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 a term of two years, each representing districts with average populations of 232,225 (2020 figures), with deviation in each district not exceeding 3.21% above and below that average. To be eligible to run, a potential candidate must be at least 21 years of age, and must have lived in their district for at least one year prior to the election, and have lived in the state of

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...

for two years. They also must be residents of their districts. Membership in the Assembly is considered a part-time job, and many members have employment in addition to their legislative work. Assembly members serve two-year terms, elected every odd-numbered year in November. Four current members of the Assembly hold other elective office, as they are grandfathered in under a New Jersey law that banned multiple office holding in 2007. The Assembly is led by the

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

of the Assembly, who is elected by the membership of the chamber. After the

Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey The lieutenant governor of New Jersey is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the state government of New Jersey in the United States. The lieutenant governor is the second highest-ranking official in the state governmen ...

and the President of the New Jersey Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly is third in the line of succession to replace the

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 r ...

in the event that the governor is unable to execute the duties of that office. The Speaker decides the schedule for the Assembly, which bills will be considered, appoints committee chairmen, and generally runs the Assembly's agenda. The current Speaker is

Craig Coughlin Craig John Coughlin (born January 31, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2010. He has served as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Asse ...

( D- Woodbridge).

Salary and costs

Members of the NJ General Assembly receive an annual base salary of $49,000 with the Senate President and the Assembly Speaker earning slightly more. Members receive $110,000 for staff salaries. In addition, they receive 12,500 postage stamps, stationery and a telephone card. They receive New Jersey State health insurance and other benefits. The total cost to the State of New Jersey for each member of the general assembly is approximately $200,000 annually.

History

:''See: New Jersey Legislature#Colonial period and New Jersey Legislative Council#Composition''

Composition

Committees and committee chairs

Committee chairs for the 2022-2023 Legislative Session are: * Aging & Senior Services - Asw.

Angela V. McKnight Angela V. McKnight (born March 10, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 31st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. A resident of Jersey ...

(D-Hudson) * Agriculture and Food Security - Asm. Roy Freiman (D-Somerset) * Appropriations - Asw. Lisa Swain (D-Bergen) * Budget - Asw.

Eliana Pintor Marin Eliana Assyrian/Akkadian, אֱלִיעָנָה (Hebrew), Ηλιάνα ( Greek), إليانا (Arabic), is a female given name found with that spelling in Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish. Origin & meaning Many sources derive it from via H ...

(D-Essex) * Commerce and Economic Development - Asw.

Britnee Timberlake Britnee N. Timberlake (born May 14, 1986) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 34th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 29, 2018, when she was sworn in to replace Sheila Oliver, w ...

(D-Essex) * Community Development & Affairs - Asw. Shavonda E. Sumter (D-Paterson) * Consumer Affairs - Asm. Paul D. Moriarty (D-Gloucester) * Education - Asw.

Pamela R. Lampitt Pamela Rosen Lampitt (born December 19, 1960) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 6th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since taken office on January 10, 2006. She has been the Deputy Spe ...

(D-Burlington) * Environment and Solid Waste - Asm. James J. Kennedy (D-Union) * Financial Institutions and Insurance - Asm.

John F. McKeon John F. McKeon (born June 3, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 27th Legislative District, which covers the western portion of Essex County. ...

(D-Essex) * Health and Senior Services - Asm.

Herb Conaway Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (born January 30, 1963) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998, where he represents the 7th Legislative District. Conaway served in the Assembly as the M ...

, MD (D-Burlington) * Higher Education - Asw. Mila Jasey (D-Essex) * Homeland Security and State Preparedness - Asw.

Shanique Speight Shanique Davis Speight (born November 14, 1978) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the State Representative for the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, replacing Blonnie R. Watson ...

(D-Essex) * Housing - Asw. Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex) * Human Services - Asw. Angelica Jimenez (D-Hudson) * Judiciary - Asm.

Raj Mukherji Raj Mukherji is a State Assemblyman in the New Jersey Legislature, who was first elected in 2013 and represents the 33rd Legislative District. Since 2022, he serves in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker and formerly served as Majority Whip of the ...

(D-Hudson) * Labor - Asm. Joseph Egan (D-Middlesex) * Law and Public Safety - Asm. William Spearman (D-Camden) * Military and Veterans' Affairs - Asw. Cleopatra Tucker (D-Essex) * Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations - Asm.

Joseph Danielsen Joseph Danielsen is an American Democratic Party politician, who represents the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he has served since October 16, 2014, after being appointed to fill the vacant seat of Upendra J ...

(D-Somerset) * Regulated Professions - Asm.

Thomas Giblin Thomas P. Giblin (born January 15, 1947) is an American Democratic Party politician, who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district, having taken office on January 10, 2006. He has been the Asse ...

(D-Essex) * Science, Innovation and Technology - Asm. Christopher Tully (D-Bergen) * Special Committee on Infrastructure and Natural Resources - Asm. Robert J. Karabinchak (D-Middlesex) * State and Local Government - Asm. Anthony S. Verrelli (D-Mercer) * Telecommunications and Utilities - Asm.

Wayne DeAngelo Wayne P. DeAngelo (born November 5, 1965) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 8, 2008, where he represents the 14th Legislative District. Early life DeAngelo was born i ...

(D-Mercer) * Tourism, Gaming and the Arts - Asm. Ralph Caputo (D-Essex) * Transportation and Independent Authorities - Asm. Daniel R. Benson (D-Mercer) * Women and Children - Asw.

Gabriela Mosquera Gabriela M. Mosquera (born January 3, 1977) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 4th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on March 5, 2012. Early life Mosquera was born on ...

(D-Gloucester)

List of past Assembly speakers

:''Note: The first three subsections below end with a constitutional year: 1776, 1844 or 1947. The fourth subsection ends in 1966, the year of the U.S. Supreme Court decision that required legislative apportionment based on the principle of "one person, one vote".'' The following is a list of speakers of the Assembly since 1703.

1703–1776

# 1703-04: Thomas Gardiner, City of Burlington # 1704-06: Peter Fretwell, City of Burlington # 1707:

Samuel Jennings Samuel Jennings or Samuel Jenings was born in England and died in Burlington, New Jersey, in 1708. Jennings and his family arrived in West Jersey in September 1680. Governor Edward Byllynge in 1682 appointed Jennings to the position of deputy ...

, City of Burlington # 1708-09: Thomas Gordon, City of Perth Amboy # 1709-14: John Kay, Gloucester # 1716: Daniel Coxe, Jr., Gloucester # 1716-19: John Kinsey, Middlesex # 1721-22: John Johnstone, City of Perth Amboy # 1723-24: William Trent, Burlington # 1725-29: John Johnstone, City of Perth Amboy # 1730-33: John Kinsey, Jr., Middlesex # 1733-38: ''Interregnum: No Assembly called or elected.'' # 1738: John Kinsey, Jr., Middlesex # 1738-39: Joseph Bonnel, Essex * 1740-44: Andrew Johnston, City of Perth Amboy * 1744-45: Samuel Nevill, City of Perth Amboy * 1746-48: Robert Lawrence, Monmouth * 1748-51: Samuel Nevill, City of Perth Amboy * 1751-54: Charles Read, City of Burlington * 1754-58: Robert Lawrence, Monmouth * 1759-62: Samuel Nevill, City of Perth Amboy * 1763-65: Robert Ogden, Essex * 1765-70: Cortlandt Skinner City of Perth Amboy * 1770-72: Stephen Crane, Essex * 1773-75: Cortlandt Skinner City of Perth Amboy ''On December 6, 1775, Gov.

William Franklin William Franklin (22 February 1730 – 17 November 1813) was an American-born attorney, soldier, politician, and colonial administrator. He was the acknowledged illegitimate son of Benjamin Franklin. William Franklin was the last colonial Go ...

prorogued the New Jersey Legislature until January 3, 1776, but it never met again. On May 30, 1776, Franklin attempted to convene the legislature, but was met instead with an order by the New Jersey Provincial Congress for his arrest. On July 2, 1776, the Provincial Congress approved a new

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When these pr ...

which ordered new elections; on August 13 an entire new legislature was elected.''

1776–1844

*1776-78: John Hart, Hunterdon * 1778-79: Caleb Camp, Essex * 1780: Josiah Hornblower, Essex * 1781: John Meheim, Hunterdon * 1782-83: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland * 1784: Daniel Hendrickson, Monmouth * 1784-86: Benjamin Van Cleve, Hunterdon * 1787: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland * 1788: Benjamin Van Cleve, Hunterdon * 1789: John Beatty, Middlesex * 1790: Jonathan Dayton, Essex * 1791:

Ebenezer Elmer Ebenezer Elmer (August 23, 1752 – October 18, 1843) was an American physician from Bridgeton, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the U.S. Congress from the Democratic-Republican Party from 1801 to 1807. Elmer's older brother, Jonathan Elm ...

, Cumberland * 1792-94: Silas Condict, Morris * 1795: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland * 1796:

James H. Imlay James Henderson Imlay (November 26, 1764 – March 6, 1823) was a United States Representative from New Jersey. He served two terms from 1797 to 1801. Early life, education and career Born in Imlaystown, he pursued classical studies and graduate ...

, Monmouth * 1797: Silas Condict, Morris * 1798-1800: William Coxe Jr., Burlington * 1801: Silas Dickerson, Sussex * 1802: William Coxe, Burlington * 1803: Peter Gordon, Hunterdon * 1804-07: James Cox, Monmouth * 1808-09: Lewis Condict Morris * 1810-11: William Kennedy, Sussex * 1812: William Pearson, Burlington * 1813:

Ephraim Bateman Ephraim Bateman (July 9, 1780January 28, 1829) represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823. Born in Cedarville, New Jersey, an area within Lawrence Tow ...

, Cumberland * 1814-15: Samuel Pennington, Essex * 1816: Charles Clark, Essex * 1817: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland * 1818-22: David Thompson, Jr., Morris * 1823: Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Cumberland * 1824: David Johnston, Hunterdon * 1825-26: George K. Drake, Morris * 1827-28: William B. Ewing, Cumberland * 1829-31: Alexander Wurts, Hunterdon * 1832:

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, Essex * 1833-35: Daniel B. Ryall, Monmouth * 1836:

Thomas G. Haight Thomas Griffith Haight Sr. (August 4, 1879 – January 26, 1942) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court fo ...

, Monmouth * 1837-38: Lewis Condict, Morris * 1839: William Stites, Essex * 1840-41: John Emley, Burlington * 1842: Samuel Halsey, Morris * 1843-44: Joseph Taylor, Cumberland

1845–1947

The Constitution of 1844 expanded the General Assembly to 60 members, elected annually and apportioned to the then-nineteen counties by population.Also in the Constitution of 1844, the Legislative Council was renamed the Senate, to be composed of one member from each of the state's 19 counties, serving a three-year term. In addition, the new constitution provided for a direct popular election of the governor, with the power to veto bills passed by the Legislature. See: New Jersey Legislature#The Constitution of 1844. * 1845:

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, Essex * 1846: Lewis Howell, Cumberland * 1847-48: John W. C. Evans, Burlington * 1849: Edward W. Whelpley, Morris * 1850: John T. Nixon, Cumberland * 1851:

John H. Phillips John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

, Mercer * 1852: John Huyler, Bergen * 1853-54: John W. Fennimore, Burlington * 1855: William Parry, Burlington * 1856: Thomas W. Demarest, Bergen * 1857:

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, Mercer * 1858:

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, Bergen * 1859:

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, Ocean * 1860: Austin H. Patterson, Monmouth * 1861: Frederick Halstead Teese, Essex * 1862: Charles Haight, Monmouth * 1863: James T. Crowell, Middlesex * 1864: Joseph N. Taylor, Passaic * 1865: Joseph T. Crowell, Union * 1866: John Hill, Morris * 1867: G. W. N. Curtis, Camden * 1868:

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, Hudson * 1869-70: Leon Abbett, Hudson * 1871: Albert P. Condit, Essex * 1872: Nathaniel Niles, Morris * 1873: Isaac L. Fisher, Middlesex * 1874:

Garret A. Hobart Garret Augustus Hobart (June 3, 1844 – November 21, 1899) was the 24th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1897 until his death in 1899. He was the sixth American vice president to die in office. Prior to serving as vice pre ...

, Passaic * 1875:

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, Mercer * 1876: John D. Caracallen, Hudson * 1877:

Rudolph F. Rabe Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People * Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures * Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian * Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788� ...

, Hudson * 1878: John Egan, Union * 1879: Schuyler B. Jackson, Essex * 1880: Sherman B. Oviatt, Monmouth * 1881:

Harrison Van Duyne Harrison may refer to: People * Harrison (name) * Harrison family of Virginia, United States Places In Australia: * Harrison, Australian Capital Territory, suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin In Canada: * Inukjuak, Quebec, or "P ...

, Essex * 1882:

John T. Dunn John Thomas Dunn (June 4, 1838 – February 22, 1907) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. Biography Born in County Tipperary in Ireland (then a part of the U.K.), Dunn immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in N ...

, Union * 1883: Thomas O'Connor, Essex * 1884: A. B. Stoney, Monmouth * 1885-86: Edward Ambler Armstrong, Camden * 1887: William M. Baird, Warren * 1888: Samuel D. Dickinson, Hudson * 1889: Robert S. Hudspeth, Hudson * 1890:

William Christian Heppenheimer William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

, Hudson * 1891-92:

James J. Bergen James J. Bergen (October 1, 1847 – October 20, 1923) was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Biography Born in Somerville, New Jersey on October 1, 1847, he was the son of John ...

, Somerset * 1893: Thomas Flynn, Passaic * 1894:

John I. Holt John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

, Passaic (resigned May 26) * 1894-95: Joseph Cross, Union * 1896:

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, Camden * 1897: George W. MacPherson, Mercer * 1898-99: David O. Watkins, Gloucester *1900: Benjamin Franklin Jones, Essex * 1901-1902: William J. Bradley, Camden * 1903: John G. Horner, Burlington * 1904-1905: John Boyd Avis, Gloucester * 1906: Samuel K. Robbins, Burlington * 1907: Edgar E. Lethbridge, Essex * 1908: Frank B. Jess, Camden * 1909:

John D. Prince John Dyneley Prince (April 17, 1868 – October 11, 1945) was an American linguist, diplomat, and politician. He was a professor at New York University and Columbia University, minister to Denmark and Yugoslavia, and leader of both houses of the ...

, Passaic * 1910: Harry P. Ward, Bergen * 1911:

Edward Kenny Sir Edward Kenny, (1 July 1800 – 16 May 1891) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He co-founded the Union and Merchants' banks and served as Mayor of Halifax. He was a Conservative senator from 1867 to 1876. Early life and busin ...

, Hudson * 1912:

Thomas F. McCran Thomas Francis McCran (December 2, 1875 – September 19, 1925) was an American jurist and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, President of the New Jersey Senate, and Attorney General of New Je ...

, Passaic * 1913:

Leon R. Taylor Leon Rutherford Taylor (October 26, 1883 – April 1, 1924) was an American politician who was the acting governor of New Jersey from October 28, 1913, to January 20, 1914. Taylor took office upon the resignation of James Fairman Fielder, who ha ...

, Monmouth (became Acting Governor October 28) * 1914: Azariah M. Beekman, Somerset * 1915:

Carlton Godfrey Carlton Godfrey (1865–1929) was a New Jersey Republican politician and businessman who served in the New Jersey General Assembly for five years and was Speaker of the House in 1915. Godfrey was born at Beasley's Point in Upper Township, New ...

, Atlantic * 1916: Charles C. Pilgrim, Essex * 1917:

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, Essex * 1918:

Charles A. Wolverton Charles Anderson Wolverton (October 24, 1880 – May 16, 1969) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959. Car ...

, Camden * 1919:

Arthur N. Pierson Arthur Newton Pierson (June 23, 1867 – March 8, 1957) was an American businessman and United States Republican Party, Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate ...

, Union * 1920: W. Irving Glover, Bergen * 1921: George S. Hobart, Essex * 1922:

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, Camden * 1923: William W. Evans, Passaic * 1924: Harry G. Eaton, Essex * 1925:

Clifford R. Powell Clifford Ross Powell (July 26, 1893March 28, 1973) was an American, who served as the acting governor of New Jersey from January 3, 1935, to January 8, 1935. Biography He was born in Lumberton Township, New Jersey on July 26, 1893. He was educa ...

, Burlington * 1926:

Ralph W. Chandless Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf"). The most common forms ...

, Bergen * 1927:

Anthony J. Siracusa Anthony or Antony is a masculine given name, derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, ...

, Atlantic * 1928:

Thomas L. Hanson Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

, Middlesex * 1929:

Guy George Gabrielson Guy George Gabrielson (May 22, 1891 – May 1, 1976) was a Republican politician from New Jersey. He served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1949 to 1952, and was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1925 to 1929 ...

, Essex * 1930: William B. Knight, Camden * 1931: Russell S. Wise, Passaic * 1932:

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, Hudson * 1933: Charles A. Otto, Jr., Union (resigned November 14) * 1933:

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, Union * 1933: Joseph Altman, Atlantic * 1935: Lester H. Clee, Essex * 1936: Marcus W. Newcomb, Burlington * 1936:

Thomas G. Walker Thomas Glynn Walker (December 9, 1899 – November 4, 1993) was a New Jersey attorney and state judge and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Born on December ...

, Hudson (resigned November 30) * 1936:

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, Middlesex * 1938-1939:

, Union * 1940-1941: Roscoe P. McClave, Bergen * 1942:

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, Cape May * 1942: Manfield G. Amlicke, Passaic * 1943: Dominic A. Cavicchia, Essex * 1944: Freas L. Hess, Somerset * 1945: Walter H. Jones, Bergen * 1946: Leon Leonard, Atlantic

1948–1967

* 1947: Joseph L. Brescher, Union * 1949:

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, Gloucester * 1950:

Percy A. Miller, Jr. Percy A. Miller Jr. (June 7, 1899 – November 23, 1984) was an American Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and as the New Jersey Commissioner of Labor. Born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Miller serv ...

, Essex (resigned) * 1950: James E. Fraser, Atlantic (died in office) * 1951: Merrill H. Thompson, Monmouth * 1952: Lawrence A. Cavinato, Bergen * 1953: Elvin R. Simmill, Monmouth * 1954: G. Clifford Thomas, Union * 1955:

Paul M. Salsburg Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

, Atlantic * 1956:

Leo J. Mosch Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts an ...

, Essex * 1957:

Elden Mills Elden Mills (June 24, 1908 – May 9, 1965) was an American politician who served 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), ...

, Morris * 1958: William F. Hyland, Camden * 1959: William Kurtz, Middlesex * 1960:

Maurice V. Brady Maurice V. Brady (January 18, 1904 – November 5, 1991) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the Hudson district from 1952 to 1968. He served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1960 and 19 ...

, Hudson * 1961: Le Roy J. D'Aloia, Essex * 1962: John W. Davis, Salem * 1963:

Elmer Matthews Elmer M. Matthews (October 18, 1927 – February 5, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly. Born in Orange, New Jersey, Matthews received his bachelor's degree from the University ...

, Essex * 1964: Alfred N. Beadleston, Monmouth * 1965:

Marion West Higgins Marion West Higgins (January 9, 1915 – December 24, 1991) was an American Republican Party politician who served as the first female Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. She was only the third woman (after Minnie D. Craig of North ...

, Bergen * 1966:

(resigned) * 1966: Frederick H. Hauser, Hudson * 1968: Robert J. Halpin, Cumberland

1968–present

* 1969: Albert S. Smith, District 2 * 1970: Peter Moraites, District 13D * 1970:

William K. Dickey William K. Dickey (September 12, 1920 – November 3, 2008) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and as chairman of the Delaware River Port Authority. Biography Di ...

, District 3C * 1971: Barry T. Parker, District 4B * 1972–1974: Thomas Kean, District 11E * 1974–1976: S. Howard Woodson, 13th District (resigned) * 1977: Joseph A. LeFante, 31st District * 1978: William J. Hamilton, 17th District * 1978–1982: Christopher Jackman, 33rd District * 1982–1985:

Alan Karcher Alan J. Karcher (May 19, 1943 – July 26, 1999) was an American Democratic Party politician whose highest office was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was a member of the Assembly from 1974 to 1990 and was a one-time candidate for ...

, 19th District * 1986–1990:

Chuck Hardwick Charles Leighton Hardwick (born November 8, 1941) is an American Republican Party politician and business leader who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and was a candidate for Governor of New Jersey. Early life Hardwick was bo ...

, 21st District * 1990–1992: Joseph Doria, 31st District * 1992–1996: Chuck Haytaian, 23rd District * 1996–2002: Jack Collins, 3rd District * 2002–2006: Albio Sires, 33rd District * 2006–2010:

Joseph J. Roberts Joseph J. Roberts (born July 14, 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1987 to 2010, where he represented the 5th Legislative District. He was also Speaker of the Assembly (2006– ...

, 5th District * 2010–2014: Sheila Y. Oliver, 34th District * 2014–2018: Vincent Prieto, 32nd District * 2018–present:

, 19th District

Past composition of the Assembly

References

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