New Jersey's 32nd legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It encompasses the Hudson County municipalities of Hoboken and portions of Jersey City.
Demographic information As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 243,875, of whom 195,978 (80.4%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 77,997 (32.0%) White, 8,905 (3.7%) African American, 3,808 (1.6%) Native American, 29,614 (12.1%) Asian, 119 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 75,874 (31.1%) from some other race, and 47,558 (19.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 139,402 (57.2%) of the population.
The district had 132,194 registered voters , of whom 69,052 (52.2%) were registered as Democrats, 46,598 (35.2%) were registered as unaffiliated, 14,931 (11.3%) were registered as Republicans and 1,613 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.Statewide Voter Registration Summary by Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State, December 1, 2023. Accessed January 26, 2023.
Political representation
The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 8th and 10th congressional districts.
Apportionment history When the 40-district map was created in 1973, the 32nd district consisted of most of northern Jersey City and North Bergen. For the 1981 redistricting, again a northern section of Jersey City was included as well as North Bergen, Secaucus, Kearny, East Newark, and Harrison. No major changes occurred in the 1991 redistricting though a narrower portion of Jersey City made up a part of the 32nd district and Fairview and Edgewater were added to the district for the first time. In the 2001 redistricting, Edgewater was removed and the Jersey City portion of the district was relegated to just the northern corner of the city. All of Jersey City was removed in the 2011 redistricting, but Edgewater was re-added and Guttenberg and West New York were added to the district for the first time.
In February 2018, Assemblyman and former Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto was selected to head the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and subsequently resigned his seat. Democratic committee members in Bergen and Hudson Counties selected Pedro Mejia as his replacement; he was sworn in on April 12.
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 Jessica Ramirez to run for the two Assembly seats, with Raj Mukherji shifting from the 33rd district to run for senate.Fox, Joey. "Mejia at last confirms he won’t run for re-election", New Jersey Globe, January 17, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "More than a week after the fate of his Assembly seat was publicly announced, Assemblyman Pedro Mejia (D-Secaucus) at last said today that he won’t run for re-election this year.... But legislative redistricting proved to be Mejia’s undoing.... The neighboring 32nd district will also send two new faces to the Assembly, with Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) running for the Senate and Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) stepping down after losing party support. They’ll be replaced on the county line by Jessica Ramirez and John Allen." Ramirez and Allen defeated Republican Robert Ramos, the only other candidate running in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, while Mukherji defeated Republican Ilyas Mohammed.Connolly, John. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
Election history Session Senate General Assembly 1974–1975 Joseph W. Tumulty (D)Michael P. Esposito (D)Michael J. Marino (D) 1976–1977 Michael P. Esposito (D)Alina Miszkiewicz (D) 1978–1979 David Friedland (D) Thomas F. Cowan (D)Robert C. Janiszewski (D)1980–1981 Thomas F. Cowan (D)Robert C. Janiszewski (D)James A. Galdieri (D)Elected in a November 1980 special election, sworn in on November 10, 1980 1982–1983 Frank E. Rodgers (D)Thomas F. Cowan (D)Robert C. Janiszewski (D) 1984–1985 Thomas F. Cowan (D)Paul Cuprowski (D)Anthony P. Vainieri (D) 1986–1987 Frank J. Gargiulo (R)Charles J. Catrillo (R) 1988–1989 Thomas F. Cowan (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)David C. Kronick (D) 1990–1991 Anthony Impreveduto (D)David C. Kronick (D) 1992–1993 Thomas F. Cowan (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)David C. Kronick (D) 1994–1995 Nicholas Sacco (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 1996–1997 Anthony Impreveduto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 1998–1999 Nicholas Sacco (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2000–2001 Anthony Impreveduto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2002–2003 Nicholas Sacco (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2004–2005 Nicholas Sacco (D)Anthony Impreveduto (D)Resigned on November 18, 2004 following his conviction for misuse of campaign fundsJoan M. Quigley (D)Vincent Prieto (D)Appointed to the Assembly on December 13, 2004 2006–2007 Vincent Prieto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2008–2009 Nicholas Sacco (D)Vincent Prieto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2010–2011 Vincent Prieto (D)Joan M. Quigley (D) 2012–2013 Nicholas Sacco (D)Vincent Prieto (D)Angelica M. Jimenez (D) 2014–2015 Nicholas Sacco (D)Vincent Prieto (D)Angelica M. Jimenez (D) 2016–2017 Vincent Prieto (D)Angelica M. Jimenez (D) 2018–2019 Nicholas Sacco (D)Vincent Prieto (D)Resigned on February 26, 2018 to become President and CEO of the Sports and Exposition AuthorityAngelica M. Jimenez (D)Pedro Mejia (D)Appointed to the Assembly on April 12, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term 2020–2021 Pedro Mejia (D)Angelica M. Jimenez (D) 2022–2023 Nicholas Sacco (D)Pedro Mejia (D)Angelica M. Jimenez (D) 2024–2025 Raj Mukherji (D)Jessica Ramirez (D)John Allen (D) 2026–2027 Ravi Bhalla (D)Katie Brennan (D)
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