George F. Geist is an American

United States

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 Republican Party

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 politician, who served in the New Jersey

New Jersey

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 State Senate

New Jersey Senate

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 from 2003 to 2004, where he represented the 4th Legislative District

4th Legislative District (New Jersey)

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. He had earlier served six terms in the General Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly

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, from 1992 to 2003.

Geist was appointed in May 2003 to fill the Senate seat vacated by John J. Matheussen

John J. Matheussen

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 who had been appointed to head the Delaware River Port Authority

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Geist served in the Senate as Deputy Republican Whip and served on the Judiciary committee and the State Government Committee.

Geist lost to Democrat

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 Fred H. Madden

Fred H. Madden

Fred H. Madden, Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey State Senate since 2004, where he represents the 4th Legislative District....

 in 2004 in what was the most expensive in New Jersey State Senate history reaching over $4.2 million, breaking the previous record spending of $1.8 million. After a recount, Madden held on to win with a 63-vote margin.

Geist received a B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Ursinus College

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 with a major in Political Science, and was awarded a J.D.

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 from Rutgers University

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External links

• Senator Geist's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
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  , backed up by the Internet Archive
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  as of October 24, 2003. Accessed March 14, 2008.