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Shavonda E. SumterDEMDemocrat Government Official, District 35
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Shavonda E. Sumter (born January 19, 1974) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in January 2012.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Fairleigh Dickinson University
MBA Health Systems Management
1999 - 2002
Kean University
BA Political Science
Past Positions1 - 8 of 8
Majority Conference Leader
New Jersey State General Assembly
2015 - 2019
Deputy Speaker
New Jersey State General Assembly
2014 - 2015
Assembly Member
New Jersey State General Assembly
2012 - Current
Campaign Manager
Jeffery Jones Campaign for Paterson Mayor
2010
Director
Behavioral Health Services, Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey
2007 - Current
Director
Hackensack University Medical Center Mountainside Hospital
2007 - Current
Director of Business Development
Summit Oaks Hospital
2002 - 2005
Associate Director
Bartlett Associates
1996 - 1998
Other Experience1 - 11 of 11
Member
Board of Trustees, Saint Luke Center for Disease Control
Current
Vice President
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Paterson Branch
Current
Chair
Greater Paterson Opportunities for Improvement Center
2008 - 2011
Member
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
2008 - Current
Former Chair
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Former Secretary
Paterson Municipal Utility Authority
Former Treasurer
Paterson Municipal Utility Authority
Former Member
Health and Senior Services Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member
Law and Public Safety Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
Labor Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair
State and Local Government Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly