Linda Greenstein

Democratic Party

New Jersey State Senate District 14

Tenure

2011 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

15

Prior offices:

New Jersey General Assembly District 14

Years in office: 2000 - 2010

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 7, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Vassar College

Law

Georgetown University Law Center

Graduate

Johns Hopkins University

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Linda Greenstein (Democratic Party) is a member of theNew Jersey State Senate, representingDistrict 14. She assumed office in 2011. Her current term ends on January 11, 2028.

Greenstein (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theNew Jersey State Senate to representDistrict 14. She won in the general election onNovember 7, 2023.

Greenstein served in theNew Jersey General Assembly, representing District 14 from 2000 to 2010.

Greenstein was also a 2014Democratic candidate who sought election to theU.S. House to representthe 12th Congressional District ofNew Jersey.^[1] She was defeated byBonnie Watson Coleman in the Democratic primary on June 3, 2014.

Biography

Greenstein earned her B.A. in psychology from Vassar College, her M.A. in psychology from Johns Hopkins University, and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. Her professional experience includes working as a staff attorney for the Community Health Law Project from 1991 to 2000, as a clinical associate professor at Seton Hall Law School, Deputy Attorney General for State of New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, and an attorney with Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher and Brennan.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget and Appropriations Committee,Vice-Chair
• Environment and Energy Committee,Vice-Chair
• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee,Chair

2023-2024

Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Environment and Energy Committee,Vice Chair
• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee,Chair
• Public Schools Committee

2020-2021

Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Environment and Energy Committee,Vice-chair
• Senate Labor Committee
• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee,Chair

2019-2020

Greenstein was assigned to the following committees:

• Budget and Appropriations Committee
• Environment and Energy Committee,Vice-Chair
• Senate Labor Committee
• Senate Law and Public Safety Committee,Chair

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:

2010-2011

In the 2010-2011 legislative session, Greenstein served on the following committees:

2010 House

Prior to her election to the Senate, Greenstein served on the following Assembly committees in 2010:

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 14

IncumbentLinda Greenstein defeatedPatricia Johnson in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Greenstein (D)	59.8	33,020
		Patricia Johnson (R)	40.2	22,225

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,245
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14

IncumbentLinda Greenstein advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Greenstein	100.0	10,665

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14

Patricia Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patricia Johnson	100.0	4,740

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,740
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Endorsements

2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 14

IncumbentLinda Greenstein defeatedAdam J. Elias in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Greenstein (D)	55.2	40,735
	Submit photo	Adam J. Elias (R)	44.8	33,116

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 73,851
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14

IncumbentLinda Greenstein advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Linda Greenstein	100.0	10,609

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14

Adam J. Elias advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 14 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Adam J. Elias	100.0	6,687

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,687
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2017

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017

General election

Elections for theNew Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All40 seats were up for election. The general election took place onNovember 7, 2017. A primary election took place onJune 6, 2017. Thefiling deadline for the primary election wasApril 3, 2017.^[2][3] IncumbentLinda Greenstein (D) defeatedIleana Schirmer (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 general election.^[4][5]

New Jersey State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2017
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda GreensteinIncumbent	56.49%	34,474
	Republican	Ileana Schirmer	43.51%	26,548
Total Votes				61,022
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Races we watched

Ballotpedia identifiedfive races to watch in the New Jersey State Senate 2017 elections:four Democratic seats andone Republican seat. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.

This district was a Race to Watch because the incumbent won less than 55 percent of the vote in the most recent election prior to 2017. IncumbentLinda Greenstein (D), first elected in 2010, won re-election in 2013 by 2.4 points, defeatingPeter A. Inverso (R) andDon Dezarn (L) with 50.4 percent of the vote. Inverso received 48 percent and Dezarn received 1.6 percent. In 2011, Greenstein won re-election by 10.6 points. District 14 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that DemocratHillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 14 by 11.7 points. DemocratBarack Obama won the seat in the 2012 presidential election by 16.1 points. As of 2017, District 14 included Mercer and Middlesex counties.

Democratic primary election

IncumbentLinda Greenstein ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 Democratic primary election.^[6]

Ballotpedia will publish vote totals here after they become available.

New Jersey State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate
Linda GreensteinIncumbent
Source:New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Ileana Schirmer defeatedBruce MacDonald in the New Jersey State Senate District 14 Republican primary election.^[6]

New Jersey State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Ileana Schirmer	80.86%	3,481
Bruce MacDonald	19.14%	824
Total Votes		4,305
Source:New Jersey Department of State

2014

See also:New Jersey's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

Greenstein ran in the2014 election for theU.S. House to representNew Jersey's12th District. Greenstein sought the Democratic nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost toBonnie Watson Coleman.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 12 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bonnie Watson Coleman	43%	15,603
Linda Greenstein	27.8%	10,089
Upendra Chivukula	21.8%	7,890
Andrew Zwicker	7.4%	2,668
Total Votes		36,250
Source:New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results

2013

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013

Greenstein won re-election in the2013 election forNew Jersey State Senate District 14. Greenstein was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary and defeatedPeter A. Inverso (R) andDon Dezarn (L) in the general election on November 5, 2013.^{[7][8][9][10]}

New Jersey State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda GreensteinIncumbent	50.4%	31,387
	Republican	Peter A. Inverso	48%	29,903
	Libertarian	Don Dezarn	1.6%	1,014
Total Votes				62,304

Endorsements

In 2013, Greenstein’s endorsements included the following:^[11][12]

• The New Jersey AFL-CIO
• The Sierra Club

2011

See also:New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

Greenstein won in the 2011 election forNew Jersey State Senate District 14. She ran unopposed in the primary on June 7, 2011. Greenstein defeatedRichard Kanka (R) in the general election, which took place on November 8, 2011.

New Jersey State Senate District 14 General Election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Linda GreensteinIncumbent	55.3%	26,206
	Republican	Richard Kanka	44.7%	21,176
Total Votes				47,382

Endorsements

In 2011, Greenstein’s endorsements included the following:^[13]

• New Jersey State AFL-CIO

2009

See also:New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009

Greenstein won re-election to theNew Jersey General Assembly District 14 in 2009. Greenstein was bracketed withWayne DeAngelo (D) and defeated challengers Rob Calabro (R), William Harvey, Jr. (R) and Gene Baldassari in the general election.^[14][15]

New Jersey Assembly General Election, Fourteenth Legislative District (2009)
Candidates		Votes
Linda R. Greenstein (D)		37,958
Wayne P. DeAngelo (D)		35,791
Rob Calabro (R)		30,479
William T. Harvey, Jr. (R)		29,530

Campaign themes

2023

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2021

Linda Greenstein did not completeBallotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Personal

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Greenstein and her husband, Michael, have one son. They currently reside in Monroe, New Jersey.

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