As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 243,875, of whom 195,978 (80.4%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 77,997 (32.0%) White , 8,905 (3.7%) African American , 3,808 (1.6%) Native American , 29,614 (12.1%) Asian , 119 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 75,874 (31.1%) from some other race , and 47,558 (19.5%) from two or more races.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 139,402 (57.2%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 132,194 registered voters as of December 1, 2023[update] , of whom 69,052 (52.2%) were registered as Democrats , 46,598 (35.2%) were registered as unaffiliated , 14,931 (11.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,613 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.[ 5]
Political representation
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Apportionment history
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When the 40-district map was created in 1973, the 32nd district consisted of most of northern Jersey City and North Bergen.[ 7] For the 1981 redistricting, again a northern section of Jersey City was included as well as North Bergen, Secaucus, Kearny, East Newark, and Harrison.[ 8] No major changes occurred in the 1991 redistricting though a narrower portion of Jersey City made up a part of the 32nd district and Fairview and Edgewater were added to the district for the first time.[ 9] In the 2001 redistricting , Edgewater was removed and the Jersey City portion of the district was relegated to just the northern corner of the city.[ 10] All of Jersey City was removed in the 2011 redistricting , but Edgewater was re-added and Guttenberg and West New York were added to the district for the first time.[ 1]
In February 2018, Assemblyman and former Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was selected to head the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and subsequently resigned his seat.[ 11] Democratic committee members in Bergen and Hudson Counties selected Pedro Mejia as his replacement; he was sworn in on April 12.[ 12] [ 13]
In the wake of the 2021 apportionment , the reconfiguration of municipalities in the 32nd and 33rd districts and the incumbent Assembly members in those districts choosing to retire or run for other elective office, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose newcomers John Allen and Jessica Ramirez to run for the two Assembly seats, with Raj Mukherji shifting from the 33rd district to run for senate.[ 14] Ramirez and Allen defeated Republican Robert Ramos, the only other candidate running in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election , while Mukherji defeated Republican Ilyas Mohammed.[ 15] [ 16]
^ Terminated on June 5, 1980 upon his convictions for various crimes[ 17]
^ Elected in a November 1980 special election, sworn in on November 10, 1980
^ Resigned on November 18, 2004 following his conviction for misuse of campaign funds
^ Appointed to the Assembly on December 13, 2004
^ Resigned on February 26, 2018 to become President and CEO of the Sports and Exposition Authority
^ Appointed to the Assembly on April 12, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term
^ a b "Districts by Number" . New Jersey Legislature . Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
^ "RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ "RACE FOR THE POPULATION 18 YEARS AND OVER" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ "HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved October 24, 2021 .
^ Statewide Voter Registration Summary by Legislative District , New Jersey Department of State , December 1, 2023. Accessed January 26, 2023.
^ Legislative Roster for District 32 , New Jersey Legislature . Accessed January 20, 2024.
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts 1974–" (PDF) . New Jersey Legislative Services Agency. 1973. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
^ "New Jersey Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1981. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
^ "1991 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 1991. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
^ "2001 Legislative Districts" (PDF) . 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 11, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2015 .
^ Johnson, Brent (February 15, 2018). "Ex-Assembly speaker Prieto lands $280K job as head of N.J. sports authority" . NJ.com . Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
^ Heinis, John (March 28, 2018). "Pedro Mejia named to succeed Vincent Prieto in the state Assembly" . Hudson County View . Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
^ Zeitlinger, Ron (April 12, 2018). "Secaucus business owner makes history as first Dominican in state Legislature" . The Jersey Journal . Retrieved April 21, 2018 .
^ Fox, Joey. "Mejia at last confirms he won’t run for re-election" , New Jersey Globe , January 17, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "More than a week after the fate of his Assembly seat was publicly announced, Assemblyman Pedro Mejia (D-Secaucus) at last said today that he won’t run for re-election this year.... But legislative redistricting proved to be Mejia’s undoing.... The neighboring 32nd district will also send two new faces to the Assembly, with Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) running for the Senate and Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) stepping down after losing party support. They’ll be replaced on the county line by Jessica Ramirez and John Allen."
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