Michael Venezia (New Jersey politician) explained
Michael Venezia is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 34th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
Biography
A resident of Bloomfield, New Jersey, Venezia earned his undergraduate degree at Monmouth University and a graduate degree at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He has been employed by the Essex County Schools of Technology as its director of Human Resources.[1]
Elective office
Venezia served on the Bloomfield council and has served as mayor of Bloomfield since 2014, when he was elected as the township's youngest mayor.[2] [3] He stepped down from office as mayor on January 8, 2024, and will be replaced by one of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee.[4]
In the wake of the 2021 apportionment, the reconfiguration of municipalities in the district and the incumbent Assembly members in those districts choosing to retire or run for other elective office, the Essex County Democratic Organization chose newcomers Carmen Morales and Venezia to run for the two Assembly seats.[5] Morales and Venezia defeated Republicans Clenard H. Childress Jr. and James McGuire in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[6] [7] Venezia was one of 27 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.[8]
Committees
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[9]
District 34
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[10] The representatives from the 34th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[11]
(D) (D)- Assemblyman Michael Venezia
(D)Notes and References
- Connolly, John. 'Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia enters race for State Assembly District 34 seat", The Record, March 10, 2023. Accessed January 11, 2024. "Venezia, who works as Director of Human Resources at Essex County Schools of Technology, graduated from Monmouth University in 2005 and earned a masters from Fairleigh Dickinson in 2017, according to his LinkedIn."
- https://www.njspotlightnews.org/special-report/nj-elections-legislature-district-34-senate-assembly/ Election profile: 34th Legislative District
- George, Liz. "Bloomfield Mayor Resigns to Start New Role as State Assemblyman", Montclair Local, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 11, 2024. "Elected in 2014 as the youngest mayor in the history of Bloomfield, Venezia focused on community initiatives that enhanced the quality of life for residents – investing in municipal services, parks, infrastructure and community events, and implementing sustainability initiatives to reduce Bloomfield’s carbon footprint."
- Connolly, John. "Bloomfield to appoint new mayor as Michael Venezia assumes role in state assembly", The Record, January 10, 2024. Accessed January 11, 2024. "The Bloomfield Township Council will appoint a new mayor at its meeting later this month after Michael Venezia resigned to move to the state assembly. Venezia, who easily won one of two seats in November to represent District 34, stepped down as Bloomfield mayor on Jan. 8 and was sworn in as an assemblyman in Trenton the next day."
- [David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]
- Connolly, Julio. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
- https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023
- [David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]
- https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/492/assemblyman-venezia Assemblyman Michael Venezia (D)
- https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II
- https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=34 Legislative Roster for District 34
