Despite opposition from some Mercer County Democrats, State Senator Linda Greenstein, above, of Plainsboro is seeking the 12th District Congressional seat that will be vacated with the retirement of U.S. Rep. Rush Holt at the end of the year.
The 12th district covers parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties, and Greenstein’s 14th legislative district covers a large portion of it. “I think we need to have a woman in the delegation and I think with over 20 years in government I’m eminently qualified for it,” she said.
Mercer County politicians have been lining up behind the candidacy of Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman. But Greenstein has the support of many Middlesex County politicians, including Middlesex County Democratic Chairman Kevin McCabe and representatives from every Middlesex County town in the 12th Congressional District.
Those endorsing Greenstein also include Plainsboro Mayor Peter Cantu and Democratic Party municipal chair Robert Schwartz. Before winning a 2010 special election for the Senate seat, Greenstein served in the state Assembly for 10 years and on the Plainsboro Township Committee and the West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education.
Said Greenstein, “Whether it is promoting legislative solutions or addressing the needs of working middle class families, I am proud of my record delivering on behalf of the residents of Central New Jersey. Those are the values I intend to take to Washington.”
