New Jersey State Sen. Diane B. Allen
New Jersey State Sen. Diane B. Allen, who has championed health care for others, is now in a personal battle of her own.
The Burlington County Republican announced this week that she has been diagnosed with an “aggressive cancer” and expects to undergo surgery.
Allen, 61, of Edgewater Park, declined to release details about her illness and requested privacy.
A popular former Philadelphia TV news anchor, Allen has a reputation for beating the odds. A social moderate and fiscal conservative, she has been a fixture in a strongly Democratic district and easily retained her seat while fellow Republicans were ousted.
Colleagues say if anyone can win this health battle it is Allen, the deputy minority leader. She was sidelined with pneumonia for much of last year.
Elected to the Legislature in 1996, Allen has ably represented the Seventh District in Burlington and Camden Counties and vows to return to the Senate floor as soon as possible.
In Trenton, she has been a staunch advocate for child care, education, housing, and property tax relief.
We wish her well in her latest fight.
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