The New Jersey General Assembly is the

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of the

New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...

. 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 Delaware ...

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

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

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and the President of the

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...

, the Speaker of the Assembly is third in the line of succession to replace the

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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 Ass ...

( 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 (D-Hudson) * Agriculture and Food Security - Asm.

Roy Freiman Roy Freiman (born April 30, 1959) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 16th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018, replacing Jack Ciattarelli, who did not seek re-election to his seat ...

(D-Somerset) * Appropriations - Asw. Lisa Swain (D-Bergen) * Budget - Asw.

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(D-Essex) * Commerce and Economic Development - Asw. Britnee Timberlake (D-Essex) * Community Development & Affairs - Asw.

Shavonda E. Sumter Shavonda E. Sumter (born January 19, 1974) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 35th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in January 2012. Personal Sumter was born in Paters ...

(D-Paterson) * Consumer Affairs - Asm.

Paul D. Moriarty Paul D. Moriarty (born September 25, 1956) is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 4th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 10, 2006. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Sp ...

(D-Gloucester) * Education - Asw. Pamela R. Lampitt (D-Burlington) * Environment and Solid Waste - Asm. James J. Kennedy (D-Union) * Financial Institutions and Insurance - Asm. John F. McKeon (D-Essex) * Health and Senior Services - Asm.

Herb Conaway Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (born January 30, 1963) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998, where he represents the New Jersey's 7th legislative dist ...

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

Yvonne Lopez Yvonne M. Lopez (born July 28, 1957) is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Perth Amboy, she has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9, 2018. She initial ...

(D-Middlesex) * Human Services - Asw. Angelica Jimenez (D-Hudson) * Judiciary - Asm. Raj Mukherji (D-Hudson) * Labor - Asm. Joseph Egan (D-Middlesex) * Law and Public Safety - Asm.

William Spearman William W. Spearman (born February 27, 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician from Camden, who has represented the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on June 30, 2018. Raised in Camden, ...

(D-Camden) * Military and Veterans' Affairs - Asw.

Cleopatra Tucker Cleopatra Gibson Tucker (born April 9, 1943) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008, where she represents the 28th Legislative District. Biography Tucker was born and raised in ...

(D-Essex) * Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations - Asm. Joseph Danielsen (D-Somerset) * Regulated Professions - Asm. Thomas Giblin (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 (D-Mercer) * Tourism, Gaming and the Arts - Asm. Ralph Caputo (D-Essex) * Transportation and Independent Authorities - Asm.

Daniel R. Benson Daniel R. Benson (born November 22, 1975) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who serves in the New Jersey New Jersey General Assembly, General Assembly representing the New Jersey's 14th legislative di ...

(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 William Trent (February 13, 1715–1787) was an American fur trader and merchant based in colonial Pennsylvania. He was commissioned as a captain of the Virginia Regiment in the early stages of the French and Indian War, when he served on the we ...

, 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 Cortlandt Skinner (December 16, 1727 – March 15, 1799) was the last Royal Attorney General of New Jersey and a brigadier general in a Loyalist force, the New Jersey Volunteers, also known as Skinner's Greens, during the American Revolutionary W ...

City of Perth Amboy * 1770-72:

Stephen Crane Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871 – June 5, 1900) was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism an ...

, Essex * 1773-75:

City of Perth Amboy ''On December 6, 1775, Gov.

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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

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

1776–1844

*1776-78: John Hart, Hunterdon * 1778-79:

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, Essex * 1780:

Josiah Hornblower Josiah Hornblower (February 23, 1729 – January 21, 1809) was an English engineer and statesman in Belleville, New Jersey. He was a delegate for New Jersey in the Continental Congress in 1785 and 1786. Personal life Josiah was born in S ...

, Essex * 1781:

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, Hunterdon * 1782-83: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland * 1784: Daniel Hendrickson, Monmouth * 1784-86:

Benjamin Van Cleve Benjamin Van Cleve (February 24, 1773 – November 29, 1821) was a pioneer settler of Dayton, Ohio in the United States. He held several offices in the town. Benjamin Van Cleve was the oldest child of John and Catherine Benham Van Cleve of Monmout ...

, Hunterdon * 1787: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland * 1788: Benjamin Van Cleve, Hunterdon * 1789: John Beatty, Middlesex * 1790:

Jonathan Dayton Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760October 9, 1824) was an American Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the Constitution of the United States ...

, 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 Silas Condict (March 7, 1738 – September 6, 1801) was an American farmer, prominent surveyor, and large landowner from Morris County, New Jersey. He served as a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress from 1781 to 1783. Later, he served ...

, Morris * 1795: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland * 1796: James H. Imlay, Monmouth * 1797: Silas Condict, Morris * 1798-1800:

William Coxe Jr. William Coxe Jr. (May 3, 1762 – February 25, 1831) was a pioneer pomologist and a U.S. Representative from New Jersey. He served as Mayor of Burlington, New Jersey. Personal life Born in Burlington, New Jersey, he was the son to Mary Francis ...

, Burlington * 1801: Silas Dickerson, Sussex * 1802: William Coxe, Burlington * 1803: Peter Gordon, Hunterdon * 1804-07: James Cox, Monmouth * 1808-09:

Lewis Condict Lewis Condict (March 3, 1772 – May 26, 1862) was a physician, and the United States representative from New Jersey. He was the 24th President of the Medical Society of New Jersey. Biography Born in Morristown in the Province of New Jersey, ...

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 Town ...

, 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:

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, Hunterdon * 1825-26:

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, Morris * 1827-28: William B. Ewing, Cumberland * 1829-31: Alexander Wurts, Hunterdon * 1832: John P. Jackson, Essex * 1833-35: Daniel B. Ryall, Monmouth * 1836: Thomas G. Haight, Monmouth * 1837-38: Lewis Condict, Morris * 1839: William Stites, Essex * 1840-41:

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, 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: Isaac Van Wagenen, 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, Mercer * 1852:

John Huyler John Huyler (April 9, 1808 – January 9, 1870) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1857 to 1859. Early life and career Born in New York City on April 9, 180 ...

, Bergen * 1853-54: John W. Fennimore, Burlington * 1855: William Parry, Burlington * 1856: Thomas W. Demarest, Bergen * 1857: Andrew Dutcher, Mercer * 1858: Daniel Holsman, Bergen * 1859: Edwin Salter, Ocean * 1860:

Austin H. Patterson Austin H. Patterson was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Howell Township, New Jersey, Howell Township Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholder ...

, Monmouth * 1861: Frederick Halstead Teese, Essex * 1862:

Charles Haight Charles Haight (January 4, 1838 – August 1, 1891) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1867 to 1871. Early life Hai ...

, Monmouth * 1863: James T. Crowell, Middlesex * 1864: Joseph N. Taylor, Passaic * 1865: Joseph T. Crowell, Union * 1866:

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, Morris * 1867: G. W. N. Curtis, Camden * 1868: Augustus O. Evans, Hudson * 1869-70:

Leon Abbett Leon Abbett (October 8, 1836December 4, 1894) was an American Democratic Party politician and lawyer who served two nonconsecutive terms as the 26th Governor of New Jersey from 1884 to 1887 and 1890 to 1893. His official state biography refers t ...

, Hudson * 1871: Albert P. Condit, Essex * 1872: Nathaniel Niles, Morris * 1873: Isaac L. Fisher, Middlesex * 1874: Garret A. Hobart, Passaic * 1875: George O. Vanderbilt, Mercer * 1876:

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, Hudson * 1877: Rudolph F. Rabe, Hudson * 1878: John Egan, Union * 1879: Schuyler B. Jackson, Essex * 1880: Sherman B. Oviatt, Monmouth * 1881:

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, 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 New ...

, 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, Hudson * 1891-92: James J. Bergen, Somerset * 1893: Thomas Flynn, Passaic * 1894: John I. Holt, Passaic (resigned May 26) * 1894-95:

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, Union * 1896: Louis T. DeRousse, Camden * 1897: George W. MacPherson, Mercer * 1898-99: David O. Watkins, Gloucester *1900: Benjamin Franklin Jones, Essex * 1901-1902:

William J. Bradley William James Bradley (born William James Lee Badley, May 5, 1852 – October 13, 1916) was an American patternmaker, engineer, businessman and Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and Preside ...

, Camden * 1903:

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

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, Hudson * 1912: Thomas F. McCran, 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 had ...

, Monmouth (became Acting Governor October 28) * 1914: Azariah M. Beekman, Somerset * 1915: Carlton Godfrey, Atlantic * 1916: Charles C. Pilgrim, Essex * 1917:

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, Essex * 1918: Charles A. Wolverton, Camden * 1919: Arthur N. Pierson, Union * 1920: W. Irving Glover, Bergen * 1921: George S. Hobart, Essex * 1922:

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, Camden * 1923: William W. Evans, Passaic * 1924:

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, Essex * 1925: Clifford R. Powell, Burlington * 1926: Ralph W. Chandless, Bergen * 1927: Anthony J. Siracusa, Atlantic * 1928: Thomas L. Hanson, 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: Herbert J. Pascoe, Union * 1933: Joseph Altman, Atlantic * 1935: Lester H. Clee, Essex * 1936: Marcus W. Newcomb, Burlington * 1936: Thomas G. Walker, Hudson (resigned November 30) * 1936: Fred W. De Voe, Middlesex * 1938-1939: Herbert J. Pascoe, Union * 1940-1941: Roscoe P. McClave, Bergen * 1942: John E. Boswell, 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:

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, Union * 1949: Hugh L. Mehorter, Gloucester * 1950: Percy A. Miller, Jr., 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, Atlantic * 1956: Leo J. Mosch, Essex * 1957: Elden Mills, Morris * 1958:

William F. Hyland William F. 'Bill' Hyland (July 30, 1923 – March 2, 2013) was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and Attorney General of New Jersey. Later in life he was a partner in the la ...

, Camden * 1959: William Kurtz, Middlesex * 1960: Maurice V. Brady, Hudson * 1961: Le Roy J. D'Aloia, Essex * 1962:

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, Salem * 1963: Elmer Matthews, 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 D ...

, Bergen * 1966: Maurice V. Brady (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, District 3C * 1971:

Barry T. Parker Barry T. Parker (born December 12, 1932) is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate. Biography Parker was born in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey in 1932 and gradua ...

, District 4B * 1972–1974:

Thomas Kean Thomas Howard Kean ( ; born April 21, 1935) is an American businessman, academic administrator and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Kean served as the 48th governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990. Following his tenure as governor, ...

, 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 Christopher J. Jackman (July 12, 1916 – January 28, 1991) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature. He was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 until 1 ...

, 33rd District * 1982–1985: Alan Karcher, 19th District * 1986–1990: Chuck Hardwick, 21st District * 1990–1992:

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, 31st District * 1992–1996:

Chuck Haytaian Garabed "Chuck" Haytaian (born January 28, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician, who was the Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly during the 'tax revolt' of the James Florio – Christine Todd Whitman era. He is of Armenia ...

, 23rd District * 1996–2002: Jack Collins, 3rd District * 2002–2006:

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, 33rd District * 2006–2010: Joseph J. Roberts, 5th District * 2010–2014: Sheila Y. Oliver, 34th District * 2014–2018:

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, 32nd District * 2018–present:

, 19th District

Past composition of the Assembly

References

External links

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