Joseph Cavaluzzi
Nov 27, 2024
Luanne Peterpaul, Esq., serves on the Assembly Aging & Human Services and the Assembly Commerce, Economic Development & Agriculture Committees. A former prosecutor and judge, Peterpaul is honored to represent Monmouth County in the NJ State Assembly.
Born in Newark and a resident of Monmouth County for many years, Luanne Peterpaul, Esq., was elected to the New Jersey Assembly in 2023. Peterpaul is the managing partner of Peterpaul Law in Asbury Park, focusing primarily on labor and employment law, general litigation, and training and education. Peterpaul previously served as an assistant Essex County prosecutor, where she successfully prosecuted cases against criminals ranging from theft to homicide, before being appointed as a Municipal Judge for the Cities of Long Branch and Asbury Park from 2018-2022.
Peterpaul fundamentally believes in equal rights for all individuals, and has dedicated her life’s work to advocating for marginalized individuals so people of all walks of life are able to call New Jersey their home. As the former Chair of the Garden State Equality Action Fund, Peterpaul, the first out gay woman to assume a position in the State Assembly, played a critical role in creating and promoting anti-bullying legislation in the state legislature. Standing up to bullies and promoting safety are core values for Peterpaul, who sat on the New Jersey Commission on Bullying as well as the New Jersey Anti-Bullying Task Force. Additionally, Peterpaul was instrumental in bringing marriage equality to New Jersey through her role on the Board of Directors of Garden State Equality.
Peterpaul has continuously used education as a tool for promoting equality. She has lectured for the New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, the New Jersey State Bar Association Annual Conference, the American Conference on Diversity, the American Bar Association, the New Jersey Judicial College, Rutgers University, Kean University, and the Education Law Center, and presented numerous seminars to clients and interested parties in the area of employment and education law and litigation. Peterpaul is an active member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association, and the Monmouth County Bar Association, as well as a former member of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey. Peterpaul has received numerous accolades for her work as a lawyer, as she is a top-rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, has been selected as a NJ Super Lawyer, and was named to the New Jersey Law Journal List as one of the Diverse Attorneys of the Year in 2015. She has also served as a legal analyst on various news outlets.
Peterpaul received her J.D. from Seton Hall School of Law and her bachelor’s from Duquesne University. Peterpaul is committed to supporting the families of children with illness, serving on the Advisory Committee of the Unterberg Children’s Hospital of RWJ/Barnabas Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center and on the board of the Thomas Peterpaul Foundation. She currently resides in Long Branch with her wife Robin.
Dr. Margie Donlon serves as a member of the Assembly Health and Assembly Gaming, Tourism & the Arts Committees. A current practicing physician, Dr. Donlon is grateful for the opportunity to represent Monmouth County in the state legislature.
Dr. Donlon was elected to the New Jersey State Assembly in 2023 as the first female physician in the legislature. As an Assemblywoman, Dr. Donlon is dedicated to improving healthcare policy. She is a board-certified practicing physician, specializing in caring for patients with injuries and disabilities. She holds a Masters in Public Health with a focus on Health Policy from Yale University, a Medical Degree from the University of Rochester, and a bachelor's from Middlebury College. She completed her residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Kessler Institute through the residency program at Rutgers (formerly UMDNJ) and received her certification from the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Dr. Donlon is passionate about improving the quality of life for her patients and advocating for their needs.
Previously, Dr. Donlon served as the Deputy Mayor of Ocean Township, where she sat on the town council from 2019 through 2023. In Ocean, she acted as the Liaison to the Environmental Commission, Shade Tree Commission, and the Green Team; and has worked in alliance with the Deal Lake Commission and Deal Lake Watershed Alliance on important local environmental issues. Dr. Donlon also served as a member of the LD 11 Economic Recovery Advisory Council in 2020 during the Coronavirus pandemic, and was selected for Governor Murphy’s Healthcare Transition Advisory Committee in 2017. In 2018, she was invited to attend the U.S. Army War College National Security Seminar, where she discussed significant national security issues with future and current leaders of the U.S. armed forces.
Dr. Donlon is committed to promoting healthcare education, serving on the Board of the Surfers Medical Association, and presenting research at numerous medical conferences, including the American Geriatrics Society, Association of Academic Physiatrists, and Surfing Medical International.
An avid surfer, she is an active volunteer with the Surfers Environmental Alliance and the Best Day Foundation, teaching adaptive surfing to kids with disabilities. Dr. Donlon resides in Ocean Township with her husband, Ron, and her two daughters, Amalia and Vera.