The 219th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2020, following the 2019 elections for Assembly, and one special election for Senate.[1] It ended on January 11, 2022.
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 New Jersey State House north panorama, 2012 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New Jersey Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New Jersey, United States | ||||
| Term | January 14, 2020 – January 11, 2022 | ||||
| New Jersey Senate | |||||
| Members | 40 | ||||
| President | Stephen Sweeney | ||||
| Minority Leader | Thomas Kean Jr. | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
| New Jersey General Assembly | |||||
| Members | 80 | ||||
| Speaker | Craig Coughlin | ||||
| Minority Leader | Jon Bramnick | ||||
| Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
Background
editElections will be held in November 2019 for all 80 seats in the Assembly and one Senate seat. After Senator Jeff Van Drew resigned to join The United States House of Representatives Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak was appointed to fill his seat, creating a special election to be held in November 2019. Cumberland County Republican Chairman Mike Testa, and former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi announced their intentions to run for the republican nomination for senate in the 1st District.[2] In the Assembly, as of March 30, 2019, Assemblymen David Wolfe, Michael Patrick Carroll, and Assemblywomen Amy Handlin, Patricia Egan Jones have all announced their planned retirement from the Assembly.[3] During the June primaries 8th District Assemblyman Joe Howarth lost to former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield.[citation needed]
The Senate seat vacated by the September 2019 death of Anthony Bucco will be filled first by an interim appointment and then by a special election in 2020.[4]
Composition
editAssembly
edit| Affiliation | Members | |
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| Democratic Party | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 28 | |
| Total | 80 | |
Senate
edit| Affiliation | Members | |
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| Democratic Party | 25 | |
| Republican Party | 15 | |
| Total | 40 | |
Leadership
editSenate
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Assembly
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Members
editSenate
editThe Senate has 40 members, one for each district.[5]
Former members from this term
edit| District | Name | Party | Residence | First served | Left office | Cause | Replaced by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 39 | Gerald Cardinale | Rep | Demarest | 1982 | February 20, 2021 | Death (brief illness)[6] | Holly Schepisi |
| District 2 | Chris A. Brown | Rep | Ventnor City | 2018 | July 19, 2021 | Resigned to accept a position at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs[7] | Vincent J. Polistina |
| District 37 | Loretta Weinberg | Dem | Teaneck | 2005 † | January 7, 2022 | Appointed to the Board of Directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey[8] | N/A1 |
† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Addiego had served as a Republican prior to 2019
1 Seat remained vacant for remainder of term
Assembly
editThe Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.
† First appointed to the seat
‡ Dunn was appointed to the seat in November 2019. The appointment expired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 term in January 2020. She was reappointed again in February 2020 after the start of the next term, and then won the seat in a special election in November 2020.
± Kean previously served in the Assembly from 2002–2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968–1972
Former members from this term
edit| District | Name | Party | Residence | First served | Left office | Cause | Replaced by |
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| District 18 | Nancy Pinkin | Dem | East Brunswick | 2014 | December 31, 2020 | Elected Middlesex County Clerk[9] | Sterley Stanley[10] |
| District 39 | Holly Schepisi | Rep | River Vale | 2012 | March 25, 2021 | Appointed to the District's Senate seat[11] | DeAnne DeFuccio[12] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi Announces Candidacy For Senate In LD1". insidernj.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Testa Running for Senate in LD1". insidernj.com. 20 November 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "Assembly retirement number now at 4". New Jersey Globe. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "With Bucco's Senate seat vacant, what happens now?". 17 September 2019.
- ^ "roster 2019 8.5x14" (PDF). njleg.state.nj. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ Wildstein, David (February 20, 2021). "Senator Gerald Cardinale dies at 86". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media.
- ^ Brunetti Post, Michelle (July 20, 2021). "State Sen. Chris Brown to help advise governor's office on Atlantic City affairs". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ Arco, Matt (January 6, 2022). "Sen. Loretta Weinberg resigning to take a position on Horizon Blue Cross board". NJ.com. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
- ^ Harris, Vashti (November 24, 2020). "Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin wins county clerk election". Cranbury Press. CentralJersey.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- ^ "Sterley Stanley Sworn in to State Assembly Representing New Jersey's 18th Legislative District". InsiderNJ. January 27, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
- ^ McDonald, Terrence T. (March 25, 2021). "Holly Schepisi becomes NJ's newest state senator". NorthJersey.com. Gannett. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ Wildstein, David (March 31, 2021). "DeAnne DeFuccio wins State Assembly seat". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved April 1, 2021.