Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. was an American liberal Democratic politician. He represented parts of Newark,New Jersey and surrounding Essex and Hudson counties for twenty terms from 1949 to 1989. He was the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives from New Jersey until passed by Chris Smith in 2021.
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.
Peter A. Inverso is an American banker and Republican Party politician,who represented New Jersey's 14th legislative district in the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2008.
John J. Burzichelli is an American Democratic Party politician from Paulsboro,New Jersey,who has the Senator from the state's 3rd Legislative District since January 9,2024,a seat which he won by defeating incumbent Edward Durr in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.
Herbert C. Conaway Jr. is an American Democratic Party politician,who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998,where he represents the 7th Legislative District.
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.
Peter J. "Pete" Biondi was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1998 until his death in 2011,where he represented the 16th Legislative District.
Wilfredo Caraballo is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2008. He represented the 29th legislative district. Caraballo also served as the assembly's speaker pro tempore in the 2006–2008 legislative session,he was the parliamentarian from 2002 to 2006 and associate minority leader from 1998 to 2001.
John Scott Wisniewski is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 2018,where he represented the 19th Legislative District. He was a Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election,he lost in the primary election to Phil Murphy.
Thomas P. Giblin is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district,having taken office on January 10,2006. He has been the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader since 2008.
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.
Alberto Coutinho is a former American Democratic Party politician,who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from May 1997 to January 1998 and again from January 8,2008,until his resignation on September 11,2013. He was eventually sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to theft and falsifying records,thus ending his career in New Jersey politics.
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.
Steven V. Oroho is an American Republican Party politician,who served in the New Jersey Senate from January 8,2008,to January 9. 2024,where he represented the 24th Legislative District. Oroho served as State Senate Minority Leader after being elected during a State Senate Republicans Caucus meeting,replacing Thomas Kean Jr.
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.
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.
Vincent Mazzeo is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2022,representing the 2nd Legislative District.
Carmine Robert Sarcone was an American Republican Party politician. He served in both houses of the New Jersey State Legislature,and sought the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey in 1977.
Shanique Davis Speight is an American Democratic Party politicians who represents the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018,succeeding Blonnie R. Watson,who chose not to run for reelection. Speight has served in the Assembly as the Deputy Parliamentarian since 2022.
