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217th New Jersey Legislature

The 217th New Jersey Legislature began on January 12, 2016 and ended on January 9, 2018, in the last two years of the Governorship of Chris Christie.

217th New Jersey Legislature
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New Jersey State House north panorama, 2012
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 12, 2016 – January 9, 2018
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentStephen M. Sweeney
Minority LeaderThomas Kean Jr.
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerVincent Prieto
Minority LeaderJon Bramnick
Party controlDemocratic Party

Background

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The elections for the Assembly were held on November 3, 2015, while elections for the Senate, and Assembly were held on November 5, 2013 alongside the 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election. In the 2015 Assembly elections Democrats gained four seats in the assembly giving them over 50 seats in the Assembly. The incumbents that lost re-election were Sam Fiocchi, Mary Pat Angelini, Caroline Casagrande, and Donna Simon.

Party composition

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Assembly

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New Jersey Assembly Partisan Breakdown, 2016-2018
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 52
  Republican Party 28
Total 80

Senate

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New Jersey Senate Partisan Breakdown, 2016-2018
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total 40

Leadership

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Senate

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Position Name District
President of the Senate Stephen M. Sweeney District 3
Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg District 37
President pro tempore Nia Gill
Paul Sarlo 		District 34
District 36
Assistant Majority Leaders James Beach
Linda R. Greenstein
Teresa Ruiz 		District 6
District 14
District 29
Majority Conference Leader Robert M. Gordon District 38
Majority Whip Sandra Bolden Cunningham District 31
Minority Leader Thomas Kean, Jr. District 21
Deputy Minority Leader Diane Allen District 7
Minority Conference Leader Robert Singer District 30
Deputy Minority Conference Leader Jennifer Beck District 11
Assistant Republican Leader Joseph Pennacchio District 26
Republican Budget Officer Anthony Bucco District 25

Assembly

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Speaker: Vincent Prieto

Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald

Minority Leader: Jon Bramnick

Members

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Senate

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The Senate has 40 members, one for each district.[1]

District Name Party Residence First served
District 1 Jeff Van Drew Dem Dennis Township 2008
District 2 Colin Bell Dem Margate City 2017†
District 3 Stephen M. Sweeney Dem West Deptford Township 2002
District 4 Fred H. Madden Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2004
District 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Dem Camden 2014†
District 6 James Beach Dem Voorhees Township 2009†
District 7 Diane Allen Rep Edgewater Park 1998
District 8 Dawn Marie Addiego Rep Evesham Township 2010†
District 9 Christopher J. Connors Rep Lacey Township 2008
District 10 James W. Holzapfel Rep Toms River 2012
District 11 Jennifer Beck Rep Red Bank 2008
District 12 Samuel D. Thompson Rep Old Bridge Township 2012
District 13 Joe Kyrillos Rep Middletown Township 1992
District 14 Linda R. Greenstein Dem Plainsboro Township 2010
District 15 Shirley Turner Dem Lawrence Township (Mercer) 1998
District 16 Christopher Bateman Rep Branchburg Township 2008
District 17 Bob Smith Dem Piscataway 2002
District 18 Patrick J. Diegnan Dem South Plainfield 2016†
District 19 Joseph Vitale Dem Woodbridge Township 1998
District 20 Raymond Lesniak Dem Elizabeth 1983
District 21 Thomas Kean, Jr. Rep Westfield 2003†
District 22 Nicholas Scutari Dem Linden 2004
District 23 Michael J. Doherty Rep Washington Township (Warren) 2009
District 24 Steve Oroho Rep Franklin 2008
District 25 Anthony Bucco Rep Boonton Township 1998
District 26 Joseph Pennacchio Rep Montville 2008
District 27 Richard Codey Dem Roseland 1982
District 28 Ronald Rice Dem Newark 1986
District 29 Teresa Ruiz Dem Newark 2008
District 30 Robert Singer Rep Lakewood Township 1993†
District 31 Sandra Bolden Cunningham Dem Jersey City 2007†
District 32 Nicholas Sacco Dem North Bergen 1994
District 33 Brian P. Stack Dem Union City 2008
District 34 Nia Gill Dem Montclair 2002
District 35 Nellie Pou Dem North Haledon 2012
District 36 Paul Sarlo Dem Wood-Ridge 2003†
District 37 Loretta Weinberg Dem Teaneck 2005†
District 38 Robert M. Gordon Dem Fair Lawn 2008
District 39 Gerald Cardinale Rep Demarest 1982
District 40 Kristin Corrado Rep Totowa 2017†

† First appointed to the seat

Former members from this term

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District Name Party Residence First served Term end Cause
18th Peter J. Barnes III Dem Edison 2014 April 25, 2016 Appointed as a judge to the New Jersey Superior Court[2]
40th Kevin J. O'Toole Rep Cedar Grove 20081 July 1, 2017 Appointed to the Board of Commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[3][4]
2nd Jim Whelan Dem Atlantic City 2008 August 22, 2017 Death (heart attack)[5]

1 O'Toole had previously served in the Senate from 2001 to 2002

Committees and Committee Chairs, 2016-2017 Legislative Session

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Committee chairs are: (All are Democrats)[6]

Committee Name
Budget and Appropriations Paul Sarlo
Commerce Nia Gill
Community and Urban Affairs Jeff Van Drew
Economic Growth Raymond Lesniak
Education Teresa Ruiz
Environment and Energy Bob Smith
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Joseph Vitale
Higher Education Sandra Bolden Cunningham
Judiciary Nicholas Scutari
Labor Fred H. Madden
Law and Public Safety Linda R. Greenstein
Legislative Oversight Robert M. Gordon
Military and Veterans' Affairs James Beach
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Jim Whelan
Transportation Nicholas Sacco

Assembly

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The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

District Name Party Residence First served
District 1 Bob Andrzejczak Dem Middle Township 2013[A 1]
R. Bruce Land Dem Vineland 2016
District 2 Chris A. Brown Rep Ventnor City 2012
Vince Mazzeo Dem Northfield 2014
District 3 John J. Burzichelli Dem Paulsboro 2002
Adam Taliaferro Dem Woolwich Township 2015[A 1]
District 4 Paul Moriarty Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2006
Gabriela Mosquera Dem Gloucester Township 2012[A 1]
District 5 Arthur Barclay Dem Camden 2016
Patricia Egan Jones Dem Barrington 2015[A 1]
District 6 Louis Greenwald Dem Voorhees Township 1996
Pamela Rosen Lampitt Dem Cherry Hill 2006
District 7 Herb Conaway Dem Delanco Township 1998
Troy Singleton Dem Palmyra 2011[A 1]
District 8 Joe Howarth Rep Evesham Township 2016
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg Rep Evesham Township 2014
District 9 DiAnne Gove Rep Long Beach Township 2009[A 1]
Brian E. Rumpf Rep Little Egg Harbor 2003[A 1]
District 10 Gregory P. McGuckin Rep Toms River 2012
David W. Wolfe Rep Brick Township 1992
District 11 Joann Downey Dem Freehold Township 2016
Eric Houghtaling Dem Neptune Township 2016
District 12 Robert D. Clifton Rep Matawan 2012
Ronald S. Dancer Rep Plumsted Township 2002[A 1]
District 13 Amy Handlin Rep Middletown Township 2006
Declan O'Scanlon Rep Little Silver 2008
District 14 Daniel R. Benson Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer) 2011[A 1]
Wayne DeAngelo Dem Hamilton Township 2008
District 15 Reed Gusciora Dem Trenton 1996
Elizabeth Maher Muoio Dem Pennington 2015[A 1]
District 16 Jack Ciattarelli Rep Hillsborough Township 2011[A 1]
Andrew Zwicker Dem South Brunswick 2016
District 17 Joseph Danielsen Dem Franklin Township (Somerset) 2014[A 1]
Joseph V. Egan Dem New Brunswick 2002
District 18 Robert Karabinchak Dem Edison 2016[A 1]
Nancy Pinkin Dem East Brunswick 2014
District 19 Craig Coughlin Dem Woodbridge Township 2010
John S. Wisniewski Dem Sayreville 1996
District 20 Jamel C. Holley Dem Roselle 2015[A 1]
Annette Quijano Dem Elizabeth 2008[A 1]
District 21 Jon Bramnick Rep Westfield 2003[A 1]
Nancy Munoz Rep Summit 2009[A 1]
District 22 Jerry Green Dem Plainfield 1992
James J. Kennedy Dem Rahway 2016
District 23 John DiMaio Rep Hackettstown 2009[A 1]
Erik Peterson Rep Franklin Township (Hunterdon) 2009[A 1]
District 24 Parker Space Rep Wantage Township 2013[A 1]
Gail Phoebus Rep Andover Township 2015[A 1]
District 25 Tony Bucco Rep Boonton Township 2010
Michael Patrick Carroll Rep Morris Township 1996
District 26 BettyLou DeCroce Rep Parsippany-Troy Hills 2012[A 1]
Jay Webber Rep Morris Plains 2008
District 27 Mila Jasey Dem South Orange 2007[A 1]
John F. McKeon Dem West Orange 2002
District 28 Ralph R. Caputo Dem Bloomfield 2008[A 2]
Cleopatra Tucker Dem Newark 2008
District 29 Eliana Pintor Marin Dem Newark 2013[A 1]
Blonnie R. Watson Dem Newark 2016[A 1]
District 30 Sean T. Kean Rep Wall Township 2012[A 3]
Ned Thomson Rep Wall Township 2017[A 1]
District 31 Nicholas Chiaravalloti Dem Bayonne 2016
Angela V. McKnight Dem Jersey City 2016
District 32 Angelica M. Jimenez Dem West New York 2012
Vincent Prieto Dem Secaucus 2004[A 1]
District 33 Annette Chaparro Dem Hoboken 2016
Raj Mukherji Dem Jersey City 2014
District 34 Thomas P. Giblin Dem Montclair 2006
Sheila Y. Oliver Dem East Orange 2004
District 35 Shavonda E. Sumter Dem Paterson 2012
Benjie Wimberly Dem Paterson 2012
District 36 Marlene Caride Dem Ridgefield 2012
Gary Schaer Dem Passaic 2006
District 37 Valerie Huttle Dem Englewood 2006
Gordon M. Johnson Dem Englewood 2002
District 38 Tim Eustace Dem Maywood 2012
Joseph Lagana Dem Paramus 2014
District 39 Holly Schepisi Rep River Vale 2012
Robert Auth Rep Old Tappan 2010
District 40 David C. Russo Rep Ridgewood 1990
Kevin J. Rooney Rep Wyckoff 2016[A 1]

Former members from this term

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District Name Party Residence First served Left office Cause
18th Patrick J. Diegnan Dem South Plainfield 2002 May 9, 2016 Appointed to the District's Senate seat[7]
29th L. Grace Spencer Dem Newark 2008 June 30, 2016 Appointed as a judge to the New Jersey Superior Court[8]
40th Scott Rumana Rep Wayne 2008 October 20, 2016 Appointed as a judge to the New Jersey Superior Court[9]
30th Dave Rible Rep Wall Township 2008 July 17, 2017 Appointed Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control[10]

Vacancies

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Senate

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District Original Party Period of vacancy Appointee Party of Appointee
18th Peter J. Barnes III[11] Democratic Party April 25, 2016 – May 9, 2016 Patrick J. Diegnan Democratic Party
40th Kevin J. O'Toole[12] Republican Party July 1, 2017 – October 5, 2017 Kristin Corrado Republican Party
2nd Jim Whelan[13] Democratic Party August 22, 2017 – October 5, 2017 Colin Bell Democratic Party

Assembly

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District Original Party Period of vacancy Appointee Party of Appointee
18th Patrick J. Diegnan[14] Democratic Party May 9, 2016 – May 26, 2016 Robert Karabinchak Democratic Party
29th L. Grace Spencer[15] Democratic Party June 30, 2016 – July 21, 2016 Blonnie R. Watson Democratic Party
40th Scott Rumana[16] Republican Party October 20, 2016-??? Kevin J. Rooney Republican Party
30th Dave Rible[17] Republican Party July 17, 2017 – August 24, 2017 Ned Thomson Republican Party

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab First appointed to the seat
  2. ^ Served in the Assembly as a Republican from 1968–1972
  3. ^ Served in the Assembly from 2002–2008

References

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  1. ^ [1], New Jersey Legislature Accessed March 20, 2019
  2. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet the newest member of the N.J. Legislature", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 26, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016. "Robert Karabinchak, a Democrat, was appointed to represent Middlesex County's 18th District in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. He replaces Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat who recently moved across the Statehouse to replace Patrick [sic] Barnes III in the state Senate after Barnes was appointed as a state Superior Court judge in Middlesex County."
  3. ^ Johnson, Brent (March 14, 2017). "Christie ally confirmed to join Port Authority board". NJ.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  4. ^ Cowen, Richard (July 26, 2017). "Corrado tapped to replace O'Toole in state Senate". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved October 5, 2017. Republicans in the 40th District on Wednesday selected Kristin Corrado to finish the unexpired Senate term of Kevin O'Toole, who resigned on July 1.
  5. ^ Jackson, Vincent; Huba, Nicholas (August 23, 2017). "Sen. Jim Whelan suffered heart attack at Atlantic City home". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  6. ^ New Jersey Legislature Committees and Membership 2016-2017 Legislative Session Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed August 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet the newest member of the N.J. Legislature", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 26, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016. "Robert Karabinchak, a Democrat, was appointed to represent Middlesex County's 18th District in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. He replaces Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat who recently moved across the Statehouse to replace Patrick [sic] Barnes III in the state Senate after Barnes was appointed as a state Superior Court judge in Middlesex County."
  8. ^ Johnson, Brent. "N.J. Assemblywoman becomes judge, leaves seat open", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 1, 2016. Accessed August 21, 2016. "Grace Spencer, who has represented New Jersey's largest city for eight years in the state Assembly, has been confirmed to become a state Superior Court judge in Essex County.... Gov. Chris Christie nominated Spencer (D-Essex) — whose legislative district includes Newark, the most populous municipality in the state — to the bench last month. She was confirmed by the state Senate on Thursday."
  9. ^ Ensslin, John C. "Assembly regulates ride-hailing services, votes on more than 100 bills", Asbury Park Press, October 20, 2016. Accessed December 12, 2016. "Assembly members also gave a standing ovation to Rumana, who took part in his final session as a legislator after learning that the Senate had confirmed his appointment to a judgeship. The former Wayne mayor, is following in the footsteps of his father, who also was a Superior Court judge in Passaic County."
  10. ^ Johnson, Brent (July 18, 2017). "Christie appoints top Republican lawmaker to state post". NJ.com. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Johnson, Brent. "N.J. Senate confirms colleague to become state judge", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 25, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2019.
  12. ^ Cowen, Richard (July 26, 2017). "Corrado tapped to replace O'Toole in state Senate". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019. Republicans in the 40th District on Wednesday selected Kristin Corrado to finish the unexpired Senate term of Kevin O'Toole, who resigned on July 1.
  13. ^ Jackson, Vincent; Huba, Nicholas (August 23, 2017). "Sen. Jim Whelan suffered heart attack at Atlantic City home". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  14. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet the newest member of the N.J. Legislature", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 26, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2019. "Robert Karabinchak, a Democrat, was appointed to represent Middlesex County's 18th District in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. He replaces Patrick Diegnan, a Democrat who recently moved across the Statehouse to replace Patrick [sic] Barnes III in the state Senate after Barnes was appointed as a state Superior Court judge in Middlesex County."
  15. ^ Johnson, Brent. "N.J. Assemblywoman becomes judge, leaves seat open", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 1, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2019. "Grace Spencer, who has represented New Jersey's largest city for eight years in the state Assembly, has been confirmed to become a state Superior Court judge in Essex County.... Gov. Chris Christie nominated Spencer (D-Essex) — whose legislative district includes Newark, the most populous municipality in the state — to the bench last month. She was confirmed by the state Senate on Thursday."
  16. ^ Ensslin, John C. "Assembly regulates ride-hailing services, votes on more than 100 bills", Asbury Park Press, October 20, 2016. Accessed March 20, 2019. "Assembly members also gave a standing ovation to Rumana, who took part in his final session as a legislator after learning that the Senate had confirmed his appointment to a judgeship. The former Wayne mayor, is following in the footsteps of his father, who also was a Superior Court judge in Passaic County."
  17. ^ Johnson, Brent (July 18, 2017). "Christie appoints top Republican lawmaker to state post". NJ.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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