 Linda Stender was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance,  the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since what year?
Linda Stender: Linda Stender (born July 25, 1951) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2016, where she represented the 22nd legislative district. Linda Stender:  She was narrowly defeated by incumbent Representative Mike Ferguson in 2006 but lost by a wider margin to Leonard Lance in the November 4, 2008 election. Leonard Lance: Leonard J. Lance (born June 25, 1952) is the U.S. Representative for New Jersey 's 7 congressional district , serving since 2009.
2009