[PAR] [TLE] Linda Stender [SEP] Linda Stender (born July 25, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2016, where she represented the 22nd legislative district.  She ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, seeking to represent New Jersey's 7th District, in 2006 and 2008.  She was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance in the November 4, 2008 election. [PAR] [TLE] Leonard Lance [SEP] Leonard J. Lance (born June 25, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since 2009.  He is a member of the Republican Party.  He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly where he had been lauded by legislative peers as a moderate Republican.  Since 2009, however, his positions have shifted to conservative Republican positions, such as against environmental regulation, and against Planned Parenthood.  He has been a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act and against abortion rights; in 2017 he voted against federally funded insurance plans which provide coverage for abortion.
[PAR] [TLE] Linda Stender [ SEP ] Linda Stender ( born July 25 , 1951 ) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2016 , where she represented the 22nd legislative district . She ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the United States House of Representatives , seeking to represent New Jersey 's 7th District , in 2006 and 2008 . She was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance in the November 4 , 2008 election . [PAR] [TLE] Leonard Lance [ SEP ] Leonard J. Lance ( born June 25 , 1952 ) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since 2009 . He is a member of the Republican Party . He previously served in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly where he had been lauded by legislative peers as a moderate Republican . Since 2009 , however , his positions have shifted to conservative Republican positions , such as against environmental regulation , and against Planned Parenthood . He has been a staunch opponent of the Affordable Care Act and against abortion rights ; in 2017 he voted against federally funded insurance plans which provide coverage for abortion .
Linda Stender was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance,  the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since what year?
Linda Stender was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance , the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since what year ?
2009
2009