In her four years in the State Senate , Martindell worked primarily on women 's issues , education , and the environment . She served as chair of the Education Committee , member of the Appropriations Committee , chair of the Budget Revision Subcommittee for Higher Education , chair of the Joint State Library Committee , member of the Senate Nursing Home Commission , and chair of the Committee to Defeat Casino Gambling . Martindell was a delegate for Jimmy Carter at the 1976 Democratic National Convention and was an active campaigner for Carter in New Jersey . When Carter was elected president , Martindell resigned from the New Jersey Senate in 1977 to take a series of federal appointments . She was succeeded in the Senate by Walter E. Foran , then serving in the New Jersey General Assembly , who won a special election to fill the remainder of Martindell 's term as well as the general election for a full four-year term
1976 Democratic National Convention
1976 Democratic National Convention
Anne Clark Martindell