| Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. | |
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| Assumed office January 12, 2006 |
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| Governor | Richard Codey, Jon Corzine |
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| Preceded by | Albio Sires |
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| Assumed office July 28, 1987 Serving with Nilsa Cruz-Perez |
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| Preceded by | Francis J. Gorman |
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| Born | July 14, 1952 |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University |
| Website | Assembly Majority Web site |
Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. (born July 14, 1952) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1987, where he represents the 5th legislative district. He has been Speaker of the Assembly since 2006.
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Biography
Roberts graduated with a B.A. from Rutgers University in Political Science and received an M.A. from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania in Administration.[1]
He served on the Bellmawr Board of Education from 1976-1977 and on the Bellmawr Borough Council from 1977-1980. He was the Chair of the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1980-1987.
Roberts was first elected to the General Assembly in 1987. He served as Assistant Minority Leader from 1994-1995, Minority Budget Officer from 1996-1998, and Majority Leader from 2002-2006. Roberts became the Assembly Speaker at the start of the 2006-2007 session, replacing Albio Sires who stepped down as Speaker at the end of the previous term. He serves in the Assembly as Chair of the Legislative Services Commission.[1]
He has been a member of the Democratic National Committee since 2001 and was Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 2001-2002.[1]
On September 2, 2009, Roberts announced that he would not seek re-election to his Assembly seat.[2] On September 12, the Camden and Gloucester Democratic county committees held a special meeting to choose Roberts' replacement on the November general election ballot. They unanimously selected Donald Norcross, co-chairman of the Camden County Democratic Committee and brother of South Jersey political boss George Norcross III.[3]
Sheila Y. Oliver, the current chair of the Assembly Human Services Committee, is expected to succeed Roberts as Speaker.[4]
District 5
Each of the forty districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The other representatives from the 5th District for the 2008-2009 legislative session are:
- Senator Dana Redd, and
- Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez
References
- ^ a b c Assemblyman Roberts' legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed February 25, 2008.
- ^ "N.J. Speaker Joseph Roberts will not seek re-election". NewJerseyNewsroom.com. 2009-09-02. http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/nj-speaker-joseph-roberts-will-not-seek-re-election. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ "Norcross nominated to take Assembly seat being vacated by Roberts". Gloucester County Times. 2009-09-12. http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2009/09/norcross_nominated_to_take_ass.html. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ http://www.politickernj.com/wallye/33771/oliver-has-votes-become-next-assembly-speaker
External links
- Assemblyman Roberts' legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature
- New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms
- Assembly Member Joseph J. 'Joe' Roberts Jr., Project Vote Smart
- New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003
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| Preceded by Thomas P. Giblin |
Chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee June 2001– January 2002 |
Succeeded by Bonnie Watson Coleman |
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| Preceded by Paul DiGaetano |
Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly 2002 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Bonnie Watson Coleman |
| Preceded by Albio Sires |
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly 2006 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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| Democrat (48 seats) | Republican (32 seats, one of which is vacant as of November 2009) | |||
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