219th New Jersey Legislature explained

219th New Jersey Legislature
Body:New Jersey Legislature
Country:United States
State:New Jersey
Term Start:January 14, 2020
Term End:January 11, 2022
Before:218th Legislature
After:220th Legislature
Chamber1:New Jersey Senate
Membership1:40
Control1:Democratic Party
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber1 Leader1:Stephen Sweeney
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader2:Thomas Kean Jr.
Chamber2:New Jersey General Assembly
Membership2:80
Control2:Democratic Party
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Craig Coughlin
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:Jon Bramnick

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.

Background

Elections 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.

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

Assembly

AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party52
 Republican Party28
Total80

Senate

AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party25
 Republican Party15
Total40

Leadership

Assembly

Members

Senate

The Senate has 40 members, one for each district.[5]

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
Rep 2019 ‡
Rep2021 †
Dem 2002
Dem 2004
Dem 2014 †
Dem 2009 †
Dem 2018
Dem* 2010 †
Rep 2008
Rep 2012
Dem2018
Rep 2012
Rep 2018
Dem 2010 ‡
Dem 1998
Rep 2008
Dem 2002
Dem 2016 †
Dem 1998
Dem 2018
Rep 2003 †
Dem 2004
Rep 2009 ‡
Rep 2008
Rep 2019 †
Rep 2008
Dem 1982
Dem 1986 ‡
Dem 2008
Rep 1993 †
Dem 2007 †
Dem 1994
Dem 2008
Dem 2002
Dem 2012
Dem 2003 †
Vacant Dem N/A
Dem 2018 †
Rep 2021 †
Rep 2017 †

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
RepDemarest1982February 20, 2021Death (brief illness)[6] Holly Schepisi
RepVentnor City2018July 19, 2021Resigned to accept a position at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs[7] Vincent J. Polistina
DemTeaneck2005 †January 7, 2022Appointed 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

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
Rep Ocean City2020
Rep Lower Township2020
Dem Buena Vista Township2018
Dem Northfield2014
Dem Paulsboro2002
Dem Woolwich Township2015 †
Dem Washington Township (Gloucester)2006
Dem Gloucester Township2012 †
Dem 2020
Dem 2018 †
Dem Voorhees Township1996
Dem Cherry Hill2006
Dem Delran Township1998
Dem Mount Laurel2018
Rep Hainesport Township2018
Rep Westampton2020
Rep Long Beach Township2009 †
Rep Little Egg Harbor2003 †
Rep Brick Township2020
Rep Toms River2012
Dem Freehold Township2016
Dem Neptune Township2016
Rep Matawan2012
Rep Plumsted Township2002 †
Rep Holmdel Township2018
Rep Middletown Township2020
Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer)2011 †
Dem 2008
Dem Trenton2018 †
Dem Hopewell Township (Mercer)2018 †
Dem Hillsborough Township2018
Dem South Brunswick2016
Dem Franklin Township (Somerset)2014 †
Dem New Brunswick2002
Dem Edison2016 †
Dem East Brunswick2021 †
Dem Woodbridge Township2010
Dem Perth Amboy2018
Dem 2015 †
Dem Elizabeth2008 †
Rep Westfield2003 †
Rep Summit2009 †
Dem Plainfield2018 †
Dem Rahway2016
Rep Hackettstown2009 †
Rep Franklin Township (Hunterdon)2009 †
Rep 2013 †
Rep 2018
Rep Denville2020
Rep Mendham Borough2019 ‡
Rep Parsippany-Troy Hills2012 †
Rep Morris Plains2008
Dem South Orange2007 †
Dem West Orange2002
Dem* ||Bloomfield||2008*|-| || | Dem || rowspan=3| Newark||2008|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||2013 †|-| || | Dem ||2018|-! rowspan=2| | || | Rep || rowspan=2| Wall Township||2012 ±|-| || | Rep ||2017 †|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||Bayonne||2016|-| || | Dem ||Jersey City||2016|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||West New York||2012|-| || | Dem ||Secaucus|| 2018 †|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||Hoboken||2016|-| || | Dem ||Jersey City||2014|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||Montclair||2006|-| || | Dem ||East Orange||2018 †|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem || rowspan=2| Paterson||2012|-| || | Dem ||2012|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||Cliffside Park||2018 †|-| || | Dem ||Passaic||2006|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem || rowspan=2| Englewood||2006|-| || | Dem ||2002|-! rowspan=2| | || | Dem ||Fair Lawn||2018 †|-| || | Dem ||Bergenfield||2018 †|-! rowspan=2| | || | Rep ||Old Tappan||2014|-| || | Rep ||Upper Saddle River ||2021 †|-! rowspan=2| | || | Rep || rowspan=2| Wyckoff||2018|-| || | Rep ||2016 †|}

† 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

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
DemEast Brunswick2014December 31, 2020Elected Middlesex County Clerk[9] Sterley Stanley[10]
RepRiver Vale2012March 25, 2021Appointed to the District's Senate seat[11] DeAnne DeFuccio[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi Announces Candidacy For Senate In LD1. insidernj.com. 16 January 2019 . 30 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Testa Running for Senate in LD1. insidernj.com. 20 November 2018 . March 30, 2019.
  3. Web site: Assembly retirement number now at 4. New Jersey Globe. 14 March 2019 . 30 March 2019.
  4. Web site: With Bucco's Senate seat vacant, what happens now? . 17 September 2019 .
  5. Web site: roster 2019 8.5x14. njleg.state.nj. 30 March 2019.
  6. Web site: David . Wildstein . Senator Gerald Cardinale dies at 86 . . Sea of Reeds Media . February 20, 2021.
  7. Web site: Brunetti Post . Michelle . State Sen. Chris Brown to help advise governor's office on Atlantic City affairs . . July 20, 2021 . July 20, 2021.
  8. Web site: Arco . Matt . Sen. Loretta Weinberg resigning to take a position on Horizon Blue Cross board . NJ.com . January 8, 2022 . January 6, 2022.
  9. Web site: Vashti . Harris . Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin wins county clerk election . Cranbury Press . CentralJersey.com . November 24, 2020 . January 8, 2021.
  10. Web site: Sterley Stanley Sworn in to State Assembly Representing New Jersey's 18th Legislative District . InsiderNJ . January 27, 2021 . March 28, 2021.
  11. Web site: Terrence T. . McDonald . Holly Schepisi becomes NJ's newest state senator . . . March 25, 2021 . March 26, 2021.
  12. Web site: David . Wildstein . DeAnne DeFuccio wins State Assembly seat . . Sea of Reeds Media . March 31, 2021 . April 1, 2021.

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