220th New Jersey Legislature

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220th New Jersey Legislature
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The New Jersey State House in 2012
Overview
Legislative body New Jersey Legislature
Jurisdiction New Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 11, 2022 – January 9, 2024
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
Speaker Craig Coughlin
Minority Leader John DiMaio
Party control Democratic Party
New Jersey Senate
Members40
President Nicholas Scutari
Minority Leader Steve Oroho (January 11, 2022–June 30, 2023)
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–January 9, 2024) [1]
Party control Democratic Party

The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11, 2022, following the 2021 elections for Assembly and Senate. It ended on January 9, 2024.

Contents

Assembly

Assembly composition

January 11, 2022 – July 23, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total80
July 23, 2022 – September 15, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 33
Vacancies1
Total79
September 15, 2022 – March 22, 2023AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total80
March 22, 2023 – May 25, 2023AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 45
  Republican Party 34
Vacancies1
Total79
May 25, 2023 – December 31, 2024AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total80
January 1, 2024 – January 8, 2024AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 45
  Republican Party 34
Vacancies1
Total79
January 8, 2024 – January 9, 2024AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total80

Assembly leadership

PositionName
Democratic Leadership
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin [2]
Majority Leader Louis Greenwald [2]
Deputy Majority Leaders Joseph V. Egan, Roy Freiman, Thomas Giblin, Angela McKnight, Bill Moen, Gabriela Mosquera & Chris Tully [3]
Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore Benjie Wimberly [2]
Majority Whip Carol A. Murphy [4]
Conference Leader Annette Quijano [2]
Republican LeadershipMinority Leader John DiMaio [5]
Deputy Minority Leader Nancy Munoz [6]
Minority Whip Antwan McClellan [5]
Conference Leader Ned Thomson [5]

Assembly members

The Assembly consists of 80 members, two for each district.

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
1 Antwan McClellan Rep Ocean City 2020
Erik K. Simonsen Rep Lower Township 2020
2 Don Guardian Rep Atlantic City 2022
Claire Swift Rep Margate City 2022
3 Bethanne McCarthy Patrick Rep Mannington Township 2022
Beth Sawyer Rep Woolwich Township 2022
4 Paul Moriarty Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2006
Gabriela Mosquera Dem Gloucester Township 2012 †
5 Bill Moen Dem Bellmawr 2020
William Spearman Dem Camden 2018 †
6 Louis Greenwald Dem Voorhees Township 1996
Pamela Rosen Lampitt Dem Cherry Hill 2006
7 Herb Conaway Dem Delran Township 1998
Carol A. Murphy Dem Mount Laurel 2018
8 Michael Torrissi Rep Hammonton 2022
Brandon Umba Rep Medford 2022
9 DiAnne Gove Rep Barnegat Township 2009 †
Brian E. Rumpf Rep Little Egg Harbor Township 2003 †
10 John Catalano Rep Brick Township 2020
Gregory P. McGuckin Rep Toms River 2012
11 Kimberly Eulner Rep Shrewsbury 2022
Marilyn Piperno Rep Colts Neck Township 2022
12 Robert D. Clifton Rep Matawan 2012
Alex Sauickie Rep Jackson Township 2022 †
13 Vicky Flynn Rep Holmdel Township 2022
Gerard Scharfenberger Rep Middletown Township 2020
14 Wayne DeAngelo Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer) 2008
Tennille McCoy Dem2024 †
15 Verlina Reynolds-Jackson Dem Trenton 2018 †
Anthony Verrelli Dem Hopewell Township (Mercer) 2018 †
16 Roy Freiman Dem Hillsborough Township 2018
Sadaf Jaffer Dem Montgomery Township 2022
17 Joseph Danielsen Dem Franklin Township (Somerset) 2014 †
Joseph V. Egan Dem New Brunswick 2002
18 Robert Karabinchak Dem Edison 2016 †
Sterley Stanley Dem East Brunswick 2021 †
19 Craig Coughlin Dem Woodbridge Township 2010
Yvonne Lopez Dem Perth Amboy 2018
20 Reginald Atkins Dem Roselle 2022
Annette Quijano Dem Elizabeth 2008 †
21 Michele Matsikoudis Rep New Providence 2022
Nancy Munoz Rep Summit 2009 †
22 Linda Carter Dem Plainfield 2018 †
James J. Kennedy Dem Rahway 2016
23 John DiMaio Rep Hackettstown 2009 †
Erik Peterson Rep Franklin Township (Hunterdon) 2009 †
24 Parker Space Rep Wantage Township 2013 †
Hal Wirths Rep Hardyston Township 2018
25 Brian Bergen Rep Denville Township 2020
Aura K. Dunn Rep Mendham Borough 2019 ‡
26 Christian Barranco Rep Jefferson Township 2022
Jay Webber Rep Morris Plains 2008
27 Mila Jasey Dem South Orange 2007 †
John F. McKeon Dem West Orange 2002
28 Jackie Yustein Dem Glen Ridge 2023 †
Cleopatra Tucker Dem Newark 2008
29 Eliana Pintor Marin Dem2013 †
Shanique Speight Dem2018
30 Sean T. Kean Rep Wall Township 2012 ±
Ned Thomson Rep2017 †
31 Angela V. McKnight Dem Jersey City 2016
William Sampson Dem Bayonne 2022
32 Angelica M. Jimenez Dem West New York 2012
Pedro Mejia Dem Secaucus 2018 †
33 Annette Chaparro Dem Hoboken 2016
Raj Mukherji DemJersey City2014
34 Thomas P. Giblin Dem Montclair 2006
Britnee Timberlake Dem East Orange 2018 †
35 Shavonda E. Sumter Dem Paterson 2012
Benjie Wimberly Dem2012
36 Clinton Calabrese Dem Cliffside Park 2018 †
Gary Schaer Dem Passaic 2006
37 Shama Haider Dem Tenafly 2022
Ellen Park Dem Englewood Cliffs 2022
38 Lisa Swain Dem Fair Lawn 2018 †
Chris Tully Dem Bergenfield 2018 †
39 Robert Auth Rep Old Tappan 2014
DeAnne DeFuccio Rep Upper Saddle River 2021 †
40 Christopher DePhillips Rep Wyckoff 2018
Kevin J. Rooney Rep2016 †

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
12 Ronald Dancer Rep Plumsted Township 2002 †July 23, 2022Death (long illness) [7] Alex Sauickie [8]
28 Ralph R. Caputo Dem* Nutley 2008*March 21, 2023Appointed to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey [9] Jackie Yustein
14 Daniel R. Benson Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer) 2011 †December 31, 2023Resignation prior to taking office as Mercer County Executive [10] Tennille McCoy [11]

Notes

† First appointed to the seat
‡ Dunn was appointed to the seat in November 2019. The appointment expired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 term in January 2020. She was reappointed again in February 2020 after the start of the next term, and then won the seat in a special election in November 2020.
± Kean previously served in the Assembly from 2002 to 2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968 to 1972

Senate

Senate composition

January 11, 2022 – August 31, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total40
September 1, 2022 – September 29, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 23
  Republican Party 16
Vacancies1
Total39
September 29, 2022 – November 30, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total40
November 30, 2022 – December 19, 2022AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 15
Vacancies1
Total39
December 19, 2022 – February 13, 2023AffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total40
February 13, 2023–presentAffiliationMembers
  Democratic Party 25
  Republican Party 15
Total40

Senate leadership

PositionName
Democratic LeadershipSenate President Nicholas Scutari [12]
Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz [13]
Deputy Majority Leader Paul Sarlo [13]
Senate President Pro-Tempore Sandra Bolden Cunningham [13]
Majority Whip Troy Singleton [13]
Conference Leader Vin Gopal [13]
Senate Majority Caucus Chair Nellie Pou [13]
Senate Deputy President Pro-Tempore Richard Codey [13]
Republican LeadershipMinority Leader Steve Oroho (January 11, 2023–June 30, 2023) [14] [1]
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–present) [1]
Deputy Minority Leaders Joseph Pennacchio and Robert Singer [14]
Minority Whip Anthony M. Bucco (until July 1, 2023) [14] [1]
Conference Leader Kristin Corrado [14]
Deputy Conference Leader Holly Schepisi [14]

Senate members

The Senate consists of 40 members, one for each district.

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served
1 Mike Testa Rep Vineland 2019 ‡
2 Vincent J. Polistina Rep Egg Harbor Township 2021 †
3 Edward Durr Rep Logan Township 2022
4 Fred H. Madden Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2004
5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Dem Barrington 2014 †
6 James Beach Dem Voorhees Township 2009 †
7 Troy Singleton Dem Delran Township 2018
8 Jean Stanfield Rep Westampton 2022
9 Christopher J. Connors Rep Lacey Township 2008
10 James W. Holzapfel Rep Toms River 2012
11 Vin Gopal Dem Long Branch 2018
12 Samuel D. Thompson Dem* Old Bridge Township 2012
13 Declan O'Scanlon Rep Little Silver 2018
14 Linda R. Greenstein Dem Plainsboro Township 2010 ‡
15 Shirley Turner Dem Lawrence Township (Mercer) 1998
16 Andrew Zwicker Dem South Brunswick 2022
17 Bob Smith Dem Piscataway 2002
18 Patrick J. Diegnan Dem South Plainfield 2016 †
19 Joe Vitale Dem Woodbridge Township 1998
20 Joseph Cryan Dem Union Township (Union) 2018
21 Jon Bramnick Rep Westfield 2022
22 Nicholas Scutari Dem Linden 2004
23 Doug Steinhardt Rep Lopatcong Township 2022 †
24 Steve Oroho Rep Franklin (Sussex) 2008
25 Anthony M. Bucco Rep Boonton Township 2019 †
26 Joseph Pennacchio Rep Montville 2008
27 Richard Codey Dem Roseland 1982
28 Renee Burgess Dem Irvington 2022 †
29 Teresa Ruiz Dem Newark 2008
30 Robert Singer Rep Lakewood Township 1993 †
31 Sandra Bolden Cunningham Dem Jersey City 2007 †
32 Nicholas Sacco Dem North Bergen 1994
33 Brian P. Stack Dem Union City 2008
34 Nia Gill Dem Montclair 2002
35 Nellie Pou Dem North Haledon 2012
36 Paul Sarlo Dem Wood-Ridge 2003 †
37 Gordon M. Johnson Dem Englewood 2022
38 Joseph Lagana Dem Paramus 2018 †
39 Holly Schepisi Rep River Vale 2021 †
40 Kristin Corrado Rep Totowa 2017 †

Former members from this term

DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by
28 Ronald Rice Dem Newark 1986 ‡August 31, 2022Resigned due to health problems (later died in March 2023) [15] Renee Burgess [16]
23 Michael J. Doherty Rep Washington Township (Warren) 2009 ‡November 30, 2022Elected Warren County Surrogate [17] Doug Steinhardt [18] [19]

Notes

† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Thompson served as a Republican prior to February 2023

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