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The 216th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2014, at the end of Chris Christie's first term as
Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official res ...
, and ended on January 12, 2016, halfway through Chris Christie's second term as governor.


Background

The elections for the 216th Legislature were held on November 5, 2013, alongside Chris Christie's landslide re-election. In the Assembly the composition didn't change while in the Senate the composition did not change either.


Composition


Assembly


Senate


Senate

The
Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
has 40 members, one for each district


Leadership

The leadership for the 216th legislative session, which started on January 14, 2014, is as follows:


Senators

† First appointed to the seat
1 O'Toole had previously served in the Senate from 2001 to 2002


Former members from this term


Committees and Committee Chairs, 2014-2015 Legislative Session

Committee chairs : (All are Democrats)


Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.


Leadership

Speaker: Vincent Prieto Majority Leader:
Louis Greenwald Louis D. Greenwald (born March 11, 1967) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 6th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9, 1996. He has served as the Assembly Majo ...
Minority Leader: Jon Bramnick


Members


Former members from this term


Vacancies


Senate


Assembly


See also

*
List of New Jersey state legislatures The legislature of the U.S. state of New Jersey has convened many times since statehood became effective on December 18, 1787. Legislatures * 1st, August 27, 1776 * 211th, January 13, 2004 – January 10, 2006 ** New Jersey General Assembly, 2 ...


References

{{Reflist New Jersey Legislature New Jersey General Assembly by session