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Before entering the Senate, Senator Palaia served in a variety of different state and local elected offices. He served on the Monmouth County Board Of Chosen Freeholders from 1979 to 1981 and was on the Ocean Township Council from 1967 to 1971 until he ran for Mayor in 1971. Sen. Palaia served as Ocean Township's Mayor until 1979. In 1982, Joseph moved to the New Jersey General Assembly until 1989, and in 1984 he served as Assistant Minority Whip . He was elected to the Senate in 1989 and since then has served in a variety of leadership roles. From 1992 to 1993 Palaia was the Assistant Majority Leader and from 1994 to 2003 he was President Pro Tempore of the Senate (In 2002-2003 he was the Republican President Pro Tempore when the Senate was evenly split 20-20). Senator Palaia is a member of the Senate Education Committee. Palaia is a graduate of New Jersey's Rider University where he received a B.S. degree in Business Administration, and was awarded an M.Ed. from Rutgers University in Administration and Supervision. DISTRICT 11 Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly . The other representatives from the 11th Legislative District are:
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