216th New Jersey Legislature

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216th New Jersey Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body New Jersey Legislature
Jurisdiction New Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 14, 2014 – January 12, 2016
New Jersey Senate
Members40
President Stephen M. Sweeney
Minority Leader Thomas Kean Jr.
Party control Democratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
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.

Contents

Background

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

Assembly

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New Jersey General Assembly composition, 2014-2016
AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 48
  Republican Party 32
Total80

Senate

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NJ State Senate composition 2012
AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total40

Senate

The Senate has 40 members, one for each district [1]

Leadership

The leadership for the 216th legislative session, which started on January 14, 2014, is as follows: [2]

PositionNameDistrict
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

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
District 1 Jeff Van Drew Dem Dennis Township 2008
District 2 Jim Whelan Dem Atlantic City 2008
District 3 Stephen M. Sweeney Dem West Deptford Township 2002
District 4 Fred H. Madden Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2004
District 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Dem Camden 2014†
District 6 James Beach Dem Voorhees Township 2009†
District 7 Diane Allen Rep Edgewater Park 1998
District 8 Dawn Marie Addiego Rep Evesham Township 2010†
District 9 Christopher J. Connors Rep Lacey Township 2008
District 10 James W. Holzapfel Rep Toms River 2012
District 11 Jennifer Beck Rep Red Bank 2008
District 12 Samuel D. Thompson Rep Old Bridge Township 2012
District 13 Joe Kyrillos Rep Middletown Township 1992
District 14 Linda R. Greenstein Dem Plainsboro Township 2010
District 15 Shirley Turner Dem Lawrence Township (Mercer) 1998
District 16 Christopher Bateman Rep Branchburg Township 2008
District 17 Bob Smith Dem Piscataway 2002
District 18 Peter J. Barnes III Dem Edison 2014
District 19 Joseph Vitale Dem Woodbridge Township 1998
District 20 Raymond Lesniak Dem Elizabeth 1983
District 21 Thomas Kean, Jr. Rep Westfield 2003†
District 22 Nicholas Scutari Dem Linden 2004
District 23 Michael J. Doherty Rep Oxford Township 2009
District 24 Steve Oroho Rep Franklin 2008
District 25 Anthony Bucco Rep Boonton Township 1998
District 26 Joseph Pennacchio Rep Montville 2008
District 27 Richard Codey Dem Roseland 1982
District 28 Ronald Rice Dem Newark 1986
District 29 Teresa Ruiz DemNewark2008
District 30 Robert Singer Rep Lakewood Township 1994
District 31 Sandra Bolden Cunningham Dem Jersey City 2007†
District 32 Nicholas Sacco Dem North Bergen 1994
District 33 Brian P. Stack Dem Union City 2008
District 34 Nia Gill Dem Montclair 2002
District 35 Nellie Pou Dem Paterson 2012
District 36 Paul Sarlo Dem Wood-Ridge 2003†
District 37 Loretta Weinberg Dem Teaneck 2005†
District 38 Robert M. Gordon Dem Fair Lawn 2008
District 39 Gerald Cardinale Rep Demarest 1982
District 40 Kevin J. O'Toole Rep Cedar Grove 20081

† First appointed to the seat
1 O'Toole had previously served in the Senate from 2001 to 2002

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedTerm endNotes
District 5 Donald Norcross Dem Camden 2010†November 12, 2014Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives [3]

Committees and Committee Chairs, 2014-2015 Legislative Session

Committee chairs As of March 1,2015: (All are Democrats) [4]

CommitteeName
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

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

Leadership

Speaker: Vincent Prieto

Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald

Minority Leader: Jon Bramnick

Members

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
District 1 Robert Andrzejczak Dem Middle Township 2013 [A 1]
Sam Fiocchi Rep Vineland 2014
District 2 Chris A. Brown Rep Ventnor City 2012
Vince Mazzeo Rep Northfield 2014
District 3 John J. Burzichelli Dem Paulsboro 2002
Adam Taliaferro Dem Woolwich Township 2015 [A 1]
District 4 Paul Moriarty Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2006
Gabriela Mosquera Dem Gloucester Township 2012 [A 1]
District 5 Patricia Egan Jones Dem Barrington 2015 [A 1]
Seat vacant
District 6 Louis Greenwald Dem Voorhees Township 1996
Pamela Rosen Lampitt Dem Cherry Hill 2006
District 7 Herb Conaway Dem Delanco Township 1998
Troy Singleton Dem Palmyra 2011 [A 1]
District 8 Christopher J. Brown Rep Evesham Township 2012
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg RepEvesham Township2014
District 9 DiAnne Gove Rep Long Beach Township 2009 [A 1]
Brian E. Rumpf Rep Little Egg Harbor 2003 [A 1]
District 10 Gregory P. McGuckin Rep Toms River 2012
David W. Wolfe Rep Brick Township 1992
District 11 Mary Pat Angelini Rep Ocean Township (Monmouth) 2008
Caroline Casagrande Rep Colts Neck Township 2008
District 12 Robert D. Clifton Rep Matawan 2012
Ronald S. Dancer Rep Plumsted Township 2002 [A 1]
District 13 Amy Handlin Rep Lincroft 2006
Declan O'Scanlon Rep Little Silver 2008
District 14 Daniel R. Benson Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer) 2011 [A 1]
Wayne DeAngelo DemHamilton Township2008
District 15 Reed Gusciora Dem Trenton 1996
Elizabeth Maher Muoio Dem Pennington 2015 [A 1]
District 16 Jack Ciattarelli Rep Hillsborough Township 2011 [A 1]
Donna Simon Rep Readington Township 2012 [A 1]
District 17 Joseph Danielsen Dem Franklin Township (Somerset) 2014 [A 1]
Joseph V. Egan Dem New Brunswick 2002
District 18 Patrick J. Diegnan Dem South Plainfield 2002
Nancy Pinkin Dem East Brunswick 2014
District 19 Craig Coughlin Dem Woodbridge Township 2010
John S. Wisniewski Dem Sayreville 1996
District 20 Annette Quijano Dem Elizabeth 2008 [A 1]
Jamel C. Holley Dem Roselle 2015 [A 1]
District 21 Jon Bramnick Rep Westfield 2003 [A 1]
Nancy Munoz Rep Summit 2009 [A 1]
District 22 Jerry Green Dem Plainfield 1992
Linda Stender Dem Scotch Plains 2002
District 23 John DiMaio Rep Hackettstown 2009 [A 1]
Erik Peterson Rep Franklin Township (Hunterdon) 2009 [A 1]
District 24 Parker Space Rep Wantage Township 2013 [A 1]
Gail Phoebus Rep Andover Township 2015 [A 1]
District 25 Tony Bucco Rep Boonton Township 2010
Michael Patrick Carroll Rep Morris Township 1996
District 26 BettyLou DeCroce Rep Morris Plains 2012 [A 1]
Jay Webber RepMorris Plains2008
District 27 Mila Jasey Dem South Orange 2007 [A 1]
John F. McKeon Dem West Orange 2002
District 28 Ralph R. Caputo Dem Bloomfield 2008 [A 2]
Cleopatra Tucker Dem Newark 2008
District 29 Eliana Pintor-Marin DemNewark2013 [A 1]
L. Grace Spencer DemNewark2008
District 30 Sean T. Kean Rep Wall Township 2012 [A 3]
Dave Rible RepWall Township2008
District 31 Charles Mainor Dem Jersey City 2010
Jason O'Donnell Dem Bayonne 2010 [A 1]
District 32 Angelica M. Jimenez Dem West New York 2012
Vincent Prieto Dem Secaucus 2004 [A 1]
District 33 Carmelo Garcia Dem Hoboken 2014
Raj Mukherji DemJersey City2014
District 34 Thomas P. Giblin Dem Montclair 2006
Sheila Y. Oliver Dem East Orange 2004
District 35 Shavonda E. Sumter Dem Paterson 2012
Benjie Wimberly DemPaterson2012
District 36 Marlene Caride Dem Ridgefield 2012
Gary Schaer Dem Passaic 2006
District 37 Valerie Huttle Dem Englewood 2006
Gordon M. Johnson DemEnglewood2002
District 38 Tim Eustace Dem Maywood 2012
Joseph Lagana Dem Paramus 2014
District 39 Holly Schepisi Rep River Vale 2012
Robert Auth Rep Old Tappan 2010
District 40 Scott Rumana Rep Wayne 2008
David C. Russo Rep Ridgewood 1990

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedTerm endNotes
District 17 Upendra J. Chivukula Dem Franklin Township (Somerset) 2002September 30, 2014Appointed to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities [5]
District 3 Celeste Riley Dem Bridgeton 2009 [A 1] January 2, 2015Elected Cumberland County Clerk [6]
District 20 Joseph Cryan Dem Union Township (Union) 2002January 4, 2015Elected Union County Sheriff [7]
District 15 Bonnie Watson Coleman Dem Ewing Township 1998January 6, 2015Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives [8]
District 5 Angel Fuentes Dem Camden 2010June 30, 2015Appointed deputy clerk for Camden County [9]
District 24 Alison Littell McHose Rep Franklin 2003 [A 1] October 17, 2015Resigned to focus on job as Franklin borough business administrator [10]
District 5 Gilbert "Whip" Wilson DemCamden2010 [A 1] December 2, 2015Resigned to become Camden County Sheriff [11]
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 First appointed to the seat
  2. ↑ Served in the Assembly as a Republican from 1968–1972
  3. ↑ Served in the Assembly from 2002–2008

Vacancies

Senate

DistrictOriginalPartyPeriod of vacancyAppointeeParty of Appointee
5th Donald Norcross [12] Democratic Party November 12, 2014 – December 15, 2014 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democratic Party

Assembly

DistrictOriginalPartyPeriod of vacancyAppointeeParty of Appointee
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, 2016Successor not seated in sessionNone

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