220th New Jersey Legislature
219th Legislature 221st Legislature
The New Jersey State House in 2012
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 11, 2022 – January 9, 2024
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerCraig Coughlin
Minority LeaderJohn DiMaio
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentNicholas Scutari
Minority LeaderSteve Oroho (January 11, 2022–June 30, 2023)
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–January 9, 2024)[1]
Party controlDemocratic Party

The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11, 2022, following the 2021 elections for Assembly and Senate. It ended on January 9, 2024.

Assembly

Assembly composition

January 11, 2022 – July 23, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total 80
July 23, 2022 – September 15, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 33
Vacancies 1
Total 79
September 15, 2022 – March 22, 2023 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total 80
March 22, 2023 – May 25, 2023 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 45
  Republican Party 34
Vacancies 1
Total 79
May 25, 2023 – December 31, 2024 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total 80
January 1, 2024 – January 8, 2024 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 45
  Republican Party 34
Vacancies 1
Total 79
January 8, 2024 – January 9, 2024 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 46
  Republican Party 34
Total 80

Assembly leadership

Position Name
Democratic Leadership
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin[2]
Majority Leader Louis Greenwald[2]
Deputy Majority Leaders Joseph V. Egan, Roy Freiman, Thomas Giblin, Angela McKnight, Bill Moen, Gabriela Mosquera & Chris Tully[3]
Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore Benjie Wimberly[2]
Majority Whip Carol A. Murphy[4]
Conference Leader Annette Quijano[2]
Republican Leadership Minority Leader John DiMaio[5]
Deputy Minority Leader Nancy Munoz[6]
Minority Whip Antwan McClellan[5]
Conference Leader Ned Thomson[5]

Assembly members

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

District Name Party Residence First served
1 Antwan McClellanRepOcean City2020
Erik SimonsenRepLower Township2020
2 Don GuardianRepAtlantic City2022
Claire SwiftRepMargate City2022
3 Bethanne McCarthy-PatrickRepMannington Township2022
Beth SawyerRepWoolwich Township2022
4 Paul MoriartyDemWashington Township (Gloucester)2006
Gabriela MosqueraDemGloucester Township2012 †
5 Bill MoenDemBellmawr2020
William SpearmanDemCamden2018 †
6 Louis GreenwaldDemVoorhees Township1996
Pamela Rosen LampittDemCherry Hill2006
7 Herb ConawayDemDelran Township1998
Carol A. MurphyDemMount Laurel2018
8 Michael TorrissiRepHammonton2022
Brandon UmbaRepMedford2022
9 DiAnne GoveRepBarnegat Township2009 †
Brian E. RumpfRepLittle Egg Harbor Township2003 †
10 John CatalanoRepBrick Township2020
Gregory P. McGuckinRepToms River2012
11 Kimberly EulnerRepShrewsbury2022
Marilyn PipernoRepColts Neck Township2022
12 Robert D. CliftonRepMatawan2012
Alex SauickieRepJackson Township2022 †
13 Vicky FlynnRepHolmdel Township2022
Gerard ScharfenbergerRepMiddletown Township2020
14 Wayne DeAngeloDemHamilton Township (Mercer)2008
Tennille McCoyDem2024 †
15 Verlina Reynolds-JacksonDemTrenton2018 †
Anthony VerrelliDemHopewell Township (Mercer)2018 †
16 Roy FreimanDemHillsborough Township2018
Sadaf JafferDemMontgomery Township2022
17 Joseph DanielsenDemFranklin Township (Somerset)2014 †
Joseph V. EganDemNew Brunswick2002
18 Robert KarabinchakDemEdison2016 †
Sterley StanleyDemEast Brunswick2021 †
19 Craig CoughlinDemWoodbridge Township2010
Yvonne LopezDemPerth Amboy2018
20 Reginald AtkinsDemRoselle2022
Annette QuijanoDemElizabeth2008 †
21 Michele MatsikoudisRepNew Providence2022
Nancy MunozRepSummit2009 †
22 Linda CarterDemPlainfield2018 †
James J. KennedyDemRahway2016
23 John DiMaioRepHackettstown2009 †
Erik PetersonRepFranklin Township (Hunterdon)2009 †
24 Parker SpaceRepWantage Township2013 †
Hal WirthsRepHardyston Township2018
25 Brian BergenRepDenville Township2020
Aura K. DunnRepMendham Borough2019 ‡
26 Christian BarrancoRepJefferson Township2022
Jay WebberRepMorris Plains2008
27 Mila JaseyDemSouth Orange2007 †
John F. McKeonDemWest Orange2002
28 Jackie YusteinDemGlen Ridge2023 †
Cleopatra TuckerDemNewark2008
29 Eliana Pintor MarinDem2013 †
Shanique SpeightDem2018
30 Sean T. KeanRepWall Township2012 ±
Ned ThomsonRep2017 †
31 Angela V. McKnightDemJersey City2016
William SampsonDemBayonne2022
32 Angelica M. JimenezDemWest New York2012
Pedro MejiaDemSecaucus2018 †
33 Annette ChaparroDemHoboken2016
Raj MukherjiDemJersey City2014
34 Thomas P. GiblinDemMontclair2006
Britnee TimberlakeDemEast Orange2018 †
35 Shavonda E. SumterDemPaterson2012
Benjie WimberlyDem2012
36 Clinton CalabreseDemCliffside Park2018 †
Gary SchaerDemPassaic2006
37 Shama HaiderDemTenafly2022
Ellen ParkDemEnglewood Cliffs2022
38 Lisa SwainDemFair Lawn2018 †
Chris TullyDemBergenfield2018 †
39 Robert AuthRepOld Tappan2014
DeAnne DeFuccioRepUpper Saddle River2021 †
40 Christopher DePhillipsRepWyckoff2018
Kevin J. RooneyRep2016 †

Former members from this term

District Name Party Residence First served Left office Cause Replaced by
12 Ronald Dancer Rep Plumsted Township 2002 † July 23, 2022 Death (long illness)[7] Alex Sauickie[8]
28 Ralph R. Caputo Dem* Nutley 2008* March 21, 2023 Appointed to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey[9] Jackie Yustein
14 Daniel R. Benson Dem Hamilton Township (Mercer) 2011 † December 31, 2023 Resignation prior to taking office as Mercer County Executive[10] Tennille McCoy[11]

Notes

† 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 to 2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968 to 1972

Senate

Senate composition

January 11, 2022 – August 31, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total 40
September 1, 2022 – September 29, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 23
  Republican Party 16
Vacancies 1
Total 39
September 29, 2022 – November 30, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total 40
November 30, 2022 – December 19, 2022 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 15
Vacancies 1
Total 39
December 19, 2022 – February 13, 2023 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 24
  Republican Party 16
Total 40
February 13, 2023–present Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 25
  Republican Party 15
Total 40

Senate leadership

Position Name
Democratic Leadership Senate President Nicholas Scutari[12]
Majority Leader Teresa Ruiz[13]
Deputy Majority Leader Paul Sarlo[13]
Senate President Pro-Tempore Sandra Bolden Cunningham[13]
Majority Whip Troy Singleton[13]
Conference Leader Vin Gopal[13]
Senate Majority Caucus Chair Nellie Pou[13]
Senate Deputy President Pro-Tempore Richard Codey[13]
Republican Leadership Minority Leader Steve Oroho (January 11, 2023–June 30, 2023)[14][1]
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–present)[1]
Deputy Minority Leaders Joseph Pennacchio and Robert Singer[14]
Minority Whip Anthony M. Bucco (until July 1, 2023)[14][1]
Conference Leader Kristin Corrado[14]
Deputy Conference Leader Holly Schepisi[14]

Senate members

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

District Name Party Residence First served
1 Mike TestaRepVineland2019 ‡
2 Vincent J. PolistinaRepEgg Harbor Township2021 †
3 Edward DurrRepLogan Township2022
4 Fred H. MaddenDemWashington Township (Gloucester)2004
5 Nilsa Cruz-PerezDemBarrington2014 †
6 James BeachDemVoorhees Township2009 †
7 Troy SingletonDemDelran Township2018
8 Jean StanfieldRepWestampton2022
9 Christopher J. ConnorsRepLacey Township2008
10 James W. HolzapfelRepToms River2012
11 Vin GopalDemLong Branch2018
12 Samuel D. ThompsonDem*Old Bridge Township2012
13 Declan O'ScanlonRepLittle Silver2018
14 Linda R. GreensteinDemPlainsboro Township2010 ‡
15 Shirley TurnerDemLawrence Township (Mercer)1998
16 Andrew ZwickerDemSouth Brunswick2022
17 Bob SmithDemPiscataway2002
18 Patrick J. DiegnanDemSouth Plainfield2016 †
19 Joe VitaleDemWoodbridge Township1998
20 Joseph CryanDemUnion Township (Union)2018
21 Jon BramnickRepWestfield2022
22 Nicholas ScutariDemLinden2004
23 Doug SteinhardtRepLopatcong Township2022 †
24 Steve OrohoRepFranklin (Sussex)2008
25 Anthony M. BuccoRepBoonton Township2019 †
26 Joseph PennacchioRepMontville2008
27 Richard CodeyDemRoseland1982
28 Renee BurgessDemIrvington2022 †
29 Teresa RuizDemNewark2008
30 Robert SingerRepLakewood Township1993 †
31 Sandra Bolden CunninghamDemJersey City2007 †
32 Nicholas SaccoDemNorth Bergen1994
33 Brian P. StackDemUnion City2008
34 Nia GillDemMontclair2002
35 Nellie PouDemNorth Haledon2012
36 Paul SarloDemWood-Ridge2003 †
37 Gordon M. JohnsonDemEnglewood2022
38 Joseph LaganaDemParamus2018 †
39 Holly SchepisiRepRiver Vale2021 †
40 Kristin CorradoRepTotowa2017 †

Former members from this term

District Name Party Residence First served Left office Cause Replaced by
28 Ronald Rice Dem Newark 1986 ‡ August 31, 2022 Resigned due to health problems (later died in March 2023)[15] Renee Burgess[16]
23 Michael J. Doherty Rep Washington Township (Warren) 2009 ‡ November 30, 2022 Elected Warren County Surrogate[17] Doug Steinhardt[18][19]

Notes

† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Thompson served as a Republican prior to February 2023

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 Wildstein, David (November 4, 2021). "Coughlin gets third term as Assembly Speaker". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. "Legislative Leadership". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
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  6. Riger, Margo (November 10, 2021). "Munoz to become Assembly deputy minority leader". New Jersey Assembly GOP. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  7. David Wildstein (July 23, 2022). "Ronald Dancer, longtime assemblyman, dies at 73". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  8. Fox, Joey (August 11, 2022). "Sauickie will be next LD12 assemblyman after convincing convention victory". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  9. Sobko, Katie (March 23, 2023). "Ralph Caputo, Essex assemblyman, resigns to take Horizon board seat". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  10. Wildstein, David (December 28, 2023). "Benson resigning Assembly seat early; McCoy will fill one-day unexpired term". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  11. Wildstein, David (January 9, 2024). "37 new lawmakers take office at noon". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. Wildstein, David (November 12, 2021). "Scutari wins senate presidency, set to replace Sweeney in January". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Fox, Joey (January 3, 2022). "Singleton elevated to Senate Majority Whip". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Fox, Joey; Wildstein, David (November 4, 2021). "Oroho elected Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  15. Pizarro, Max (August 19, 2022). "Senator Ronald L. Rice Retiring from Senate at the End of August". Insider NJ. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  16. Fox, Joey (September 9, 2022). "Burgess wins Rice's Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington's first-ever senator". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  17. Miller, Rudy (November 8, 2022). "Mike Doherty wins surrogate race in Warren County, unofficial results say". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  18. Bresswein, Kurt (December 10, 2022). "Doug Steinhardt appointed to finish N.J. Senate term in Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset". NJ.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  19. Fox, Joey (December 19, 2022). "Steinhardt sworn in as State Senate's newest member". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media.
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