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NJ-12
New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider University, The College of New Jersey, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. The district is primarily suburban in character, covering portions of Mercer, Somerset, Union, and Middlesex counties, although the district contains the state capital of Trenton as well as the smaller city of Plainfield. History The 12th congressional district (together with the 11th district) was created starting with the 63rd United States Congress in 1913, based on redistricting following the United States Census, 1910. Historically, the 12th and its predecessors had been a swing district. However, redistricting following the 2000 United States Census gave the district a somewhat bluer hue than its predecessor. It absorbed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Route 12
Route 12 is a state highway located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. It runs from the Uhlerstown–Frenchtown Bridge at the Delaware River border with Pennsylvania in Frenchtown, New Jersey, Frenchtown east to an intersection with U.S. Route 202 in New Jersey, U.S. Route 202 (US 202) and New Jersey Route 31, Route 31 at the Flemington Circle in Flemington, New Jersey, Flemington. The route is mostly a two-lane undivided road that passes through rural areas of woodland and farmland. It intersects New Jersey Route 29, Route 29 and County Route 513 (New Jersey), County Route 513 (CR 513) in Frenchtown, County Route 519 (New Jersey), CR 519 in Kingwood Township, New Jersey, Kingwood Township, County Route 579 (New Jersey), CR 579 on the border of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Delaware Township and Raritan Township, New Jersey, Raritan Township, and County Route 523 (New Jersey), CR 523 in Raritan Township. The route was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercer County, New Jersey
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Trenton, also the state capital, but also directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is included within the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia designated media market.- Philadelphia Market Area Coverage Maps , . Accessed December 28, 2014. As of the 2020 census, Mercer County's population was 387,340, making it the state's 12th-most populous county, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Redistricting Commission
The New Jersey Redistricting Commission is a constitutional body of the government of New Jersey tasked with redrawing the state's Congressional election districts after each decade's census. Like Arizona, Idaho, Hawaii, Montana, and Washington; the redistricting is completed within an independent, bipartisan commission. The apportionment of members of the Redistricting Commission is carefully balanced between legislative and executive majorities and is purposefully designed to allow the minority party an equal number of seats on the commission. This commission deals with districts for the U.S. House of Representatives while the New Jersey Apportionment Commission deals with legislative districts for the New Jersey Legislature. According to the state Constitution, New Jersey's commission has 13 members. The President of the Senate and Assembly Speaker each name two members; the minority leaders of both houses each name two members and the state's Democratic and Republican chairper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 United States Census
The United States census of 2020 was the twenty-fourth decennial United States census. Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2020. Other than a pilot study during the 2000 census, this was the first U.S. census to offer options to respond online or by phone, in addition to the paper response form used for previous censuses. The census was taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected its administration. The census recorded a resident population of 331,449,281 in the fifty states and the District of Columbia, an increase of 7.4 percent, or 22,703,743, over the preceding decade. The growth rate was the second-lowest ever recorded, and the net increase was the sixth highest in history. This was the first census where the ten most populous states each surpassed 10 million residents as well as the first census where the ten most populous cities each surpassed 1 million residents. Background As required by the United States Constitution, the U.S. cens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
118th United States Congress
The 118th United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C., from January 3, 2023, to January 3, 2025, during the final two years of Joe Biden's first term of presidency. In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republicans won control of the House for the first time since the , while the Democrats gained one seat in the Senate, expanding their majority from 50–50 (with a coalition of 48 Democrats, two independents, and Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie breaker) to 51–49 (with a coalition of 48 Democrats and three independents). This will mark the first split Congress since the , and the first Republican House–Democratic Senate split since the . With Republicans winning the House, the 118th Congress will end the federal government trifecta Democrats have held since January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 575,345, making it the seventh-most populous of New Jersey's 21 counties. Its county seat is Elizabeth.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. In 2015, the county had a per capita personal income of $60,089, the seventh-highest in New Jersey and ranked 152nd of 3,113 counties in the United States. The [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middlesex County, New Jersey
Middlesex County is located in central New Jersey, United States, extending inland from the Raritan Valley region to the northern portion of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 United States Census, the county's population was enumerated at 863,162,QuickFacts Middlesex County, New Jersey . Accessed June 19, 2022. making Middlesex the state's third-most populous county. Middlesex County's population in 2020 represented a growth of 53,304 (6.6%) from the 809,858 residents counted at the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County () is a county located on the coast of central New Jersey. The county is part of the New York metropolitan area and is situated along the northern half of the Jersey Shore. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 643,615, making it the state's fifth most populous county,QuickFacts - Monmouth County, New Jersey; New Jersey; United States , . Accessed March 24, 2018. representing an increase of 13,245 (2.1%) from the 2010 census, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 128,947, making it the state's 18th-most populous county,QuickFacts Hunterdon County, New Jersey . Accessed June 21, 2022. representing an increase of 598 (0.5%) from the 128,349 enumerated in the 2010 U.S. census, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buster Soaries
Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. (born August 20, 1951) is an African-American Baptist minister, author and public advocate, from Montclair, New Jersey. He is the former Secretary of State of New Jersey and former chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission. He was the senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey, a position he had held since November 1990 until his retirement from the church in June 2021. Personal life A resident of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, New Jersey, he is married to Margaret Donna Soaries (Pleasant). The couple has twin sons, Malcolm and Martin. Soaries received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University; a Master of Divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary; and a Doctor of Ministry degree from United Theological Seminary. He has also received five honorary doctorate degrees from other institutions. First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens Soaries had serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secretary Of State Of New Jersey
The secretary of state of New Jersey oversees the Department of State, which is one of the original state offices. The Secretary is responsible for overseeing artistic, cultural, and historical programs within the U.S. state of New Jersey, as well as volunteerism and community service projects within the state and is also the keeper of the Great Seal of the State. The Secretary is appointed by the Governor. The department's agencies include the State Archives, the New Jersey State Museum, the Division of Elections, the Division of Programs, the Business Action Center, the Council on the Arts, the Historical Commission, the Cultural Based Initiatives, the Center for Hispanic Research and Development, the Office for Planning Advocacy and the State Planning Commission. The Secretary of Higher Education, the Higher Education Student Assistance Authority, the State Library and the Sports and Exposition Authority are in but not of the department. The New Jersey Division of Archives a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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