Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt Biography
Assemblywoman Pam Lampitt has represented New Jersey’s 6th Legislative District since 2006. She currently serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Assembly Higher Education Committee and as a member of the Assembly Commerce Committee and the Intergovernmental Relations Commission. Serving in her second term in the Assembly, Assemblywoman Lampitt has been a stand-out leader in the area of “green” innovation and technology. She was a key sponsor of a bill, now law, to make it easier for local governments to contract for energy efficiency upgrades—creating green jobs and reducing costs of government. She has authored measures to support and create New Jersey “green” manufacturing jobs and continues to support expanding “green” industry in New Jersey.
As a member of the higher education community, Assemblywoman Lampitt is passionate about higher education. Efforts to increase college affordability and expand aid to students have been a hallmark of her legislative record. A constant advocate for students, Assemblywoman Lampitt helped author key reforms of the NJ STARS program, saving it from major funding cuts and potential elimination and ensuring the program would continue to offer the most opportunity to the widest number of students possible. She was also the author of major bill which streamlined the process and requirements for higher education transfer credits—ensuring New Jersey’s college students have better access to quality, affordable higher education.
A longtime Cherry Hill resident, Assemblywoman Lampitt got her start in public service by serving on the Township’s Zoning Board. Elected to the Township Council in 2003, she served from 2004-2006 in municipal government. As a Councilwoman she worked on several priorities, including cutting down on bureaucracy and red-tape in the township management. She also was a business-friendly leader, leading a push for economic development and facilitating inter-business communication in the township to ensure Cherry Hill’s small businesses would not just succeed, but flourish.
In 2005, Assemblywoman Lampitt participated in the Clean Elections program, designed to empower the public by removing the appearance of special interest influence from legislative elections, as part of the first team in history to be named “Clean Candidates.” Assemblywoman Lampitt believes our democracy benefits when more citizens participate in the legislative process, and she has supported measures to further empower the public in this area.
Assemblywoman Lampitt draws her inspiration for public service from her mother’s involvement with Aid for Cancer Research, a volunteer organization that focuses on obtaining grants for important research in the fight against cancer. Active in the South Jersey chapter of City of Hope, a cancer research organization, Lampitt continues to push for greater funds and support to cancer research. Because of her own life experience, ensuring all New Jerseyans have access to affordable, high-quality health care is one of her top legislative priorities. Assemblywoman Lampitt has also been involved in efforts to raise awareness for and expand services for mental health care and suicide prevention.
Originally born in Natick, Massachusetts, Assemblywoman Lampitt has made her home in Cherry Hill for two decades. She received a degree in Culinary Arts and Management from Johnson & Wales University. Employed by the University of Pennsylvania for more than twenty-five years, Assemblywoman Lampitt currently serves as the General Manager for Conference Services. Her work on campus steering committees has been recognized as outstanding, and her major contribution includes serving on the Committee for Manufacturer Responsibility, which oversees university products and ensures they are produced according to fair and equitable labor guidelines.
Assemblywoman Lampitt and her husband, Charles, have been married for twenty-five years. They have two children, Ilene and Andrew, both college students.
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