216th New Jersey Legislature
216th New Jersey Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New Jersey Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | New Jersey, United States | ||||
Term | January 14, 2014 – January 12, 2016 | ||||
New Jersey Senate | |||||
Members | 40 | ||||
President | Stephen M. Sweeney | ||||
Minority Leader | Thomas Kean Jr. | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party | ||||
New Jersey General Assembly | |||||
Members | 80 | ||||
Speaker | Vincent Prieto | ||||
Minority Leader | Jon Bramnick | ||||
Party control | Democratic Party |
The 216th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2014, at the end of Chris Christie's first term as Governor of New Jersey, and ended on January 12, 2016, halfway through Chris Christie's second term as governor.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]Assembly
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Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 48 | |
Republican Party | 32 | |
Total | 80 |
Senate
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Affiliation | Members | |
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Democratic Party | 24 | |
Republican Party | 16 | |
Total | 40 |
Senate
[edit]The Senate has 40 members, one for each district[1]
Leadership
[edit]The leadership for the 216th legislative session, which started on January 14, 2014, is as follows:[2]
Position | Name | District |
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President of the Senate | Stephen M. Sweeney | District 3 |
Majority Leader | Loretta Weinberg | District 37 |
President pro tempore | Nia Gill Paul Sarlo |
District 34 District 36 |
Assistant Majority Leaders | James Beach Linda R. Greenstein Teresa Ruiz |
District 6 District 14 District 29 |
Majority Conference Leader | Robert M. Gordon | District 38 |
Majority Whip | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | District 31 |
Minority Leader | Thomas Kean, Jr. | District 21 |
Deputy Minority Leader | Diane Allen | District 7 |
Minority Conference Leader | Robert Singer | District 30 |
Deputy Minority Conference Leader | Jennifer Beck | District 11 |
Assistant Republican Leader | Joseph Pennacchio | District 40 |
Republican Budget Officer | Anthony Bucco | District 25 |
Senators
[edit]† First appointed to the seat
1 O'Toole had previously served in the Senate from 2001 to 2002
Former members from this term
[edit]District | Name | Party | Residence | First served | Term end | Notes |
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District 5 | Donald Norcross | Dem | Camden | 2010† | November 12, 2014 | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives[3] |
Committees and Committee Chairs, 2014-2015 Legislative Session
[edit]Committee chairs As of March 1, 2015[update]: (All are Democrats)[4]
Committee | Name |
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Budget and Appropriations | Paul Sarlo |
Commerce | Nia Gill |
Community and Urban Affairs | Jeff Van Drew |
Economic Growth | Raymond Lesniak |
Education | Teresa Ruiz |
Environment and Energy | Bob Smith |
Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens | Joseph Vitale |
Higher Education | Sandra Bolden Cunningham |
Judiciary | Nicholas Scutari |
Labor | Fred H. Madden |
Law and Public Safety | Linda R. Greenstein |
Legislative Oversight | Robert M. Gordon |
Military and Veterans' Affairs | James Beach |
State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation | Jim Whelan |
Transportation | Nicholas Sacco |
Assembly
[edit]The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.
Leadership
[edit]Speaker: Vincent Prieto
Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
Minority Leader: Jon Bramnick
Members
[edit]Former members from this term
[edit]District | Name | Party | Residence | First served | Term end | Notes |
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District 17 | Upendra J. Chivukula | Dem | Franklin Township (Somerset) | 2002 | September 30, 2014 | Appointed to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities[5] |
District 3 | Celeste Riley | Dem | Bridgeton | 2009[A 1] | January 2, 2015 | Elected Cumberland County Clerk[6] |
District 20 | Joseph Cryan | Dem | Union Township (Union) | 2002 | January 4, 2015 | Elected Union County Sheriff[7] |
District 15 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Dem | Ewing Township | 1998 | January 6, 2015 | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives[8] |
District 5 | Angel Fuentes | Dem | Camden | 2010 | June 30, 2015 | Appointed deputy clerk for Camden County[9] |
District 24 | Alison Littell McHose | Rep | Franklin | 2003[A 1] | October 17, 2015 | Resigned to focus on job as Franklin borough business administrator[10] |
District 5 | Gilbert "Whip" Wilson | Dem | Camden | 2010[A 1] | December 2, 2015 | Resigned to become Camden County Sheriff[11] |
Vacancies
[edit]Senate
[edit]District | Original | Party | Period of vacancy | Appointee | Party of Appointee |
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5th | Donald Norcross[12] | Democratic Party | November 12, 2014 – December 15, 2014 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Democratic Party |
Assembly
[edit]District | Original | Party | Period of vacancy | Appointee | Party of Appointee |
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17th | Upendra J. Chivukula[5] | Democratic Party | September 30, 2014 – October 16, 2014 | Joseph Danielsen | Democratic Party |
3rd | Celeste Riley[6] | Democratic Party | January 1, 2015 – January 15, 2015 | Adam Taliaferro | Democratic Party |
20th | Joseph Cryan[7] | Democratic Party | January 4, 2015 – January 29, 2015 | Jamel Holley | Democratic Party |
15th | Bonnie Watson Coleman[8] | Democratic Party | January 3, 2015 – February 5, 2015 | Elizabeth Maher Muoio | Democratic Party |
5th | Angel Fuentes[9] | Democratic Party | June 30, 2015 – November 9, 2015 | Patricia Egan Jones | Democratic Party |
24th | Alison Littell McHose[10] | Republican Party | October 17, 2015 – December 3, 2015 | Gail Phoebus | Republican Party |
5th | Gilbert "Whip" Wilson[11] | Democratic Party | December 2, 2015 – January 12, 2016 | Successor not seated in session | None |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Legislative Roster". njleg.state.us. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "New Jersey Legislature - Leadership". New Jersey Legislature. Archived from the original on May 4, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ Gaudiano, Nicole (November 12, 2014). "Norcross being sworn in today". Courier-Post. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "New Jersey Legislature Committees and Membership - 2014-2015 Legislative Session". New Jersey Legislature. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ a b "Commissioner Chivukula". New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Kov, Daniel J. (January 7, 2015). "New county clerk officially sworn in". The Daily Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Brush, Chase (January 4, 2015). "Cryan steps into sheriff role at Union County reorganization". Politicker NJ. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Davis, Mike (January 6, 2015). "U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman sworn into Congress, holds ceremony for supporters". The Times. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Friedman, Matt (June 23, 2015). "South Jersey assemblyman resigns to take Camden County job". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Jennings, Rob (October 16, 2015). "McHose resigns from Assembly". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Friedman, Matt (December 2, 2015). "Democratic assemblyman abruptly resigns". Politico New Jersey. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
Wilson resigned because of a 1971 law that requires sheriffs to take their oaths of office within 30 days of their elections, and because a more recent law that bans dual elected office-holding, according to Wilson attorney Bill Tambussi.
- ^ Gaudiano, Nicole (November 12, 2014). "Norcross being sworn in today". Courier-Post. Retrieved March 20, 2019.