The 219th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2020, following the 2019 elections for

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, and one special election for

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. It ended on January 11, 2022.

Background

Elections will be held in November 2019 for all 80 seats in the Assembly and one Senate seat. After Senator Jeff Van Drew resigned to join The United States House of Representatives Assemblyman

Bob Andrzejczak Robert John "Bob" Andrzejczak (born May 1, 1986) is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey State Senate from January 15, 2019, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy created by ...

was appointed to fill his seat, creating a special election to be held in November 2019. Cumberland County Republican Chairman Mike Testa, and former Assemblyman

Sam Fiocchi Samuel L. Fiocchi (born October 1, 1952) is an American Republican politician who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from January 14, 2014 to January 12, 2016. He took office after he defeated Nelson ...

announced their intentions to run for the republican nomination for senate in the

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. In the Assembly, as of March 30, 2019, Assemblymen David Wolfe, Michael Patrick Carroll, and Assemblywomen

Amy Handlin Amy H. Handlin (born January 28, 1956) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where she represented the 13th Legislative District from 2006 to 2020. Education and career Handlin earned a B. ...

Patricia Egan Jones Patricia Egan Jones is an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on November 9, 2015, until her retirement in January 2020. Early li ...

have all announced their planned retirement from the Assembly. During the June primaries

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Assemblyman Joe Howarth lost to former

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Sheriff

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. The Senate seat vacated by the September 2019 death of

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will be filled first by an interim appointment and then by a special election in 2020.

Composition

Assembly

Senate

Leadership

Senate

Assembly

Members

Senate

The

has 40 members, one for each district.

Former members from this term

† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Addiego had served as a Republican prior to 2019
¹ Seat remained vacant for remainder of term

Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district. † First appointed to the seat
‡ Dunn was appointed to the seat in November 2019. The appointment expired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 term in January 2020. She was reappointed again in February 2020 after the start of the next term, and then won the seat in a special election in November 2020.
± Kean previously served in the Assembly from 2002–2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968–1972

Former members from this term

References

External links

* {{Official website, njleg.state.nj.us New Jersey Legislature New Jersey General Assembly by session New Jersey Senate by session