Full Name:
Diane B. Allen
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Sam; 2 Children: Sara, Leeds
Birth Date:
03/08/1948
Birth Place:
Newark, NJ
Home City:
Edgewater Park, NJ
BA, Philosophy, Bucknell University, 1970
Candidate, Lieutenant Governor, New Jersey
Former Deputy Republican Leader, New Jersey State Senate
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 7, 1998-2018
Republican Conference Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2003
Majority Whip, New Jersey State Senate, 1998-2001
Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1996-1998
Member, New Jersey Council of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs, 2004-present
Member, Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, 1998-present
Member, Committee to End Homelessness, present
Former Member, Education Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Public Schools Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Vice Chair, Student and Field Services Subcommittee, New Jersey State Senate
Member, Joint Committee on Public Schools, 2008
Member, New Jersey, Human Relations Council, 2002-2006
Former Reporter/News Anchor, New Jersey Network
Former President, VidComm, Incorporated
Former Executive Producer/Evening Anchor/Education Reporter, WCAU-TV
Former Reporter/News Director, WJJZ Radio
Primary Anchor/Primary Producer/Reporter, KYW-TV, 1982-1989
Employee, ABC News Network, 1979-1982
Television Host for Weekly Women's Program/Noon Anchor/Daily Talk Show Host, KYW-TV, 1976-1979
Member, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 2006-present
Board Member, Family Services of Burlington County, present
Board Member, Foster Care Consortium of New Jersey, present
Board Member, Moorestown Visiting Nurses Association, present
Board of Directors, National Foundation for Women Legislators, present
Board Member, New Jersey State Aquarium, present
Board Member, United Way, present
Board Member, Youth Work Foundation, present
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996, 2000
Awards:
8 Emmy Awards;
Peabody Award