State Assembly District 9
Dianne Gove
DiAnne Gove has been an assemblywoman since 2009, serving as Republican policy co-chairwoman since 2014.
A life-long resident of Long Beach Township, Gove served three terms on the township commission, and was mayor from 2004 to 2008. She was also a commissioner on the Ocean County Utilities Authority from 2000 to 2009.
Gove is a retired teacher who taught American history and civics from 1974 to 2006 at her alma mater, Southern Regional High School. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social science from Cabrini College in 1973 and a master’s in social studies from Monmouth University in 1980.
Brian Rumpf
Brian Rumpf has been an assemblyman since 2003, serving as Republican policy co-chairman since 2014.
Rumpf earned a bachelor’s degree in politics from Catholic University of America in 1986 and a law degree from Washington and Lee University Law School in 1989. He and his wife are law partners in Tuckerton. Previously, he was a committeeman in Little Egg Harbor Township from 1997 to 2005, serving as mayor from 2000 to 2003.
Rumpf and his wife reside in Little Egg Harbor and have two children.
