Rose Marie Heck

Rose Marie Heck
Rose Marie Heck
Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
	In office; January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2015
Preceded by	Ronald Jones
Succeeded by	Jack DeLorenzo
	In office; January 1, 1988 – December 31, 1995
Preceded by	William Imken
Succeeded by	William J. Torre
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly; from the 38th district
	In office; January 1, 1991 – January 13, 2004 Serving with Patrick J. Roma, Guy Talarico and Matt Ahearn
Preceded by	Pat Schuber
Succeeded by	Robert M. Gordon; Joan Voss
Personal details
Born	August 4, 1932 (age 92)
Political party	Republican

Rose Marie Heck (born August 4, 1932) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, from 1988 to 1995 and again from 2008 to 2015.

Career

Heck has served on the South West Community Development Committee since 1970 and was its chair from 1983 to 1990. She was the mayor of Hasbrouck Heights from 1988 to 1995, and served on the borough's Planning Board during that period. Heck served on the Hasbrouck Heights Council from 1985 to 1987 and on the Hasbrouck Heights Zoning Board from 1978 to 1984. She was a Commissioner on the Bergen County Utility Authority Commissioner from 1989 to 1991 and was chair of the County Community Development Committee from 1987 to 1990.^[1] On November 6, 2007, Heck was elected for her third term as Mayor of Hasbrouck Heights.^[2]

Heck served as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 38th legislative district from 1991 to 2003. Heck's district covered an area between the Passaic and Hudson Rivers in suburban Bergen County. In the 2003 general election, Heck lost to Joseph Coniglio, the Democratic Party candidate for the office of State Senate for District 38.^[3]

Heck had been elected in 1991 to fill the assembly seat vacated by Pat Schuber stepped down to serve as county executive of Bergen County.^[4]

In the Assembly, Heck served as majority conference leader from 2000 to 2001 and chair of the Policy and Regulatory Oversight Committee from 1996 to 1999.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Assemblywoman Heck's Government Website". Archived from the original on February 8, 2004. Retrieved 2011-03-07., New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 27, 2007.
^ Gartland, Michael. "Heights rivals spar right down to the wire", The Record, November 7, 2007. Accessed November 7, 2007. "Rose Heck, the Republican candidate for mayor, defeated both Saccomano and Skiba on Tuesday."
^ Kornacki, Steve. In huge win for McGreevey, Democrats win control of Senate, gain six Assembly seats Archived 2005-11-03 at the Wayback Machine, National Organization for Women New Jersey, November 5, 2003. Accessed July 27, 2007. "former Fair Lawn Mayor Robert Gordon and Fort Lee Councilwoman Joan Voss won the 38th districts seats of Heck and Green Party Assemblyman Matt Ahearn."
^ Biography, Rose Marie Heck. Accessed August 28, 2007.