Passaic is a city in Passaic County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census,the city was the state's 16th-most-populous municipality,with a population of 70,537,falling behind Bayonne,an increase of 756 (+1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 69,781,which in turn reflected an increase of 1,920 residents (+2.8%) from the 2000 census population of 67,861. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 68,903 for 2023,making it the 552nd-most populous municipality in the nation. Among cities with more than 50,000 people,Passaic was the fifth-most densely populated municipality in the United States,with more than 22,000 people per square mile.
William James Pascrell Jr. was an American politician who was a U.S. representative from New Jersey from 1997 until his death in 2024. Pascrell was a member of the Democratic Party and a native of Paterson. Before his election to the House of Representatives,Pascrell served in the New Jersey General Assembly for four terms beginning in 1988 and was elected to two terms as mayor of Paterson.
Herbert C. Klein was an American businessman,attorney,and politician who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for one term from 1993 to 1995.
Thomas Francis Hogan is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,who served as director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts from October 17,2011,until June 30,2013.
Nelida "Nellie" Avila Pou is an American civil servant and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative from New Jersey’s 9th congressional district. Pou,a Democrat,previously served in the New Jersey Senate from 2012 to 2025 and the New Jersey General Assembly from 1997 to 2012,representing the 35th Legislative District. When Pou was sworn into the Assembly on January 29,1997,to succeed Bill Pascrell,she became the first woman and the first Hispanic to represent the 35th district.
New Jersey's 9th congressional district is an urban congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey,and was represented in Congress by Democrat Bill Pascrell until his death in 2024,first elected in 1996 from the old 8th district. The 9th district consists largely of municipalities in Bergen and Passaic Counties.
Stuart Jeff Rabner is the chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He served as New Jersey Attorney General,chief counsel to Governor Jon Corzine,and as a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.
The New Jersey Redistricting Commission is a constitutional body of the government of New Jersey tasked with redrawing the state's Congressional election districts after each decade's census. Like Arizona,Idaho,Hawaii,Montana,and Washington;the redistricting is completed within an independent,bipartisan commission. The apportionment of members of the Redistricting Commission is carefully balanced between legislative and executive majorities and is purposefully designed to allow the minority party an equal number of seats on the commission. This commission deals with districts for the U.S. House of Representatives while the New Jersey Apportionment Commission deals with legislative districts for the New Jersey Legislature.
Thomas Lee Ambro is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Clyde Roger Vinson was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Until May 3,2013,he was also a member of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
Vincent Pasquale Biunno was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Liam O'Grady is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. In 2020,he was appointed as a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court and as a judge of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court. He retired in August 2023.
Frederick Bernard Lacey was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Nicholas H. Politan was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
David Joel Friedland was an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Hudson County,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1966 to 1974 and then was elected to the Senate,serving from 1978 until his conviction on racketeering charges in 1980.
Morris Pashman was a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court,and before that a judge on New Jersey Superior Court and Mayor of Passaic,New Jersey. On the New Jersey Supreme Court,Pashman issued opinions in two major murder cases,advocated for the equal citizenship rights of the mentally handicapped and was one of the few dissenting votes objecting to the jailing of a reporter who refused to turn over his notes in a murder case.
Esther Salas is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark,New Jersey. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2006 until her confirmation as a district judge in 2011. Salas is the first Hispanic woman to serve as a United States magistrate judge and as a United States District Judge in the District of New Jersey.
Julien Xavier Neals is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Zahid Nisar Quraishi is an American judge. He is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court. He is the first Muslim Article III federal judge confirmed by the United States Senate.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 5,2024,to elect the twelve U.S. representatives from the State of New Jersey,one from all twelve of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on June 4,2024.
