Jon M. Bramnick (born February 24, 1953) is an American
Republican Party politician
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, who has served in the
New Jersey Senate
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since 2022, representing the
21st legislative district. He previously served 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 ...
, representing the 21st Legislative District from 2003 to 2022, He also previously served as the Assembly Republican Leader from January 2012 to January 2022. He was appointed to the Assembly in 2003 to fill the unexpired term of the vacancy created upon the selection of
Thomas Kean Jr.
Thomas Howard Kean Jr. ( ; born September 5, 1968) is an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and the U.S. representative-elect from New Jersey's 7th congressional district. From 2001 until 2003, he was a New Jersey Ge ...
to fill an unexpired
New Jersey Senate
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term.
He was elected to a full two-year term later that year and was re-elected in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. He was elected to the
New Jersey Senate
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in 2021.
Early life
Bramnick was born and raised in
Plainfield,
New Jersey
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as the son of Plainfield business owners (Lazaar's Stationers). He graduated from
Plainfield High School, received a
B.A.
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in Political Science from the
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at
Syracuse University
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and was awarded a
J.D. from the
Hofstra University
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School of Law.
Before becoming an Assemblyman, Bramnick served two terms on the Plainfield City Council
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from 1984 to 1991.[ He is the Republican Municipal Chairman in Westfield, where he resides with his family. Bramnick is a former professor at both ]Rutgers University
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and Rider University
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. Following his graduation from law school, he served as an assistant corporation counsel in New York City
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. He is an attorney with a private practice in Scotch Plains, New Jersey
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with the firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan.[
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New Jersey Assembly
Following the appointment of Tom Kean, Jr. to the State Senate, a vacancy opened up in the 21st District's Assembly delegation. Bramnick won the most ballots of a vote by members of the Essex
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, and Union
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county Republican committee persons of the district beating former Assemblyman James J. Barry, Jr., Millburn mayor Thomas McDermott, and Warren Township Planning Board chairman Dan Gallic. In December 2005 he was appointed Assistant Minority Whip of the Assembly for the 2006–2008 term. In June 2007, Bramnick was selected as the Minority Whip, succeeding Francis J. Blee. In November 2009, he was elected as the Republican Conference Leader, the second-highest leadership position in the Republican caucus. In the Assembly, he has served as Vice Chair of the Legislative Services Commission.[ After the death of Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce in January 2012, the Assembly Republican caucus chose Bramnick as its new leader. Bramnick has been honored with the 2013 Governor Meyner Award from the Bar Association and the 2011 Legislator of the Year award from the Chamber of Commerce. He was named 2013 Legislator of the Year by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and was honored at Rider University for his dedication to New Jersey politics and public service.][The 2015 Lincoln Award Presented to New Jersey Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick]
Woodcliff Lake republican Club. Accessed November 23, 2016. On January 3, 2017, Bramnick announced that he would not run for New Jersey governor in 2017, as he was seen as a potential frontrunner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
In 2019, Bramnick voted for gun control
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measures backed by Democratic representatives in the state legislature.
Committee assignments
Committee assignments for the 2022—23 Legislative Session session are:[Senator Jon M. Bramnick (R) ]
New Jersey Legislature
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. Accessed May 17, 2022.
*Commerce
*Judiciary
District 21
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 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 ...
. The representatives from the 21st District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:
* Senator Jon Bramnick (R)
* Assemblyman Michele Matsikoudis (R)
* Assemblyman Nancy Munoz (R)
Personal life
Bramnick holds the honorary title of "Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey" after winning contests sponsored by the bar association at Rascals Comedy Club. He often volunteers his services as a comedic auctioneer on behalf of non-profit organizations including Hurricane Sandy
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victims. Bramnick resides in Westfield, New Jersey
Westfield is a town in Union County, New Jersey, United States, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States census, the town's population was 30,316,[Jewish
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.
On March 11, 2019, Bramnick self-published
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a book titled ''Why People Don’t Like You'' which is a comedy book about social skills.
Electoral history
New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Assembly
References
External links
Assemblyman Bramnick's legislative web page
New Jersey Legislature
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Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan, LLC
*''New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms''
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District 21 Candidates Website Kean (Senate), Bramnick & Munoz (Assembly)
Assembly Member Jon M. Bramnick
Project Vote Smart
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New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
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1953 births
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Living people
Maurice A. Deane School of Law alumni
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni
New Jersey city council members
New Jersey lawyers
Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Republican Party New Jersey state senators
Plainfield High School (New Jersey) alumni
Politicians from New York City
Politicians from Plainfield, New Jersey
People from Westfield, New Jersey
Rider University faculty
Rutgers University faculty