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Nina Mitchell Wells

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Nina Mitchell Wells (born September 9, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who served as Secretary of State of New Jersey in the cabinet of GovernorJon Corzine.[1]

Early life and education

Wells was born in Washington, D.C., where she attended Immaculate Conception Academy. Wells began college at Mount St. Joseph University before graduating from Newton College of the Sacred Heart with a B.A. in 1972. Wells then received her Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, Massachusetts.[2]

Career

Prior to assuming her cabinet post in January 2006, Wells served as a vice president at Schering-Plough and assistant dean at Rutgers Law School.

As Secretary of State, Wells served one four-year term, concurrent to the term of the governor. Her term expired on January 19, 2010. As Secretary, she was the state's chief elections officer and oversaw tourism, historical affairs, cultural and arts programs, Native American affairs, literacy, volunteerism, the state archives.

In 2008, Wells was named as a defendant in the case Donofrio v. Wells, an attempt to force her to stay the presidential election in New Jersey pending investigations into the citizenship of Barack Obama. The case was ultimately unsuccessful.[3]

In July 2024, after U.S. Senator Bob Menendez announced his resignation following his corruption conviction, Governor Phil Murphy began to consider appointing Wells to the Senate seat.[4]

Personal life

She and her husband, criminal defense lawyer Ted Wells, reside in Livingston, New Jersey.[5] Wells is a Democrat.[6]

References

  1. ↑"Nina M. Wells's Biography".
  2. ↑"Nina M. Wells's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ↑Obama Citizenship - Supreme Court Declines To Hear ChallengeWashington Post
  4. ↑Fandos, Nicholas; Tully, Tracey (July 23, 2024). "Who Will Replace Robert Menendez in the Senate?". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  5. ↑ Biografía de Nina Mitchell Wells del Estado de Nueva Jersey , respaldada por Internet Archive el 31 de diciembre de 2007. Consultada el 24 de febrero de 2011. "La secretaria Wells y su esposo, Ted Wells, Esq., residen en Livingston, NJ y tienen dos hijos adultos, Teresa y Phillip."
  6. ↑ "Nina Wells" . Ballotpedia . Consultado el 25 de enero de 2020 .