked at the New Jersey Network before joining an ABC affiliate in Chicago.
In 1976, Allen returned home to cover New Jersey politics for KYW-TV, the then-NBC (now CBS) affiliate in Philadelphia. In 1985, she co-moderated the New Jersey gubernatorial debate between Governor Thomas Kean and Peter Shapiro. She left the network in 1988 and later won a lawsuit against CBS for discriminatory practices.
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