Difference between revisions of "Anna C. Little"
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| alma_mater = [[Seton Hall University]] (BA)<br>[[Seton Hall Law School]] (JD)<br>[[Sophia University]], [[Tokyo]] | | alma_mater = [[Seton Hall University]] (BA)<br>[[Seton Hall Law School]] (JD)<br>[[Sophia University]], [[Tokyo]] | ||
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Revision as of 02:08, September 5, 2010
| Anna C. Little | |
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| Election date November 2, 2010 | |
| Opponent(s) | Frank Pallone (D) |
| Incumbent | Frank Pallone |
| Born | Red Bank, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Highlands, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Seton Hall University (BA) Seton Hall Law School (JD) Sophia University, Tokyo |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | Anna C. Little for Congress |
Anna Campbell Little is an American Republican politician, Mayor of the Borough of Highlands, Monmouth County, New Jersey, and former member of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders. She is at present (2010) the Republican nominee in the 6th New Jersey District of the United States House of Representatives and is challenging the incumbent officeholder, Representative Frank Pallone (D-NJ-6).
Biography
Anna Campbell was born in Red Bank, New Jersey and raised in the nearby town of Middletown, New Jersey. She is married and has three children.[1]
Education
- Bachelor of Arts (modern languages), Seton Hall University, West Orange, New Jersey. Fluent in Spanish and French, and has a working knowledge of Japanese and Russian.[2]
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, Seton Hall School of Law[1][2]
- Additional education, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Organizations
- Trustee, Frielinghaus Memorial Scholarship Fund[1][2]
- Member, Historical Society of the Highlands[1][2]
Profession
Mayor Little is an attorney specializing in immigration law. She is a member of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Bars and is admitted to practice before United States District Courts.
Political experience
Anna C. Little was elected to the Highlands Borough Council in 2002 and re-elected in 2005.
On February 25, 2006, she was placed on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders, to fill out an unexpired term of another officeholder who had been elected to the State Assembly. She resigned her position on the Highlands Borough Council to devote full time to the Freeholder office. She was elected in November 2006 to serve out the unexpired term.
In 2007, after Highlands Mayor Richard O'Neill declined to run for another term of office, Little was placed on the ballot and elected Mayor in November of that year. In 2008 she resigned her Freeholder position after she had taken office as Mayor.
Congressional campaign
On March 19, 2010, Little announced her intention to seek the nomination for the House seat for New Jersey's 6th District. Her opponent, Diane Gooch, publisher of the Twin River Times, out-raised and out-spent her twenty-to-one,[3] a result that Little expected. She made immediate overtures to various Tea Party Movement groups, including the Bayshore Tea Party (which continues to supply the bulk of her volunteer corps) and the Morristown Tea Party. She also applied for certification to the Certified Constitutional Candidate program in May of 2010, when that program started.[4][5]
On June 8, 2010, the primary took place. Little finished first, by a margin that varied during the night from 63 to 61[6] and then to 77 votes.[7] Subsequent counts of absentee ballots widened that margin by a small degree, to 83 votes. Gooch's staff made repeated declarations that they would seek a formal recount.[8] Then, for reasons that Gooch has never explained, Gooch abruptly conceded defeat one week after the primary and gave her verbal endorsement to Little.[9]
Not having the resources of a well-financed campaign (like Gooch's), or such perquisites of office as the franking privilege and the privilege of hosting large-scale events at taxpayer expense and in government buildings (like Pallone), Little has resorted to an old-fashioned strategy—door-to-door campaigning. Little has amassed an "army" of volunteers, 100 strong at last report (September 4, 2010), which will drive into a town and conduct door-to-door visits at saturation level.[10] This technique has allowed her to narrow the gap between her and Pallone to a mere six points—and more remarkably still, Pallone, had no more than 40 percent of the vote in his district within seventy days of the election.[11]
Gallery
The following photographs were taken on September 4, 2010, at the Red Oak Diner and Lounge, Hazlet Township, New Jersey. This venue served as the staging area for a saturation door-to-door campaign.
Anna Little addresses the crowd
Anna Little's volunteers gather around to hear her speak
"Anna's Army" poses for a group portrait
Anna's volunteers pick up their assignments and prepare to move out
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biography of Anna C. Little. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Anna C. Little for Congress. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-06-16). How Anna Little won the NJ-6 primary. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Certified Constitutional Candidate. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-05-12). Anna Little answers the C3 questions. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-06-09). Anna Little hangs by a thread in NJ-6. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-06-10). Anna Little claiming victory in NJ-6. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-06-14). Anna Little wins initial count in NJ-6. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-06-15). Diane Gooch concedes to Anna Little in NJ-6. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-08-10). Anna Little reinvents door-to-door campaigning. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
- ↑ Hurlbut, Terry A. (2010-08-24). Anna Little closes in on Frank Pallone. Essex County Elections 2010 Examiner. Retrieved on September 4, 2010.
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