Kathleen A. Donovan | |
|---|---|
| 4th County Executive of Bergen County | |
| In office January 1, 2011[1] – January 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dennis McNerney |
| Succeeded by | James J. Tedesco III |
| County Clerk of Bergen County | |
| In office January 1989 – January 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Carl Hartmann[2] |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Randall[3] |
| Chair of the New Jersey Republican Party | |
| In office June 1989 – February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Franks |
| Succeeded by | Bob Franks |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 36th district | |
| In office January 3, 1986[4] – January 3, 1988 Serving with Paul DiGaetano | |
| Preceded by | Robert P. Hollenbeck Richard F. Visotcky |
| Succeeded by | Thomas J. Duch Louis J. Gill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 Queens, New York[5] |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University–Newark (BA) Cleveland State University College of Law (JD) |
| Website | www.co.bergen.nj.us |
Kathleen A. Donovan (born 1952) is an American politician who served as County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey. She previously served as County Clerk of Bergen County, New Jersey for four terms, and one term in the New Jersey General Assembly. Donovan unsuccessfully sought support to run for Bergen County Executive in the 2002 Republican primary, and lost a campaign for the 2006 Republican nomination for County Executive. She ran again for County Executive in 2010, where she defeated incumbent Dennis McNerney, only to lose re-election in 2014 to Democratic challenger Jim Tedesco. Donovan is the last Republican to serve as County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey.