DeKorte Region

Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth), 55, is a Professor at Monmouth University.  She is a graduate of Harvard University, received her master’s degree from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. from New York University.  Handlin served as a Middletown Township Committeewoman, Deputy Mayor, and Monmouth County Freeholder before unseating veteran incumbent Joseph Azzolina in the 2003 Republican primary.