Louis D. Greenwald (born March 11, 1967) is an American

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politician, who has represented the 6th Legislative District in the

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since taking office on January 9, 1996. He has served as the Assembly Majority Leader since January 10, 2012.

Early life

Raised in

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, Greenwald graduated from

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, earned a

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in 1989 from

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in political science and was awarded a J.D. in 1992 from the

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. Greenwald is the son of the late Maria Barnaby Greenwald, a former Mayor of Cherry Hill Township and a former Camden County Freeholder Director and Surrogate. He lives in Voorhees Township with his wife Cynthia and three children - Lauren, Eric, and Jenna.

New Jersey Assembly

Greenwald was the Assembly's Budget Committee Chair from 2002 to 2012 and was the Assistant Minority Leader from 1998 to 1999. Assemblyman Greenwald is a member of the Camden County

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, the Camden County Democratic Committee and the Camden County Traffic Safety Task Force Committees. He was a member of the CEO/Executive Advisory Board for the Southern New Jersey Council

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Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblyman Louis D. Greenwald

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. Accessed March 14, 2022. *None

District 6

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

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and two members in the

. Representatives from the 6th District for the 2022—2023 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 6

. Accessed January 11, 2022. *Senator

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(D) *Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D) *Assemblywoman

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(D)

Electoral history

Assembly

References

External links

Assemblyman Greenwald's legislative web page

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