Nia H. Gill is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician,who represented the 34th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate from 2002 to 2024. She ran unsuccessfully as a candidate in the June 2012 primary election to fill the seat in Congress left vacant by the death of Donald M. Payne,the former U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district. Gill was the State Senate President pro Tempore from 2010 to 2018,succeeded by Teresa Ruiz.
Ronald L. Rice was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1986 to 2022. He represented the 28th Legislative District. Rice is one of the longest-serving state senators in New Jersey history.
Sean T. Kean is an American Republican Party politician,who has represented the 30th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since being sworn into office on January 10,2012. Prior to redistricting,Kean served in the New Jersey Senate from 2008 to 2012,representing the 11th legislative district. He had previously represented the 11th district in the General Assembly from 2002 to 2008.
John F. McKeon is an American Democratic Party politician who represents the 27th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate,which primarily covers the western portion of Essex County. McKeon previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002 to 2024,where he was Assistant Majority Whip (2004–05),Assistant Majority Leader (2006–07),Majority Whip (2008–09),Deputy Speaker (2010–11) and was the Parliamentarian from 2022 to 2024. He is also a former mayor of West Orange.
William D. Payne is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 until 2008 where he represented the 29th legislative district. He served as the Assembly's Deputy Majority Conference Leader from 2002-2008.
Oadline Truitt is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2006 to 2008,where she represented the 28th legislative district.
Sandra Bolden Cunningham is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 2007 to 2024,where she represented the 31st Legislative District. She was sworn into office on November 8,2007. She is the widow of former Jersey City Mayor Glenn Cunningham,who died in 2004.
Ralph R. Caputo is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2008 to 2023,where he represented the 28th Legislative District. He had previously served on the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 2003 to 2011 and as a Republican in the General Assembly from 1968 until 1972.
Cleopatra Gibson Tucker is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 28th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008.
Maria Teresa Ruiz is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since taking office on January 8,2008. She has served as the Senate Majority Leader since 2022,becoming the first Latina to lead either the Assembly or Senate,after succeeding Loretta Weinberg upon her retirement from the Senate.
Annette M. Quijano is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since September 25,2008,having been selected by Union County Democrats to succeed Neil M. Cohen,who resigned on July 28,2008,amid allegations of child pornography on an official computer.
Marion Crecco was an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1986 to 2002,where she represented the 30th Legislative District (1986–1992) and then the 34th Legislative District (1992–2002) following redistricting in the wake of the 1990 United States census.
Daniel R. Benson is an American Democratic Party politician who is the current Mercer County Executive and a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 14th Legislative District. Benson,who previously served on the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders,replaced Assemblywoman Linda R. Greenstein,after she was elected to the New Jersey Senate in a special election. He was sworn in on January 10,2011,to fill Greenstein's vacant Assembly seat.
New Jersey's 28th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Essex County municipalities of Maplewood,Irvington and South Orange,along with portions of Newark;and the Union County municipality of Hillside.
Troy E. Singleton is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 7th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since January 9,2018. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from November 21,2011 until he took office in the state senate.
Eliana Pintor Marin is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly,having been named to the seat on September 11,2013,to fill the vacant seat of Alberto Coutinho following his resignation. Pintor Marin has served as the Assembly Budget Chair since 2018.
The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11,2022,following the 2021 elections for Assembly and Senate. It ended on January 9,2024.
Alex Sauickie is an American Republican Party politician who was selected on August 11,2022,to fill a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly representing New Jersey's 12th legislative district. That seat had been held by Ronald S. Dancer until it was vacated by his death on July 23,2022.
Rosaura Bagolie is an American school administrator and Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 27th legislative district,having taken office on January 9,2024.
Garnet R. Hall is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 28th legislative district,having taken office on January 9,2024.
