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Harold J. Wirths (born April 5, 1965) is an American Republican politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, representing the 24th Legislative District. He previously served as
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of the
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from May 24, 2010 to August 1, 2016, appointed by former Governor Chris Christie in 2010.Office of the Governor, State of New Jersey
Harold J. Wirths: Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Labor
Retrieved 22 May 2013.
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, State of New Jersey

Retrieved 22 May 2013.
Wirths has served in the General Assembly since 2020 as the Minority Budget Officer.


Early life

Wirths is the adopted son of Wallace R. Wirths (1921–2002), a former Westinghouse executive, author, newspaper columnist and radio commentator, who was a
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from which Wirths would go on to graduate with an associates degree in busines

Wirths was a small business owner in Sussex County, New Jersey, Sussex County in northwestern New Jersey, owning and managing furniture stores located near
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Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders

Wirths ran for Sussex County's Board of Chosen Freeholders as a Republican and served as a freeholder for nearly a decade from 2000 to 2010. He resigned from that post to become Labor Commissioner and was succeeded as Freeholder by
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Labor Commissioner

Chris Christie nominated Wirths to be the
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of the
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(2010-2016) and was sworn in on May 24, 2010. One of his focuses as commissioner, was to modernize the state's unemployment insurance benefits system and reducing waste attributed to benefits fraud. He served on the boards of several state government commissions and authorities, including the
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, New Jersey State Ethics Commission, New Jersey State Employment and Training Commission, and the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority. Under the leadership of Commissioner Wirths, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development launched an employer-focused approach to reshape the state's workforce development and training programs.


New Jersey Assembly

In 2017, he ran for the New Jersey General Assembly in the 24th Legislative District, bracketed with
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and won election with 30,028 votes (27.91% of the ballots cast).


Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the current session are:Assemblyman Harold J. "Hal" Wirths (R)
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*Budget *Joint Budget Oversight


District 24

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the
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and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 24th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 24
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* Senator Steve Oroho (R) * Assemblyman
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(R) * Assemblyman Hal Wirths (R)


Electoral history


New Jersey Assembly


References


External links


Legislative webpage
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