220th New Jersey Legislature explained

220th New Jersey Legislature
Body:New Jersey Legislature
Country:United States
State:New Jersey
Term Start:January 11, 2022
Term End:January 9, 2024
Before:219th Legislature
After:221st Legislature
Chamber1:New Jersey General Assembly
Membership1:80
Control1:Democratic Party
Chamber1 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber1 Leader1:Craig Coughlin
Chamber1 Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber1 Leader2:John DiMaio
Chamber2:New Jersey Senate
Membership2:40
Control2:Democratic Party
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:President
Chamber2 Leader1:Nicholas Scutari
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Minority Leader
Chamber2 Leader2:Steve Oroho (January 11, 2022–June 30, 2023)
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–January 9, 2024)[1]

The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11, 2022, following the 2021 elections for Assembly and Senate. It ended on January 9, 2024.

Assembly

See also: 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election.

Assembly composition

January 11, 2022 – July 23, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party46
 Republican Party34
Total80
July 23, 2022 – September 15, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party46
 Republican Party33
Vacancies1
Total79
September 15, 2022 – March 22, 2023AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party46
 Republican Party34
Total80
March 22, 2023 – May 25, 2023AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party45
 Republican Party34
Vacancies1
Total79
May 25, 2023 – December 31, 2024AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party46
 Republican Party34
Total80
January 1, 2024 – January 8, 2024AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party45
 Republican Party34
Vacancies1
Total79
January 8, 2024 – January 9, 2024AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party46
 Republican Party34
Total80

Assembly leadership

PositionName
Democratic Leadership
Assembly SpeakerCraig Coughlin[2]
Majority LeaderLouis Greenwald
Deputy Majority LeadersJoseph V. Egan, Roy Freiman, Thomas Giblin, Angela McKnight, Bill Moen, Gabriela Mosquera & Chris Tully[3]
Assembly Speaker Pro-TemporeBenjie Wimberly
Majority WhipCarol A. Murphy[4]
Conference LeaderAnnette Quijano
Republican LeadershipMinority LeaderJohn DiMaio[5]
Deputy Minority LeaderNancy Munoz[6]
Minority WhipAntwan McClellan
Conference LeaderNed Thomson

Assembly members

The Assembly consists of 80 members, two for each district.

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
Rep 2020
Rep 2020
Rep 2022
Rep 2022
Rep 2022
Rep 2022
Dem 2006
Dem 2012 †
Dem 2020
Dem2018 †
Dem 1996
Dem 2006
Dem 1998
Dem 2018
Rep 2022
Rep 2022
Rep 2009 †
Rep 2003 †
Rep 2020
Rep 2012
Rep 2022
Rep 2022
Rep 2012
Rep 2022 †
Rep 2022
Rep 2020
Dem 2008
Dem 2024 †
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2018
Dem 2022
Dem 2014 †
Dem 2002
Dem 2016 †
Dem 2021 †
Dem 2010
Dem 2018
Dem 2022
Dem 2008 †
Rep 2022
Rep 2009 †
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2016
Rep 2009 †
Rep 2009 †
Rep 2013 †
Rep 2018
Rep 2020
Rep 2019 ‡
Rep 2022
Rep 2008
Dem 2007 †
Dem 2002
Dem 2023 †
Dem 2008
Dem 2013 †
Dem 2018
Rep 2012 ±
Rep 2017 †
Dem 2016
Dem 2022
Dem 2012
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2016
Dem Jersey City 2014
Dem 2006
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2012
Dem 2012
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2006
Dem 2022
Dem 2022
Dem 2018 †
Dem 2018 †
Rep 2014
Rep 2021 †
Rep Wyckoff2018
Rep 2016 †

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
RepPlumsted Township2002 †July 23, 2022Death (long illness)[7] Alex Sauickie[8]
Dem*| Nutley| 2008*March 21, 2023Appointed to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey[9] Jackie Yustein
DemHamilton Township (Mercer)2011 †December 31, 2023Resignation prior to taking office as Mercer County Executive[10] Tennille McCoy[11]

Notes

† 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 to 2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968 to 1972

Senate

See also: 2021 New Jersey State Senate election.

Senate composition

January 11, 2022 – August 31, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party24
 Republican Party16
Total40
September 1, 2022 – September 29, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party23
 Republican Party16
Vacancies1
Total39
September 29, 2022 – November 30, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party24
 Republican Party16
Total40
November 30, 2022 – December 19, 2022AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party24
 Republican Party15
Vacancies1
Total39
December 19, 2022 – February 13, 2023AffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party24
 Republican Party16
Total40
February 13, 2023–presentAffiliationMembers
 Democratic Party25
 Republican Party15
Total40

Senate leadership

PositionName
Democratic LeadershipSenate PresidentNicholas Scutari[12]
Majority LeaderTeresa Ruiz[13]
Deputy Majority LeaderPaul Sarlo
Senate President Pro-TemporeSandra Bolden Cunningham
Majority WhipTroy Singleton
Conference LeaderVin Gopal
Senate Majority Caucus ChairNellie Pou
Senate Deputy President Pro-TemporeRichard Codey
Republican LeadershipMinority LeaderSteve Oroho (January 11, 2023–June 30, 2023)[14]
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–present)
Deputy Minority LeadersJoseph Pennacchio and Robert Singer
Minority WhipAnthony M. Bucco (until July 1, 2023)
Conference LeaderKristin Corrado
Deputy Conference LeaderHolly Schepisi

Senate members

The Senate consists of 40 members, one for each district.

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
Rep 2019 ‡
Rep2021 †
Rep 2022
Dem 2004
Dem 2014 †
Dem 2009 †
Dem 2018
Rep 2022
Rep 2008
Rep 2012
Dem2018
Dem* || Old Bridge Township || 2012|-! | || | Rep || Little Silver || 2018|-! | || | Dem || Plainsboro Township || 2010 ‡|-! | || | Dem || Lawrence Township (Mercer) || 1998|-! | || | Dem || South Brunswick || 2022|-! | || | Dem || Piscataway || 2002|-! | || | Dem || South Plainfield || 2016 †|-! | || | Dem || Woodbridge Township || 1998|-! | || | Dem || Union Township (Union) || 2018|-! | || | Rep || Westfield || 2022|-! | || | Dem || Linden || 2004|-! | || | Rep || Lopatcong Township || 2022 †|-! | || | Rep || Franklin (Sussex) || 2008|-! | || | Rep || Boonton Township || 2019 †|-! | || | Rep || Montville || 2008|-! | || | Dem || Roseland || 1982|-! | || | Dem || Irvington || 2022 †|-! | || | Dem || Newark || 2008|-! | || | Rep || Lakewood Township || 1993 †|-! | || | Dem || Jersey City || 2007 †|-! | || | Dem || North Bergen || 1994|-! | || | Dem || Union City || 2008|-! | || | Dem || Montclair || 2002|-! | || | Dem || North Haledon || 2012|-! | || | Dem || Wood-Ridge || 2003 †|-! | || | Dem || Englewood || 2022|-! | || | Dem || Paramus || 2018 †|-! | || | Rep || River Vale || 2021 †|-! | || | Rep || Totowa || 2017 †|}

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
DemNewark1986 ‡August 31, 2022Resigned due to health problems (later died in March 2023)[15] Renee Burgess[16]
RepWashington Township (Warren)2009 ‡November 30, 2022Elected Warren County Surrogate[17] Doug Steinhardt[18] [19]

Notes

† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Thompson served as a Republican prior to February 2023

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: . Oroho steps down early as Senate minority leader . . Mayfair Media . June 28, 2023 . November 27, 2023.
  2. Web site: David . Wildstein . Coughlin gets third term as Assembly Speaker . . Sea of Reeds Media . November 4, 2021 . January 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: Legislative Leadership . . July 24, 2022.
  4. Web site: David . Wildstein . Carol Murphy is New Assembly Majority Whip . . Sea of Reeds Media . January 14, 2022 . January 14, 2022.
  5. Web site: David . Wildstein . DiMaio elected Assembly minority leader . . Sea of Reeds Media . November 4, 2021 . January 10, 2022.
  6. Web site: Margo . Riger . Munoz to become Assembly deputy minority leader . New Jersey Assembly GOP . November 10, 2021 . July 24, 2022.
  7. Web site: . Ronald Dancer, longtime assemblyman, dies at 73 . . Sea of Reeds Media . July 23, 2022 . July 24, 2022.
  8. Web site: Joey . Fox . Sauickie will be next LD12 assemblyman after convincing convention victory . . . August 11, 2022 . September 8, 2022.
  9. Web site: Sobko . Katie . Ralph Caputo, Essex assemblyman, resigns to take Horizon board seat . NorthJersey.com . March 23, 2023 . March 23, 2023.
  10. Web site: David . Wildstein . Benson resigning Assembly seat early; McCoy will fill one-day unexpired term . . Sea of Reeds Media . December 28, 2023 . January 14, 2024.
  11. Web site: David . Wildstein . 37 new lawmakers take office at noon . . Sea of Reeds Media . January 9, 2024 . January 14, 2024.
  12. Web site: David . Wildstein . Scutari wins senate presidency, set to replace Sweeney in January . . Sea of Reeds Media . November 12, 2021 . January 10, 2022.
  13. Web site: Joey . Fox . Singleton elevated to Senate Majority Whip . . Sea of Reeds Media . January 3, 2022 . January 10, 2022.
  14. Web site: Joey . Fox . David . Wildstein . Oroho elected Senate minority leader . . Sea of Reeds Media . November 4, 2021 . January 10, 2022.
  15. Web site: Pizarro . Max . Senator Ronald L. Rice Retiring from Senate at the End of August . Insider NJ . August 31, 2022 . August 19, 2022.
  16. Web site: Joey . Fox . Burgess wins Rice’s Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington’s first-ever senator . . . September 9, 2022 . September 10, 2022.
  17. Web site: Miller . Rudy . Mike Doherty wins surrogate race in Warren County, unofficial results say . lehighvalleylive.com . December 10, 2022 . November 8, 2022.
  18. Web site: Bresswein . Kurt . Doug Steinhardt appointed to finish N.J. Senate term in Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset . NJ.com . December 10, 2022 . December 10, 2022.
  19. Web site: Joey . Fox . Steinhardt sworn in as State Senate’s newest member . . Mayfair Media . December 19, 2022.

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