Jessica Ramirez | |
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Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 32nd district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2024 Servingwith John Allen | |
Preceded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | Puerto Rico | October 20, 1975
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Stockton University (BA) 1998 Seton Hall University School of Law (JD) 2001 [1] |
Website | Legislative webpage |
Jessica Ramirez is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 32nd legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
A partner at the law firm of D'Arcy Johnson Day and a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, Ramirez moved from Puerto Rico as a child, not speaking any English. She graduated from Stockton University and earned her Juris Doctor from the Seton Hall University School of Law [2]
In the wake of the 2021 apportionment, the reconfiguration of municipalities in the 32nd and 33rd districts and the incumbent Assembly members in those districts choosing to retire or run for other elective office, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose newcomers John Allen and Ramirez to run for the two Assembly seats. [3] Ramirez and Allen defeated Republican Robert Ramos, the only other candidate running in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election. [4] [5] Ramirez was one of 27 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats. [6]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [7]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two representatives in the New Jersey General Assembly. [8] The representatives from the 32nd District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [9]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jessica Ramirez | 15,197 | 45.7 | |
Democratic | John Allen | 14,391 | 43.3 | |
Republican | Robert Ramos | 3,665 | 11.0 | |
Total votes | 33,253 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Democratic hold |
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