Gail Phoebus take over the 24th District seat vacated by Alison Littell McHose.
Gail Phoebus has taken her seat in Trenton a month earlier than normal.
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Assemblywoman Gail Phoebus (Courtesy photo)The former Sussex County freeholder won election to the state Assembly in November. On Thursday, she was sworn in to fill the 24th District seat vacated by the resignation of Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose.
The heavily Republican district includes northern Warren County, all of Sussex County and Mount Olive Township in Morris County.
McHose resigned in October after announcing her intention in January as she took a job as the administrator of Franklin Borough in Sussex.
Phoebus ran for the seat in November as a running mate with current Assemblyman Parker Space, who also won. Phoebus was selected last month by district Republicans to take McHose's place immediately.
"Reducing the size and scope of government and the inequitable school funding formula must be addressed if we are to reduce the property tax burden in New Jersey," Phoebus said in a news release from Assembly Republicans. "Job creation through the growth of the private sector is another top priority."
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Phoebus, of Andover Township, has served in local elected positions since 2006. She and her husband, Bob, run Farmstead Golf & Country Club in Lafayette Township.
The district is represented by Steve Oroho in the state Senate. All three representatives reside in Sussex County.
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