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  • Corzine May Tap Minority for Senate Seat (Heck, why not? He already 'tapped' a union boss.)

    12/01/2005 6:22:57 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 14 replies · 445+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/1/05 | Donna De La Cruz - ap
    WASHINGTON - Shortly after being elected New Jersey's governor, Democrat Jon Corzine speculated aloud that he might appoint a woman to fill out his unexpired Senate term. Then he singled out black state Sen. Nia Gill, calling her an "extraordinarily capable woman." Gill did not shy away from the hint. "I have the qualifications," she told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "If I am chosen by Jon, I am more than qualified to rise to the occasion." If Corzine does select Gill — a 57-year-old attorney — she would become only the sixth black, and second black woman ever to...
  • Jon Corzine Hints He May Appoint NJ's First Woman Senator

    11/11/2005 9:03:43 PM PST · by Clintonfatigued · 28 replies · 858+ views
    NJ.com ^ | November 11, 2005 | Tom Hester, Jr.
    Corzine yesterday mentioned state Sen. Nia Gill, D-Montclair, an appointment that would allow him to play a role in naming the first woman and minority from New Jersey to the U.S. Senate. He called Gill "an extraordinarily capable woman."