219th New Jersey Legislature

The 219th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2020, following the 2019 elections for Assembly, and one special election for Senate.[1] It will end on January 11th, 2022.

219th New Jersey Legislature
←218th Legislature 220th Legislature→
New Jersey State House north panorama, 2012
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 14, 2020 – January 11, 2022
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentStephen Sweeney
Minority LeaderThomas Kean Jr.
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerCraig Coughlin
Minority LeaderJon Bramnick
Party controlDemocratic Party

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
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 52
  Republican Party 28
Total 80

Senate
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 25
  Republican Party 15
Total 40

Leadership

Senate
Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership
  • President Pro-Tempore, Teresa Ruiz
  • Minority Leader, Tom Kean, Jr.

Assembly
Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership

Members

Senate

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

Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

References
  1. "Former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi Announces Candidacy For Senate In LD1". insidernj.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. "Testa Running for Senate in LD1". insidernj.com. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. "Assembly retirement number now at 4". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  5. "roster 2019 8.5x14" (PDF). njleg.state.nj. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.