BettyLou DeCroce previously served as the deputy commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs. DeCroce, a Republican who represents parts of Essex, Morris and Passaic counties, was appointed to the state Assembly this year to fill the seat left vacant by the death of her husband, Alex DeCroce.
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