Full Name:
Jennifer 'Jen' T. Metzger
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: John; 3 Children: Gideon, Jasper, Silas
Home City:
Rosendale, NY
PhD, Political Science, Rutgers University, 2004
BA, Government, Oberlin College, 1987
Senator, New York State Senate, District 42, 2019-2021
Candidate, New York State Senate, District 42, 2018, 2020
Member, Rosendale Town Council, 2013-2018
Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Domestic Animal Welfare Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, New Hampshire State Senate
Former Member, Energy and Telecommunications Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Environmental Conservation Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Health Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Legislative Commission on Rural Resources, New York State Senate
Former Member, Local Government Committee, New York State Senate
Former Member, Women's Issues Committee, New York State Senate
Deputy Town Supervisor, Town of Rosendale, 2010-2012
Instructor, Rutgers University, 1994-2000
Instructor, Walt Whitman Center for Culture and Politics of Democracy, 1994
Public Affairs Coordinator, United Nations Association, New York, 1988-1993
Member, Hudson Valley Hate-Free Zone, 2017-present
Member, Mid-Hudson Streetlight Consortium Project, 2016-present
Member, New York State Clean Energy Advisory Council, 2016-present
Member/Co-Chair, Elected Officials to Protect New York, 2014-present
Co-Founder/Director, Citizens for Local Power (CLP), 2013-2018
Member, Reforming the Energy Vision Public Participation Working Group, 2015-2017
Member, Ulster County Community Energy Program Working Group, 2015-2017
Member, Joppenbergh Mountain Advisory Group, 2012-2014
Chair, Rosendale Environmental Commission, 2008-2014
Chair, Rosendale Climate Task Force, 2009-2013
Member, Rosendale Zoning Code Review Committee, 2008-2013
Member, Children's Programming Committee, Rosendale Theatre Collective, 2010-2012