Brian Bergen (born July 8, 1979) is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 25th district in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

since taking office on January 14, 2020.

Early life and education

Bergen is from

Denville Denville Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, New Jersey, located west of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 16,635, reflecting ...

, where he served on the township council. Bergen was a member of the

cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

team at James Caldwell High School in

West Caldwell West Caldwell is a township located in the West Essex area in northwestern Essex County, New Jersey, United States. It is located approximately west of Manhattan and northwest of Newark. As of the 2010 United States census, the township's pop ...

, which led to interest to join the team at the

United States Military Academy The United States Military Academy (USMA), also known metonymically as West Point or simply as Army, is a United States service academy in West Point, New York. It was originally established as a fort, since it sits on strategic high groun ...

. After attending West Point, Bergen served from 1997 to 2008 in the

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as a

Boeing AH-64 Apache The Boeing AH-64 Apache () is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. It features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night visi ...

attack helicopter An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications. Due to their heavy armament they ...

pilot and earned graduate degrees from the

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree lev ...

and

Rutgers University Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...

New Jersey General Assembly

Bergen jumped into the race for Assembly after incumbent Republican

Michael Patrick Carroll Michael Patrick Carroll (born April 8, 1958) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He represented the New Jersey's 25th legislative district, 25th Legislative District in the New Jersey Ge ...

announced that he would run for Morris County Surrogate. In the June 2019 Republican primary, Bergen and Anthony M. Bucco won the nomination for the two Assembly seats in the 25th district. After the death of state senator Anthony R. Bucco in September 2019, his son was appointed to fill the senate seat and

Aura K. Dunn Aura Kenny Dunn (born November 15, 1971) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who has represented the New Jersey's 25th legislative district, 25th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly fr ...

was appointed to fill the vacant Assembly seat. In the November 2021 general election, Bergen and his Republican running mate

defeated Democratic Party challengers Lauren Barnett and Patricia Veres.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R)

New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...

. Accessed May 6, 2022. *Appropriations

District 25

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 25th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 25

. Accessed May 1, 2022. * Senator Anthony M. Bucco (R) * Assemblyman Brian Bergen (R) * Assemblyman

(R)

References

External links

Legislative webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergen, Brian Living people James Caldwell High School alumni People from Denville, New Jersey New Jersey city council members Politicians from Mercer County, New Jersey Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Rutgers University alumni United States Army officers United States Military Academy alumni University of Phoenix alumni 21st-century American politicians 1979 births Military personnel from New Jersey