Britnee N. Timberlake (born May 14, 1986) is an American
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politician who has represented the
34th Legislative District in the
New Jersey General Assembly
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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 January 29, 2018, when she was sworn in to replace ]Sheila Oliver
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, who took office as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
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. Timberlake had served as Freeholder President of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
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, where she was at the time the state's only African-American woman to serve as a freeholder board leader.[Johnson, Brent]
"Meet Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver's replacement in the N.J. Assembly"
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, January 29, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2018. "Britnee Timberlake, previously New Jersey's only black female county freeholder director, is now the newest member of the state Assembly.... Timberlake, an East Orange resident, now faces a special election in November for the remainder of Oliver's two-year term."
Early life and education
A resident of East Orange, New Jersey
East Orange is a City (New Jersey), city in Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 69,612. The city was List of municipalities in ...
, Timberlake attended Seton Hall University
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan un ...
, where she earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in public administration.[Britnee N. Timberlake, Freeholder District 3](_blank)
Essex County, New Jersey
Essex County is located in the northeastern part of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 863,728, making it the state's second-most populous county, behind Bergen and Middlesex Counties. Board of Chosen Freeholders
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. Accessed January 29, 2018.
Early political career
She was elected to represent District 3 of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2014 and was selected as the board's president (succeeding Blonnie Watson) at the board's annual reorganization meeting in January 2015. She took office as the county's youngest freeholder under its current system of representation and when chosen as freeholder president became the state's only African American woman to be the head of a freeholder board. She founded and serves as the executive director the Essex Community Land Trust, a not-for-profit organization that works to provide affordable housing
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in Essex County.
New Jersey General Assembly
Sheila Oliver
Sheila Y. Oliver (born July 14, 1952) is an American politician serving as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey since 2018. She previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004 to 2018, where she represented the 34th legis ...
, who had run for both Assembly and as Phil Murphy
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's running mate as Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey
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in the November 2017 general election, won both seats but was prohibited from serving in both simultaneously; her running for both seats provided Oliver with a backup in case she lost her race with Murphy and would allow the Democratic county members to choose a successor if she won both seats. After taking office in the Assembly on January 9, 2018, she resigned from her seat that same day. On January 29, Timberlake, who had been the only African American woman in the state serving as freeholder director, was sworn in to replace Oliver, a fellow resident of East Orange who had been the first African American woman to serve as speaker of the General Assembly and the first to be elected to a position covering the entire state.[
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Committees
Committee assignments for the current session are:[Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake]
New Jersey Legislature
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. Accessed January 30, 2022.
*Commerce and Economic Development, Chair
*Homeland Security and State Preparedness, Vice-Chair
*Joint Committee on Housing Affordability
District 34
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate
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and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly
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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 ...
. The representatives from the 34th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 34
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 January 11, 2022.
* Senator Nia Gill (D)
* Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin (D)
* Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D)
References
External links
Legislative webpage
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1986 births
Living people
African-American state legislators in New Jersey
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Politicians from East Orange, New Jersey
Seton Hall University alumni
Women state legislators in New Jersey
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