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.

Background Elections will be held in November 2019 for all 80 seats in the Assembly and one Senate seat. After Senator Jeff Van Drew resigned to join The United States House of Representatives Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak was appointed to fill his seat, creating a special election to be held in November 2019. Cumberland County Republican Chairman Mike Testa, and former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi announced their intentions to run for the republican nomination for senate in the 1st District. In the Assembly, as of March 30, 2019, Assemblymen David Wolfe, Michael Patrick Carroll, and Assemblywomen Amy Handlin, Patricia Egan Jones have all announced their planned retirement from the Assembly. During the June primaries 8th District Assemblyman Joe Howarth lost to former Burlington County Sheriff Jean Stanfield.

The Senate seat vacated by the September 2019 death of Anthony Bucco will be filled first by an interim appointment and then by a special election in 2020.

Composition

Assembly AffiliationMembers Democratic Party52 Republican Party28Total80

Senate AffiliationMembers Democratic Party25 Republican Party15Total40

Leadership

Senate Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership Senate President, Steve Sweeney Majority Leader, Loretta Weinberg President Pro-Tempore, Teresa Ruiz Conference Chair, Vin Gopal Minority Leader, Tom Kean, Jr. Deputy Minority Leader, Bob Singer Minority Whip, Joe Pennacchio Conference Chair, Kristin Corrado

Assembly Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership Senate President, Craig Coughlin Majority Leader, Louis Greenwald Speaker Pro-Tempore, Gordon M. Johnson Conference Chair, Annette Quijano Minority Leader, Jon Bramnick Deputy Minority Leaders, Ronald S. Dancer, Holly Schepisi, BettyLou DeCroce Minority Whip, Ned Thompson Conference Chair, Nancy Munoz, John DiMaio

Members Senate The Senate has 40 members, one for each district. DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served Rep Vineland 2019 ‡ Rep Egg Harbor Township 2021 † Dem West Deptford Township 2002 Dem Washington Township (Gloucester) 2004 Dem Barrington 2014 † Dem Voorhees Township 2009 † Dem Palmyra 2018 Dem* Evesham Township 2010 † Rep Lacey Township 2008 Rep Toms River 2012 Dem Long Branch 2018 Rep Old Bridge Township 2012 Rep Little Silver 2018 Dem Plainsboro Township 2010 ‡ Dem Lawrence Township (Mercer) 1998 Rep Branchburg 2008 Dem Piscataway 2002 Dem South Plainfield 2016 † Dem Woodbridge Township 1998 Dem Union Township (Union) 2018 Rep Westfield 2003 † Dem Linden 2004 Rep Washington Township (Warren) 2009 ‡ Rep Franklin 2008 Rep Boonton Township 2019 † Rep Montville 2008 Dem Roseland 1982 Dem Newark 1986 ‡ Dem 2008 Rep Lakewood Township 1993 † Dem Jersey City 2007 † Dem North Bergen 1994 Dem Union City 2008 Dem Montclair 2002 Dem North Haledon 2012 Dem Wood-Ridge 2003 †Vacant Dem N/A Dem Paramus 2018 † Rep River Vale 2021 † Rep Totowa 2017 †

Former members from this term DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by Rep Demarest 1982 February 20, 2021 Death (brief illness) Holly Schepisi Rep Ventnor City 2018 July 19, 2021 Resigned to accept a position at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Vincent J. Polistina Dem Teaneck 2005 † January 7, 2022 Appointed to the Board of Directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey N/A1

† First appointed to the seat ‡ Elected in a special election * Addiego had served as a Republican prior to 2019 1 Seat remained vacant for remainder of term

Assembly The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district. DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst served Rep Ocean City2020 Rep Lower Township2020 Dem Buena Vista Township2018 Dem Northfield2014 Dem Paulsboro2002 Dem Woolwich Township2015 † Dem Washington Township (Gloucester)2006 Dem Gloucester Township2012 † Dem Camden 2020 Dem 2018 † Dem Voorhees Township1996 Dem Cherry Hill2006 Dem Delran Township1998 Dem Mount Laurel2018 Rep Hainesport Township2018 Rep Westampton2020 Rep Long Beach Township2009 † Rep Little Egg Harbor2003 † Rep Brick Township2020 Rep Toms River2012 Dem Freehold Township2016 Dem Neptune Township 2016 Rep Matawan2012 Rep Plumsted Township2002 † Rep Holmdel Township2018 Rep Middletown Township2020 Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer)2011 † Dem 2008 Dem Trenton2018 † Dem Hopewell Township (Mercer)2018 † Dem Hillsborough Township2018 Dem South Brunswick2016 Dem Franklin Township (Somerset)2014 † Dem New Brunswick2002 Dem Edison2016 † Dem East Brunswick2021 † Dem Woodbridge Township2010 Dem Perth Amboy2018 Dem Roselle 2015 † Dem Elizabeth2008 † Rep Westfield2003 † Rep Summit2009 † Dem Plainfield 2018 † Dem Rahway2016 Rep Hackettstown2009 † Rep Franklin Township (Hunterdon)2009 † Rep Wantage Township 2013 † Rep Hardyston Township 2018 Rep Denville2020 Rep Mendham Borough2019 ‡ Rep Parsippany-Troy Hills2012 † Rep Morris Plains2008 Dem South Orange2007 † Dem West Orange2002 Dem* Bloomfield2008* Dem Newark2008 Dem 2013 † Dem 2018 Rep Wall Township2012 ± Rep 2017 † Dem Bayonne2016 Dem Jersey City2016 Dem West New York2012 Dem Secaucus 2018 † Dem Hoboken2016 Dem Jersey City2014 Dem Montclair2006 Dem East Orange2018 † Dem Paterson2012 Dem 2012 Dem Cliffside Park2018 † Dem Passaic2006 Dem Englewood2006 Dem 2002 Dem Fair Lawn2018 † Dem Bergenfield2018 † Rep Old Tappan2014 Rep Upper Saddle River 2021 † Rep Wyckoff2018 Rep 2016 †

† First appointed to the seat ‡ Dunn was appointed to the seat in November 2019. The appointment expired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 term in January 2020. She was reappointed again in February 2020 after the start of the next term, and then won the seat in a special election in November 2020. ± Kean previously served in the Assembly from 2002–2008 * Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968–1972

Former members from this term DistrictNamePartyResidenceFirst servedLeft officeCauseReplaced by Dem East Brunswick 2014 December 31, 2020 Elected Middlesex County Clerk Sterley Stanley Rep River Vale 2012 March 25, 2021 Appointed to the District's Senate seat DeAnne DeFuccio

See also List of New Jersey state legislatures

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