New Jersey Democratic State Committee
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The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Jersey. LeRoy J. Jones Jr. is the chair and Peg Schaffer is the vice chair.[2] Its main rival is the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
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| Chairperson | LeRoy J. Jones Jr. |
| Headquarters | 194-196 West State Street Trenton, NJ |
| Membership (2025) | 2,535,498[1] |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| U.S. Senate seats | 2 / 2
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| U.S. House seats | 9 / 12
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| State Senate seats | 25 / 40
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| State General Assembly seats | 52 / 80
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| Website | |
| www.njdems.org | |
It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling every statewide office, including both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, as well as 9 out of 12 U.S. House seats and both chambers of the state legislature.
Structure
The NJDSC has a 13-member executive committee. The party also has a county chair for each of the state's 21 counties.
Current elected officials
Summarize
Perspective
The New Jersey Democratic Party holds a majority in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly. The party also holds both U.S. Senate seats, 7 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats, and the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Members of Congress
U.S. Senate
Democrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
Senior U.S. Senator Cory Booker
Junior U.S. Senator Andy Kim
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U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 9 are held by Democrats:
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Statewide officials
Democrats control the New Jersey governorship and the lieutenant governorship.
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State legislative leaders
- President of the Senate: Nicholas Scutari
- Majority Leader: Teresa Ruiz
- President Pro Tempore: Shirley Turner
- Deputy Majority Leader: Paul Sarlo
- Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin
- Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Annette Quijano
State representatives
New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Assembly
Mayors
List of chairmen and chairwomen
- James R. Nugent (1908–1911)
- Edward Everett Grosscup (1911–1919)
- Charles F. McDonald (1919–1922)
- Harry Heher (1922–1932)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1932–1935)
- William H. Kelly (1935–1938)
- David Theodore Wilentz (1938)
- Crawford Jamieson (1939)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1940–1944)
- Edward J. Hart (1944–1953)
- Charles R. Howell (1953–1954)
- George E. Brunner (1954–1961)
- Thorn Lord (1961–1965)
- Robert J. Burkhardt (1965–1969)
- Salvatore A. Bontempo (1969–1973)
- James P. Dugan (1973–1977)
- Richard J. Coffee (1977–1981)
- James F. Maloney (1981–1985)
- Raymond M. Durkin (1985–1990)
- Philip M. Keegan (1990–1992)
- Raymond Lesniak (1992–1994)
- Tom Byrne (1994–1997)
- Thomas P. Giblin (1997–2001)
- Joseph J. Roberts (2001–2002)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (2002–2006)
- Joseph Cryan (2006–2010)
- John Wisniewski (2010–2013)
- John Currie (2013–2021)
- LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. (2021–present)
References
External links
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