DiAnne Gove

DiAnne C. Gove (born February 15, 1951) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 9th Legislative District from 2009 to 2024.She was sworn in on December 7, 2009, to fill the vacant seat left by the resignation of fellow Republican Daniel Van Pelt after his arrest on corruption charges.[1] Gove spent more than three decades in the faculty at Southern Regional High School, where she taught history and government.Van Pelt had been arrested as part of Operation Bid Rig by federal agents on July 23, 2009, and charged with accepting a $10,000 bribe from a cooperating witness.[7] Gove decided not to run in the June 2023 primary, after a screening committee supported incumbent Rumpf and newcomer Greg Myhre for the two Assembly seats.
New Jersey General AssemblyBrian E. RumpfDaniel Van PeltGreg MyhreRepublicanLong Beach Township, New JerseyAlma materCabrini CollegeMonmouth CollegeRepublican Party9th Legislative DistrictLong Beach TownshipSouthern Regional High SchoolManahawkinMonmouth UniversityOcean CountyAtlantic CountyBurlington CountyOperation Bid RigVirginia E. HainesNew Jersey LotteryNew Jersey general election, 2017DemocraticNew Jersey general election, 2015New Jersey general election, 2009New Jersey LegislatureAsbury Park PressThe Press of Atlantic CityEdge, WallyWildstein David9th District