Valerie Huttle
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Valerie Vainieri Huttle is a Democrat
who serves in the New Jersey
General Assembly
where she represents the 37th Legislative District
, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Huttle served on the Bergen County
Board of Chosen Freeholders
from 2001 through 2007.
In the Assembly, Huttle serves on the Appropriations Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Consumer Affairs Committee and the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
form of government. Her colleagues returned her to the Chairperson’s seat once again in 2004.
As Freeholder, Huttle sat on the Community Oversight Board at Bergen Regional Medical Center
during her first two years of service, providing oversight of the privately managed county hospital. She has also served on the county Board of Social Services and is a member of the Community Action Partnership Board of Trustees for the last four years where she worked for development of a one-stop homeless shelter to better address the needs of that growing population. She was a member of the Board of School Estimate at the Bergen County Technical Schools, a former member of the Board of School Estimate at Bergen Community College
and chaired the Freeholder committee for Health and Human Services.
Huttle is a former member of the Board of Palisades General Hospital and founder of the Southern Bergen County Homeowners Association. She is also a co-founder of “WIN”, Women Involved Now, an educational and social network for women in the community. Huttle sits on the Board of Trustees as Vice-President of Shelter Our Sisters, an organization that brings awareness to the plight of victims of domestic violence while providing hope and revitalization to their lives through counseling and direct care. She has served as a former Trustee of Vantage Health.
Huttle is a resident of Englewood
, where she lives with her husband Frank and two daughters, Alexandra and Francesca. She runs a family owned and operated business in North Bergen, New Jersey
, the Vainieri Funeral Home, which she has served as President and Director since 1981. Frank Huttle took office as Mayor of Englewood in January 2010, succeeding Michael Wildes
.
Huttle and her husband were inducted into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in ceremonies held in September 2000 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
in New York City
, having been recommended for the honor by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for the honor. Archbishop Edward Egan designated Mrs. Huttle a Dame and Mr. Huttle a Knight of the order.
Valerie Vainieri graduated cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University
with a B.A.
in English, and received state certification for teaching. She also attended Rider University
, but did not receive a degree.
Byron Baer
on September 8, 2005, Huttle had put her name in the ring to fill the Senate vacancy. Ultimately, she withdrew and endorsed Assemblywoman
Loretta Weinberg
of Teaneck
to fill the seat. On October 5, after an extended legal battle related to inclusion of five disputed ballots, Weinberg was ultimately victorious over Hackensack
Police Chief Ken Zisa
in her bid to replace Baer, both on an interim basis and on the November General Election ballot.
With Weinberg's court victory, Huttle and Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes both announced their candidacy for Weinberg's Assembly slot on the November General Election ballot and to fill the balance of her term in the Assembly once she took her seat in the Senate. The choice was decided by yet another special convention of the Bergen County Democratic Committee on October 6, 2005, with Huttle outpolling Wildes 121-96. Running together with Weinberg and Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson
, Huttle was elected on Election Day, November 8, 2005, to the Assembly.
and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
. The other representatives from the 37th District for the 2010-2011 Legislative Session are:
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
who serves in the New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
where she represents the 37th Legislative District
37th Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 37th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Bergen County municipalities of Bergenfield, Bogota, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Hackensack, Leonia, Maywood, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, Rochelle Park, Teaneck and Tenafly...
, having taken office on January 10, 2006. Huttle served on the Bergen County
Bergen County, New Jersey
Bergen County is the most populous county of the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
from 2001 through 2007.
In the Assembly, Huttle serves on the Appropriations Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Consumer Affairs Committee and the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
Biography
In January 2001, Huttle was first sworn into office as a Bergen County Freeholder. Two years later on January 2, 2003, the Freeholder was unanimously chosen by her peers to serve the Board as the first ever Chairwoman under its present County ExecutiveCounty executive
A county executive is the head of the executive branch of government in a county. This position is common in the United States.The executive may be an elected or an appointed position...
form of government. Her colleagues returned her to the Chairperson’s seat once again in 2004.
As Freeholder, Huttle sat on the Community Oversight Board at Bergen Regional Medical Center
Bergen Regional Medical Center
Bergen Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Paramus, New Jersey. Bergen Regional is both the largest hospital with 1,070 beds and the largest licensed nursing home in New Jersey...
during her first two years of service, providing oversight of the privately managed county hospital. She has also served on the county Board of Social Services and is a member of the Community Action Partnership Board of Trustees for the last four years where she worked for development of a one-stop homeless shelter to better address the needs of that growing population. She was a member of the Board of School Estimate at the Bergen County Technical Schools, a former member of the Board of School Estimate at Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public, community college located in Bergen County, New Jersey. Its primary campus is in Paramus where it was built on 9 holes of the Orchard Hills Golf Course, cutting Orchard Hills' size down in half...
and chaired the Freeholder committee for Health and Human Services.
Huttle is a former member of the Board of Palisades General Hospital and founder of the Southern Bergen County Homeowners Association. She is also a co-founder of “WIN”, Women Involved Now, an educational and social network for women in the community. Huttle sits on the Board of Trustees as Vice-President of Shelter Our Sisters, an organization that brings awareness to the plight of victims of domestic violence while providing hope and revitalization to their lives through counseling and direct care. She has served as a former Trustee of Vantage Health.
Huttle is a resident of Englewood
Englewood, New Jersey
Englewood is a city located in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 27,147.Englewood was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1899, from portions of Ridgefield Township and the remaining portions of...
, where she lives with her husband Frank and two daughters, Alexandra and Francesca. She runs a family owned and operated business in North Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen, New Jersey
North Bergen is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township had a total population of 60,773. Originally founded in 1843, the town was much diminished in territory by a series of secessions. Situated on the Hudson Palisades, it is one...
, the Vainieri Funeral Home, which she has served as President and Director since 1981. Frank Huttle took office as Mayor of Englewood in January 2010, succeeding Michael Wildes
Michael Wildes
Michael J. Wildes is an American immigration lawyer and senior partner of Wildes and Weinberg PC. He is a former Federal Prosecutor for the Eastern District of New York,, and a former Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey. He is recognized as an authority on Immigration Law, and has been referred to as...
.
Huttle and her husband were inducted into the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem in ceremonies held in September 2000 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York
The Cathedral of St. Patrick is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, having been recommended for the honor by Cardinal Theodore McCarrick for the honor. Archbishop Edward Egan designated Mrs. Huttle a Dame and Mr. Huttle a Knight of the order.
Valerie Vainieri graduated cum laude from Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Fairleigh Dickinson University is a private university founded as a junior college in 1942. It now has several campuses located in New Jersey, Canada, and the United Kingdom.-Description:...
with a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in English, and received state certification for teaching. She also attended Rider University
Rider University
Rider University is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located chiefly in Lawrenceville, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States...
, but did not receive a degree.
2005 run for Assembly
After the resignation of District 37 State SenatorNew Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
Byron Baer
Byron Baer
Byron M. Baer was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 - 1993 and in the State Senate from 1994 - 2005, where he represented the 37th Legislative District...
on September 8, 2005, Huttle had put her name in the ring to fill the Senate vacancy. Ultimately, she withdrew and endorsed Assemblywoman
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg
Loretta Weinberg is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey Senate since 2005, where she represents the 37th Legislative District...
of Teaneck
Teaneck, New Jersey
Teaneck is a township in Bergen County, New Jersey, and a suburb in the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 39,776, making it the second-most populous among the 70 municipalities in Bergen County....
to fill the seat. On October 5, after an extended legal battle related to inclusion of five disputed ballots, Weinberg was ultimately victorious over Hackensack
Hackensack, New Jersey
Hackensack is a city in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States and the county seat of Bergen County. Although informally called Hackensack, it was officially named New Barbadoes Township until 1921. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 43,010....
Police Chief Ken Zisa
Ken Zisa
Charles "Ken" Zisa is an American Democratic Party politician and lifelong resident of Hackensack, New Jersey, who served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2002, where he represented the 37th Legislative District....
in her bid to replace Baer, both on an interim basis and on the November General Election ballot.
With Weinberg's court victory, Huttle and Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes both announced their candidacy for Weinberg's Assembly slot on the November General Election ballot and to fill the balance of her term in the Assembly once she took her seat in the Senate. The choice was decided by yet another special convention of the Bergen County Democratic Committee on October 6, 2005, with Huttle outpolling Wildes 121-96. Running together with Weinberg and Assemblyman Gordon M. Johnson
Gordon M. Johnson
Gordon M. Johnson is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 37th Legislative District....
, Huttle was elected on Election Day, November 8, 2005, to the Assembly.
District 37
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey SenateNew Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
. The other representatives from the 37th District for the 2010-2011 Legislative Session are:
- Senator Loretta WeinbergLoretta WeinbergLoretta Weinberg is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey Senate since 2005, where she represents the 37th Legislative District...
, and - Assemblyman Gordon M. JohnsonGordon M. JohnsonGordon M. Johnson is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 37th Legislative District....
External links
- Website for Valerie Huttle
- Assemblywoman Vainieri-Huttle's legislative web page, New Jersey LegislatureNew Jersey LegislatureThe New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- Campaign Website for Weinberg Johnson, and Huttle 2007
- Bergen County Freeholder biography