East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York City metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River,directly adjacent to the city of New Brunswick and located roughly 29 miles (47 km) away from New York City. As of the 2020 United States census,the township's population was 49,715,its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,203 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 47,512,which in turn reflected an increase of 756 (+1.6%) from the 46,756 counted in the 2000 census.
Louis D. Greenwald is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 6th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9,1996. He has served as the Assembly Majority Leader since January 10,2012.
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.
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.
Ronald Stanley Dancer was an American Republican Party politician. He spent nearly 20 years in the New Jersey General Assembly,initially representing the 30th legislative district between 2002 and 2012. He later redistricted to the 12th legislative district in 2012,serving until his death in 2022.
Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician who has represented the 18th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2016.
Peter J. Barnes III was an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey Senate,where he represented the 18th Legislative District until 2016,when he was appointed New Jersey Superior Court judge. He previously served in the General Assembly from 2007 to 2014. Barnes previously served on the Assembly Judiciary Committee,the Appropriations Committee and the Environment and Solid Waste Committee.
Cleopatra Gibson Tucker is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 28th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2008.
Craig John Coughlin is an American Democratic Party politician,who has represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2010. He has served as the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018. He is the longest serving Speaker of the General Assembly in History.
New Jersey's 17th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of New Brunswick,North Brunswick,Piscataway,along with the Somerset County municipalities of Franklin Township and South Bound Brook.
New Jersey's 18th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of East Brunswick Township,Edison Township,Milltown,Highland Park Borough,Metuchen Borough,South Plainfield Borough and South River Borough.
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.
Nancy J. Pinkin is an American Democratic Party politician,who has been the County Clerk of Middlesex County,New Jersey since 2021,before which she served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2020 where she represented the 18th Legislative District.
Joseph Danielsen is an American Democratic Party politician,who represents the 17th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he has served since October 16,2014,after being appointed to fill the vacant seat of Upendra J. Chivukula,who left office to take a seat as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Robert J. Karabinchak is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he has represented the 18th Legislative District since being appointed to office in May 2016.
Edward H. Thomson III is an American Republican Party politician who represented the 30th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from August 24,2017 to January 9,2024. He replaced Dave Rible,who left office to serve as Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Thomson had previously served as mayor of Wall Township. He has served since 2022 as the Minority Conference Leader in the General Assembly.
The 219th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14,2020,following the 2019 elections for Assembly,and one special election for Senate. It ended on January 11,2022.
Brian Bergen is an American Republican Party politician who has represented the 26th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2024. He had represented the 25th district when he took office in January 14,2020.
The 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 2,2021. New Jersey voters elected two assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly.
Christian Barranco is an American politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 25th district since 2024,before which he represented the 26th district after taking office on January 11,2022. He served on the Pompton Lakes borough council from 2017 to 2019.
