The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Jersey. LeRoy J. Jones Jr. is the chair and Peg Schaffer is the vice chair.[2] Its main rival is the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Nicholas Scutari |
| Chairperson | LeRoy J. Jones Jr. |
| Spokesperson | Craig Coughlin |
| Governor | Phil Murphy |
| Senate Majority Leader | Teresa Ruiz |
| Deputy Majority Leader | Paul Sarlo |
| Assembly Majority Leader | Louis Greenwald |
| Headquarters | 194-196 West State Street Trenton, NJ |
| Membership (2021) |  2,536,962[1] |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| U.S. Senate seats | 2 / 2
|
| U.S. House seats | 8 / 12
|
| State Senate seats | 25 / 40
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| State General Assembly seats | 52 / 80
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| Website | |
| www.njdems.org | |
It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling every statewide office, including both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, as well as 7 out of 12 U.S. House seats and both chambers of the state legislature. Two Democratic representatives died in 2024.
Structure
editThe NJDSC has a 13-member executive committee. The party also has a county chair for each of the state's 21 counties.
Current elected officials
editThe New Jersey Democratic Party holds a majority in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly. The party also holds both U.S. Senate seats, 9 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats, and the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Members of Congress
editU.S. Senate
editDemocrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
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Senior U.S. Senator Cory Booker -
Junior U.S. Senator George Helmy
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U.S. House of Representatives
editOut of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 8 are held by Democrats, with one vacancy due to the death of an incumbent:
| District | Member | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Donald Norcross | .jpg) |
| 3rd | Andy Kim | .jpg) |
| 5th | Josh Gottheimer | .jpg) |
| 6th | Frank Pallone | .jpg) |
| 8th | Rob Menendez | .jpg) |
| 10th | LaMonica McIver |  |
| 11th | Mikie Sherrill | .jpg) |
| 12th | Bonnie Watson Coleman | .jpg) |
Statewide officials
editDemocrats control the New Jersey governorship and the lieutenant governorship.
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State legislative leaders
edit- President of the Senate: Nicholas Scutari
- Majority Leader: Teresa Ruiz
- President Pro Tempore: Sandra Bolden Cunningham
- Deputy Majority Leader: Paul Sarlo
- Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin
- Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Benjie E. Wimberly
State representatives
editMayors
editList of chairmen and chairwomen
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- James R. Nugent (1908–1911)
- Edward Everett Grosscup (1911–1919)
- Charles F. McDonald (1919–1922)
- Harry Heher (1922–1932)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1932–1935)
- William H. Kelly (1935–1938)
- David Theodore Wilentz (1938)
- Crawford Jamieson (1939)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1940–1944)
- Edward J. Hart (1944–1953)
- Charles R. Howell (1953–1954)
- George E. Brunner (1954–1961)
- Thorn Lord (1961–1965)
- Robert J. Burkhardt (1965–1969)
- Salvatore A. Bontempo (1969–1973)
- James P. Dugan (1973–1977)
- Richard J. Coffee (1977–1981)
- James F. Maloney (1981–1985)
- Raymond M. Durkin (1985–1990)
- Philip M. Keegan (1990–1992)
- Raymond Lesniak (1992–1994)
- Tom Byrne (1994–1997)
- Thomas P. Giblin (1997–2001)
- Joseph J. Roberts (2001–2002)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (2002–2006)
- Joseph Cryan (2006–2010)
- John Wisniewski (2010–2013)
- John Currie (2013–2021)
- LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. (2021–present)
References
edit- ^ Winger, Richard (28 March 2021). "March 2021 Ballot Access News Print Edition". Ballot Access News. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
- ^ "Somerset County's Peg Schaffer Appointed New Jersey Democratic State Committee Interim Vice Chair After Lizette Delgado-Polanco Steps Down from Position". 24 April 2019.