However, Doherty decided to run against Karrow again in the June 2009 Republican primary election for the State Senate seat, and he defeated her.
[2] Karrow's father, Sol, served on the borough council in Flemington, New Jersey from 1963 to 1980 and owned a men's shop on Main Street in the town.
She also served on the Flemington Partnership for Progress on its board of directors / chair, Economic Restructuring from 1994 to 1997 and on the Governor's Planning Council on Aging in 1994.
[8] On January 24, 2009, a special election was held by a convention of Republican committee members from Hunterdon and Warren counties.
[9] The Hunterdon and Warren county Republican committee members held another special convention on February 21, 2009 to fill Karrow's vacant Assembly seat.
[12][13] Doherty went on to win the November special election, defeating Democratic candidate Harvey Baron to fill the remaining two years of the term.
[15] In November 2009, Karrow was named a member of the transition team of Governor-Elect Chris Christie, serving as chair of the subcommittee on environmental protection.
Karrow was chosen in December 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission, succeeding Robert Ceberio, who had held the position for eight years.
[17][18] After the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority took over the responsibilities of the Meadowlands Commission, Karrow's role as director ended in October 2015.