221st New Jersey Legislature

The 221st New Jersey Legislature began on January 9, 2024, following the 2023 elections for Assembly and Senate. It will end January 13, 2026.

221st New Jersey Legislature
← 220th Legislature 222nd Legislature →
The New Jersey State House in 2012
Overview
Legislative body	New Jersey Legislature
Jurisdiction	New Jersey, United States
Term	January 9, 2024 – January 13, 2026
New Jersey General Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Craig Coughlin[1]
Majority Leader	Louis Greenwald[1]
Minority Leader	John DiMaio[2]
Party control	Democratic Party
New Jersey Senate
Members	40
President	Nicholas Scutari[3]
Majority Leader	Teresa Ruiz[3]
Minority Leader	Anthony M. Bucco[4]
Party control	Democratic Party

This will be the first session of the state legislature where legislators will represent districts in the new legislative map that will be used until the 2031 election cycle.^[5]

The members of the Assembly will serve two-year terms through the end of the legislative session in January 2026 while members of the Senate elected in 2023 will serve four-year terms that will expire in January 2028 at the conclusion of the 222nd legislative session.

Of the 120 members of the legislature in the 220th legislative session, a third of them (40 members) will have changed from that legislative term to this one, the highest turnover rate in several years. This does include six legislators who are moving up from the Assembly to the Senate. The rest of those 40 officeholders either did not run for re-election (some of which were to run for other elected offices not in the state legislature and others were due to the loss of party support as part of redistricting) or lost re-election in the primary election in June 2023 or the general election in November 2023.^[6]

Assembly

See also: 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

Assembly composition

Starting January 9, 2024	Affiliation		Members
		Democratic Party	52
		Republican Party	28
	Total		80

Assembly leadership and committee chairs

Democratic caucus

As announced by Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin:^[7]

• Majority Leader: Asm. Louis D. Greenwald (D-Camden, Burlington)
• Speaker Pro Tempore: Asm. Benjie E. Wimberly (D-Bergen, Passaic)
• Majority Conference Leader: Asw. Annette Quijano (D-Union)
• Majority Whip: Asw. Carol Murphy (D-Burlington)
• Assembly Appropriations Chair: Asw. Lisa Swain (D-Bergen, Passaic)
• Policy Chair: Gary S. Schaer (D-Bergen, Passaic)
• Assembly Budget Chair: Asw. Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Essex)
• Constituent Outreach Chair: Asw. Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Mercer, Hudson)
• Deputy Speakers: Asw. Linda S. Carter (Middlesex, Somerset, Union), Asm. Herb Conaway (D-Burlington), Asm. Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer, Middlesex), Shanique Speight (D-Essex), Asw. Pamela R. Lampitt (D-Camden, Burlington), Asw. Yvonne Lopez (D-Middlesex)
• Deputy Majority Leaders: Asm. Roy Freiman (D-Somerset, Mercer, Middlesex, Hunterdon), Asm. Bill Moen, Jr. (D-Camden, Gloucester), Asm. Chris Tully (Bergen, Passaic), Asw. Shama Haider (D-Bergen)
• Parliamentarian: Asw. Ellen Park (Bergen)
• Deputy Parliamentarian: Asm. Sterley Stanley (D-Middlesex)
• Deputy Whips: Asm. Clinton Calabrese (D-Bergen, Passaic), Joseph Danielsen (D-Middlesex, Somerset)

Republican caucus

• Minority Leader: Asm. John DiMaio
• Deputy Minority Leader: Antwan L. McClellan (District 1)
• Minority Conference Leader: Christopher P. DePhillips (District 40)
• Minority Whip: Brian Bergen (District 26)
• Minority Budget Officer: Nancy F. Munoz (District 21)
• Minority Parliamentarian: Brian E. Rumpf (District 9)
• Minority Policy Chair: Gerry Scharfenberger (District 13)
• Minority Appropriations Officer: Jay Webber (District 26)
• Assistant Minority Leader: Robert D. Clifton (District 12)
• Deputy Minority Conference Leader: Victoria A. Flynn (District 13)
• Assistant Minority Conference Leader: Michele Matsikoudis (District 21)
• Assistant Minority Conference Leader: Christian E. Barranco (District 25)
• Deputy Minority Whip: Erik Peterson (District 23)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Donald A. Guardian (District 2)
• Assistant Minority Whip: Aura K. Dunn (District 25)

Committee chairs

As announced by Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin:<^[7]

• Aging and Human Services – Asw. Speight
• Appropriations – Asw. Swain
• Budget – Asw. Pintor Marin
• Children, Families and Food Security – Asw. Haider
• Commerce, Economic Development and Agriculture – Asm. William Spearman (D-Camden, Gloucester)
• Consumer Affairs – Asm. William Sampson (D-Hudson)
• Education – Asw. Lampitt
• Environment, Natural Resources, and Solid Waste – Asm. James Kennedy (D-Middlesex, Somerset, Union)
• Financial Institutions – Asm. Freiman
• Health – Asm. Conaway
• Higher Education – Asw. Carter
• Housing – Asw. Lopez
• Judiciary – Asw. Park
• Labor – Asm. Anthony Verrelli (D-Mercer, Hunterdon)
• Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations – Asm. Reginald Atkins (D-Union)
• Public Safety and Preparedness – Asm. Danielsen
• Military and Veterans Affairs – Asw. Cleopatra Tucker (D-Essex)
• Regulated Professions – Asm. Stanley
• State and Local Government – Asm. Robert J. Karabinchak (D-Middlesex)
• Telecommunications and Utilities – Asm. DeAngelo
• Tourism, Gaming and the Arts – Asm. Moen
• Transportation and Independent Authorities – Asm. Calabrese
• Community Development and Women’s Affairs – Asw. Shavonda E. Sumter (D-Bergen, Passaic)

Assembly members

The Assembly consists of 80 members, two for each district.

Legislative District	Assembly Member	Party		Assumed Office	Counties Represented	Residence
District 1	Erik Simonsen		Republican	January 14, 2020	Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland	Lower Township
	Antwan McClellan		Republican	January 14, 2020		Ocean City
District 2	Claire Swift		Republican	January 11, 2022	Atlantic	Margate City
	Don Guardian		Republican	January 11, 2022		Atlantic City
District 3	Heather Simmons		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Cumberland, Gloucester Salem	Glassboro
	David Bailey		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Woodstown
District 4	Dan Hutchison		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester	Gloucester Township
	Cody Miller		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Monroe Township
District 5	William Spearman		Democratic	June 30, 2018	Camden, Gloucester	Camden
	Bill Moen		Democratic	January 14, 2020		Camden
District 6	Louis Greenwald		Democratic	January 10, 2012	Burlington, Camden	Voorhees Township
	Pamela Rosen Lampitt		Democratic	January 10, 2006		Cherry Hill
District 7	Herb Conaway		Democratic	January 13, 1998	Burlington	Moorestown
	Carol A. Murphy		Democratic	January 9, 2018		Mount Laurel
District 8	Michael Torrissi		Republican	January 11, 2022	Atlantic, Burlington	Hammonton
	Andrea Katz		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Chesterfield Township
District 9	Brian E. Rumpf		Republican	June 23, 2003	Ocean	Little Egg Harbor
	Greg Myhre		Republican	January 9, 2024		Stafford
District 10	Gregory P. McGuckin		Republican	January 10, 2012	Ocean, Monmouth	Toms River
	Paul Kanitra		Republican	January 9, 2024		Point Pleasant Beach
District 11	Margie Donlon		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Monmouth	Ocean Township
	Luanne Peterpaul		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Long Branch
District 12	Alex Sauickie		Republican	July 23, 2022	Burlington, Middlesex, Ocean	Jackson Township
	Robert D. Clifton		Republican	January 10, 2012		Matawan
District 13	Vicky Flynn		Republican	January 11, 2022	Monmouth	Holmdel
	Gerard Scharfenberger		Republican	January 14, 2020		Middletown
District 14	Wayne DeAngelo		Democratic	January 8, 2008	Mercer, Middlesex	Hamilton Township
	Tennille McCoy		Democratic	January 8, 2024		Hamilton Township
District 15	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson		Democratic	February 15, 2018	Hunterdon, Mercer	Trenton
	Anthony Verrelli		Democratic	August 5, 2018		Hopewell Township
District 16	Mitchelle Drulis		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset	East Amwell
	Roy Freiman		Democratic	January 9, 2018		Hillsborough Township
District 17	Joseph Danielsen		Democratic	October 16, 2014	Middlesex, Somerset	Franklin Township
	Kevin Egan		Democratic	January 9, 2024		New Brunswick
District 18	Sterley Stanley		Democratic	January 27, 2021	Middlesex	East Brunswick
	Robert Karabinchak		Democratic	May 26, 2016		Edison
District 19	Craig Coughlin		Democratic	January 12, 2010	Middlesex	Woodbridge
	Yvonne Lopez		Democratic	January 9, 2018		Perth Amboy
District 20	Annette Quijano		Democratic	September 25, 2008	Union	Elizabeth
	Reginald Atkins		Democratic	January 11, 2022		Roselle
District 21	Michele Matsikoudis		Republican	January 11, 2022	Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Union	New Providence
	Nancy Munoz		Republican	May 21, 2009		Summit
District 22	James J. Kennedy		Democratic	January 12, 2016	Somerset, Union	Rahway
	Linda S. Carter		Democratic	May 24, 2018		Plainfield
District 23	Erik Peterson		Republican	December 7, 2009	Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren	Franklin Township
	John DiMaio		Republican	February 21, 2009		Hackettstown
District 24	Dawn Fantasia		Republican	January 9, 2024	Morris, Sussex, Warren	Franklin Borough
	Mike Inganamort		Republican	January 9, 2024		Chester Township
District 25	Aura Dunn		Republican	November 21, 2019 ‡	Morris, Passaic	Mendham Borough
	Christian Barranco		Republican	January 11, 2022		Jefferson
District 26	Brian Bergen		Republican	January 14, 2020	Morris, Passaic	Denville
	Jay Webber		Republican	January 8, 2008		Morris Plains
District 27	Rosy Bagolie		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Essex, Passaic	Livingston
	Alixon Collazos-Gill		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Montclair
District 28	Cleopatra Tucker		Democratic	January 8, 2008	Essex, Union	Newark
	Garnet Hall		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Maplewood
District 29	Eliana Pintor Marin		Democratic	September 11, 2013	Essex, Hudson	Newark
	Shanique Speight		Democratic	January 9, 2018		Newark
District 30	Sean T. Kean		Republican	January 10, 2012 ±	Monmouth, Ocean	Wall
	Avi Schnall		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Lakewood Township
District 31	Barbara McCann Stamato		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hudson	Jersey City
	William Sampson		Democratic	January 11, 2022		Bayonne
District 32	Jessica Ramirez		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hudson	Jersey City
	John Allen		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Hoboken
District 33	Gabe Rodriguez		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hudson	West New York
	Julio Marenco		Democratic	January 9, 2024		North Bergen
District 34	Michael Venezia		Democratic	January 9, 2024	Essex	Bloomfield
	Carmen Morales		Democratic	January 9, 2024		Belleville
District 35	Shavonda E. Sumter		Democratic	January 10, 2012	Bergen, Passaic	Paterson
	Benjie E. Wimberly		Democratic	January 10, 2012		Paterson
District 36	Gary Schaer		Democratic	January 10, 2006	Bergen, Passaic	Passaic
	Clinton Calabrese		Democratic	February 10, 2018		Cliffside Park
District 37	Ellen Park		Democratic	January 11, 2022	Bergen	Englewood Cliffs
	Shama Haider		Democratic	January 11, 2022		Tenafly
District 38	Lisa Swain		Democratic	May 24, 2018	Bergen	Fair Lawn
	Chris Tully		Democratic	May 24, 2018		Bergenfield
District 39	John V. Azzariti		Republican	January 9, 2024	Bergen	Saddle River
	Robert Auth		Republican	January 14, 2014		Old Tappan
District 40	Al Barlas		Republican	January 9, 2024	Bergen, Passaic	Cedar Grove
	Christopher DePhillips		Republican	January 9, 2018		Wyckoff

‡ 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 to 2008

Senate

See also: 2023 New Jersey Senate election

Senate composition

Starting January 9, 2024	Affiliation		Members
		Democratic Party	25
		Republican Party	15
	Total		40

Senate leadership

Democratic caucus

• Majority Leader: Sen. Theresa Ruiz
• Assistant Majority Leader: James Beach (District 6)
• Assistant Majority Leader: Linda R. Greenstein (District 14)
• Assistant Majority Leader: Gordon M. Johnson (District 37)
• Deputy Majority Leader: Paul A. Sarlo (District 36)
• Senate President Pro Tempore: Shirley K. Turner (District 15)
• Democratic Conference Chair: Vin Gopal (District 11)
• Majority Caucus Chair: Nellie Pou (District 35)
• Majority Whip: Troy Singleton (District 7)

Republican caucus

• Minority Leader: Sen. Anthony M. Bucco
• Deputy Republican Leader: Robert W. Singer (District 30)
• Deputy Republican Leader: Joseph Pennacchio (District 26)
• Conference Leader: Holly T. Schepisi (District 39)
• Budget Officer: Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr. (District 13)
• Ranking Member Judiciary Committee: Kristin M. Corrado (District 40)
• Republican Whip: Michael L. Testa Jr. (District 1)
• Deputy Conference Leader: Vincent J. Polistina District 2)

Committee chairs

As announced by Senate President Nick Scutari:^[8]

• Community and Urban Affairs: Senator Singleton
• Budget and Appropriations: Senator Sarlo
• Economic Growth: Senator Cruz-Perez
• Judiciary: Senator Stack
• Education: Senator Gopal
• Environment and Energy: Senator Smith
• Military and Veterans: Senator Johnson
• Labor: Senator Lagana
• Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens: Senator Vitale
• Higher Education: Senator Cryan
• State Government, Wagering, and Historic Preservation: Senator Beach
• Transportation: Senator Diegnan
• Senate Legislative Oversight: Senator Zwicker
• Commerce: Senator Pou
• Law and Public Safety: Senator Greenstein

Senate members

The Senate consists of 40 members, one for each district.

District	Senator	Party	Assumed office	Counties represented	Residence
District 1	Mike Testa	Republican	December 5, 2019	Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland	Vineland
District 2	Vincent J. Polistina	Republican	November 8, 2021	Atlantic	Egg Harbor Township
District 3	John Burzichelli	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Cumberland, Gloucester Salem	Paulsboro
District 4	Paul D. Moriarty	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester	Washington Township
District 5	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	Democratic	December 15, 2014	Camden, Gloucester	Barrington
District 6	James Beach	Democratic	January 3, 2009	Burlington, Camden	Voorhees Township
District 7	Troy Singleton	Democratic	January 9, 2018	Burlington	Palmyra
District 8	Latham Tiver	Republican	January 9, 2024	Atlantic, Burlington	Southampton
District 9	Carmen Amato	Republican	January 9, 2024	Ocean	Lacey
District 10	James W. Holzapfel	Republican	January 10, 2012	Ocean, Monmouth	Toms River
District 11	Vin Gopal	Democratic	January 9, 2018	Monmouth	Long Branch
District 12	Owen Henry	Republican	January 9, 2024	Burlington, Middlesex, Ocean	Old Bridge Township
District 13	Declan O'Scanlon	Republican	January 9, 2018	Monmouth	Little Silver
District 14	Linda R. Greenstein	Democratic	December 6, 2010	Mercer, Middlesex	Plainsboro Township
District 15	Shirley Turner	Democratic	January 13, 1998	Hunterdon, Mercer	Lawrence Township
District 16	Andrew Zwicker	Democratic	January 11, 2022	Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset	South Brunswick
District 17	Bob Smith	Democratic	January 8, 2002	Middlesex, Somerset	Piscataway
District 18	Patrick J. Diegnan	Democratic	May 9, 2016	Middlesex	South Plainfield
District 19	Joe F. Vitale	Democratic	January 13, 1998	Middlesex	Woodbridge
District 20	Joseph Cryan	Democratic	January 9, 2018	Union	Union Township
District 21	Jon Bramnick	Republican	January 11, 2022	Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Union	Westfield
District 22	Nicholas Scutari	Democratic	January 13, 2004	Somerset, Union	Linden
District 23	Doug Steinhardt	Republican	December 19, 2022	Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren	Lopatcong
District 24	Parker Space	Republican	January 9, 2024	Morris, Sussex, Warren	Wantage
District 25	Anthony M. Bucco	Republican	October 24, 2019	Morris, Passaic	Boonton Township
District 26	Joseph Pennacchio	Republican	January 8, 2008	Morris, Passaic	Rockaway Township
District 27	John F. McKeon	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Essex, Passaic	West Orange
District 28	Renee Burgess	Democratic	September 29, 2022	Essex, Union	Irvington
District 29	Teresa Ruiz	Democratic	January 8, 2008	Essex, Hudson	Newark
District 30	Robert W. Singer	Republican	October 14, 1993	Monmouth, Ocean	Lakewood Township
District 31	Angela V. McKnight	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hudson	Jersey City
District 32	Raj Mukherji	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Hudson	Jersey City
District 33	Brian P. Stack	Democratic	January 8, 2008	Hudson	Union City
District 34	Britnee Timberlake	Democratic	January 9, 2024	Essex	East Orange
District 35	Nellie Pou	Democratic	January 10, 2012	Bergen, Passaic	North Haledon
District 36	Paul Sarlo	Democratic	May 19, 2003	Bergen, Passaic	Wood-Ridge
District 37	Gordon M. Johnson	Democratic	January 11, 2022	Bergen	Englewood
District 38	Joseph Lagana	Democratic	April 12, 2018	Bergen	Paramus
District 39	Holly Schepisi	Republican	March 25, 2021	Bergen	River Vale
District 40	Kristin Corrado	Republican	October 5, 2017	Bergen, Passaic	Totowa

See also

• List of New Jersey state legislatures

References

1. David Wildstein (November 9, 2023). "Fourth term will make Coughlin the longest-serving N.J. Assembly Speaker". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
2. "Assembly Republicans Reelect DiMaio as Leader". Insider NJ. Insider NJ. November 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
3. David Wildstein (November 9, 2023). "Scutari re-elected Senate President, Ruiz gets another term as Majority Leader". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
4. "Bucco Unanimously Re-Elected as Senate Republican Caucus Leader". New Jersey Senate Republicans. New Jersey Senate Republican Office. November 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
5. Legislative Districts 2023-2030, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
6. Fox, Joey (November 21, 2023). "The final tally of who's leaving Trenton this year". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
7. Coughlin Announces Assembly Committee Chair Appointments for 221st Legislative Session, Insider NJ, January 10, 2024
8. Scutari Announces Committee Assignments for 221st Legislature, Insider NJ, January 10, 2024

External links

• Official website