Renee Burgess Explained

Renee Burgess
State Senate1:	New Jersey
District1:	28th
Term Start1:	September 29, 2022
Predecessor1:	Ronald Rice
Party:	Democrat
Occupation:	Politician
Residence:	Irvington, New Jersey

Renee Burgess is a Democratic Party politician who was selected in September 2022 to fill the seat in the New Jersey Senate representing New Jersey's 28th legislative district that had been held by Ronald Rice until he left office due to health issues after serving 35 years in office.

A resident of Irvington, Burgess had served on the board of education of the Irvington Public Schools from 2002 to 2014, serving board vice president from 2005 to 2007 and as board president from 2007 to 2009. She served on the Irvington township council from 2014 to 2022 and was the council president from 2019 to 2022.

New Jersey Senate

In September 2022, after the retirement of Ronald Rice, Burgess was appointed to the Senate by a special convention of Essex County Democrats.^[1] Burgess is the first State Senator from Irvington.^[2]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[3]

Budget and Appropriations
Community and Urban Affairs
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

District 28

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.^[4] The representatives from the 28th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:^[5]

Senator Renee Burgess

(D)(D)(D)

External links

Legislative webpage

Notes and References

Johnson, Brent. "Meet the new lawmaker who will replace Ron Rice in N.J. Senate", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 10, 2022. Accessed September 29, 2022. "A state Senate seat representing parts of Newark and held for the last 35 years by the recently retired Ron Rice, the longest-serving Black lawmaker in New Jersey history, will now belong to a veteran local official from neighboring Irvington. Renee Burgess, president of Irvington’s township council, was chosen by Democratic committee members in Essex County on Friday night in a special convention to replace Rice, a longtime Newark leader and fellow Democrat who left office amid health issues last week."
Fox, Joey. "Burgess wins Rice’s Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington’s first-ever senator, New Jersey Globe, September 9, 2022. Accessed September 29, 2022. "Irvington Council President Renee Burgess has won an uncontested special election convention for the 28th district’s seat in the State Senate, making her the first senator in history to hail from Irvington."
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/455/senator-burgess Senator Renee C. Burgess (D)
Article IV, New Jersey State Constitution (1947).
https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=28 Legislative Roster for District 28