Diane Allen

Diane B. Allen (born March 8, 1948) is an American politician and television journalist. A member of the Republican Party, she represented the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey Assembly from 1996 to 1998 and New Jersey Senate from 1998 to 2018. Allen was the senate majority whip from 1998 to 2001, deputy Republican conference leader from 2002 to 2003, and later deputy minority leader. In 2002, she was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Senate, finishing second in the Republican primary.

Diane Allen
Allen in 2017
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 13, 1998 – January 9, 2018
Preceded byJack Casey
Succeeded byTroy Singleton
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 7th district
In office
January 9, 1996 – January 13, 1998
Serving with Carmine DeSopo
Preceded bySteven M. Petrillo
George Williams
Succeeded byHerb Conaway
Jack Conners
Personal details
Born (1948-03-08) March 8, 1948
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSam
Children2
EducationBucknell University (BA)

Allen was the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor in 2021 after Jack Ciattarelli announced she had agreed to join his ticket. The pair narrowly lost the general election to the incumbent Democratic ticket of Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver.

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