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For the current session, see New Jersey General Assembly, 2008-2010 term.
| New Jersey General Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Lower House of New Jersey Legislature |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Joseph J. Roberts, D |
| Speaker pro tempore | Jerry Green, D |
| Majority Leader | Bonnie Watson Coleman, D |
| Minority Leader | Alex DeCroce, R |
| Structure | |
| Members | 80 |
| Political groups | Democratic Party (48 seats) Republican Party (32 seats) |
| Meeting place | |
| New Jersey State House, Trenton, New Jersey | |
| Website | |
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average populations of 210,359 (2000 figures). To be eligible to run, a potential candidate must be at least 21 years of age, and must have lived in New Jersey for at least two years prior to the election. They also must be residents of their districts. Membership in the Assembly is considered a part-time job, and many members have employment in addition to their legislative work. Assembly members serve two-year terms, elected every odd-numbered year in November. Several members of the Assembly hold other elective office, as they are grandfathered in under a New Jersey law that banned multiple office holding in 2007.
The Assembly is led by the Speaker of the Assembly, who is elected by the membership. The Speaker is the second in line after the President of the Senate to replace the Governor, should he prove unable to execute his duties. The Speaker decides the schedule for the Assembly, which bills will be considered, appoints committee chairmen, and generally runs the business of the Assembly.
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Composition
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 50 | 30 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
| Current | 48 | 31 | 80 | 1 |
| Latest voting share | 60.8% | 39.2% | ||
List of past Assembly Speakers
The following is a list of Speakers of the Assembly since 1776.[1]
- 1776-78: John Hart, Hunterdon
- 1778-79: Caleb Camp, Essex
- 1780: Josiah Hornblower, Essex
- 1781: John Meheim, Hunterdon
- 1782-83: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland
- 1784: Daniel Hendrickson, Monmouth
- 1784-86: Benjamin Van Cleve, Hunterdon
- 1787: Ephraim Harris, Cumberland
- 1788: Benjamin Van Cleve, Hunterdon
- 1789: John Beatty, Middlesex
- 1790: Jonathan Dayton, Essex
- 1791: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland
- 1792-94: Silas Condict, Morris
- 1795: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland
- 1796: James H. Imlay, Monmouth
- 1797: Silas Condict, Morris
- 1798-1800: William Coxe, Burlington
- 1801: Silas Dickerson, Sussex
- 1802: William Coxe, Burlington
- 1803: Peter Gordon, Hunterdon
- 1804-07: James Cox, Monmouth
- 1808-09: Lewis Condict Morris
- 1810-11: William Kennedy, Sussex
- 1812: William Pearson, Burlington
- 1813: Ephraim Bateman, Cumberland
- 1814-15: Samuel Pennington, Essex
- 1816: Charles Clark, Essex
- 1817: Ebenezer Elmer, Cumberland
- 1818-22: David Thompson, Jr., Morris
- 1823: Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Cumberland
- 1824: David Johnston, Hunterdon
- 1825-26: George K. Drake, Morris
- 1827-28: William B. Ewing, Cumberland
- 1829-31: Alexander Wurts, Hunterdon
- 1832: John P. Jackson, Essex
- 1833-35: Daniel B. Ryall, Monmouth
- 1836: Thomas G. Haight, Monmouth
- 1837-38: Lewis Condict, Morris
- 1839: William Stites, Essex
- 1840-41: John Emley, Burlington
- 1842: Samuel Halsey, Morris
- 1843-44: Joseph Taylor, Cumberland
- 1845: Isaac Van Wagenen, Essex
- 1846: Lewis Howell, Cumberland
- 1847-48: John W. C. Evans, Burlington
- 1849: Edward W. Whelpley, Morris
- 1850: John T. Nixon, Cumberland
- 1851: John H. Phillips, Mercer
- 1852: John Huyler, Bergen
- 1853-54: John W. Fennimore, Burlington
- 1855: William Parry, Burlington
- 1856: Thomas W. Demarest, Bergen
- 1857: Andrew Dutcher, Mercer
- 1858: Daniel Holsman, Bergen
- 1859: Edwin Salter, Ocean
- 1860: Austin H. Patterson, Monmouth
- 1861: Frederick Halstead Teese, Essex
- 1862: Charles Haight, Monmouth
- 1863: James T. Crowell, Middlesex
- 1864: Joseph N. Taylor, Passaic
- 1865: Joseph T. Crowell, Union
- 1866: John Hill, Morris
- 1867: G. W. N. Curtis, Camden
- 1868: Augustus O. Evans, Hudson
- 1869-70: Leon Abbett, Hudson
- 1871: Albert P. Condit, Essex
- 1872: Nathaniel Niles, Morris
- 1873: Isaac L. Fisher, Middlesex
- 1874: Garret A. Hobart, Passaic
- 1875: George O. Vanderbilt, Mercer
- 1876: John D. Caracallen, Hudson
- 1877: Rudolph F. Rabe, Hudson
- 1878: John Egan, Union
- 1879: Schuyler B. Jackson, Essex
- 1880: Sherman B. Oviatt, Monmouth
- 1881: Harrison Van Duyne, Essex
- 1882: John T. Dunn, Union
- 1883: Thomas O'Connor, Essex
- 1884: A. B. Stoney, Monmouth
- 1885-86: Edward Ambler Armstrong, Camden
- 1887: William M. Baird, Warren
- 1888: Samuel D. Dickinson, Hudson
- 1889: Robert S. Hudspeth, Hudson
- 1890: William Christian Heppenheimer, Hudson
- 1891-92: James J. Bergen, Somerset
- 1893: Thomas Flynn, Passaic
- 1894: John I. Holt, Passaic (resigned May 26th)
- 1894-95: Joseph Cross, Union
- 1896: Louis T. DeRousse, Camden
- 1897: George W. MacPherson, Mercer
- 1898-99: David O. Watkins, Gloucester
- 1900: Benjamin Franklin Jones, Essex
- 1901-1902: William J. Bradley, Camden
- 1903: John G. Horner, Burlington
- 1904-1905: John Boyd Avis, Gloucester
- 1906: Samuel K. Robbins, Burlington
- 1907: Edgar E. Lethbridge, Essex
- 1908: Frank B. Jess, Camden
- 1909: John D. Prince, Passaic
- 1910: Harry P. Ward, Bergen
- 1911: Edward Kenny, Hudson
- 1912: Thomas F. McCran, Passaic
- 1913: Leon R. Taylor, Monmouth (became Acting Governor October 28)
- 1914: Azariah M. Beekman, Somerset
- 1915: Carlton Godfrey, Atlantic
- 1916: Charles C. Pilgrim, Essex
- 1917: Edward Schoen, Essex
- 1918: Charles A. Wolverton, Camden
- 1919: Arthur N. Pierson, Union
- 1920: W. Irving Glover, Bergen
- 1921: George S. Hobart, Essex
- 1922: T. Harry Rowland, Camden
- 1923: William W. Evans, Passaic
- 1924: Harry G. Eaton, Essex
- 1925: Clifford R. Powell, Burlington
- 1926: Ralph W. Chandless, Bergen
- 1927: Anthony J. Siracusa, Atlantic
- 1928: Thomas L. Hanson, Middlesex
- 1929: Guy George Gabrielson, Essex
- 1930: William B. Knight, Camden
- 1931: Russell S. Wise, Passaic
- 1932: Joseph Greenberg, Hudson
- 1933: Charles A. Otto, Jr., Union (resigned November 14)
- 1933: Herbert J. Pascoe, Union
- 1934: Joseph Altman, Atlantic
- 1935: Lester H. Clee, Essex
- 1936: Marcus W. Newcomb, Burlington
- 1937: Thomas G. Walker, Hudson (resigned November 30)
- 1937: Fred W. De Voe, Middlesex
- 1938-1939: Herbert J. Pascoe, Union
- 1940-1941: Roscoe P. McClave, Bergen
- 1942: John E. Boswell, Cape May
- 1943: Manfield G. Amlicke, Passaic
- 1944: Dominic A. Cavicchia, Essex
- 1945: Freas L. Hess, Somerset
- 1946: Walter H. Jones, Bergen
- 1947: Leon Leonard, Atlantic
- 1948: Joseph L. Brescher, Union
- 1949: Hugh L. Mehorter, Gloucester
- 1950: Percy A. Miller, Jr., Essex (resigned)
- 1950: James E. Fraser, Atlantic (died in office)
- 1951: Merrill H. Thompson, Monmouth
- 1952: Lawrence A. Cavinato, Bergen
- 1953: Elvin R. Simmill, Monmouth
- 1954: G. Clifford Thomas, Union
- 1955: Paul M. Salsburg, Atlantic
- 1956: Leo J. Mosch, Essex
- 1957: Elden Mills, Morris
- 1958: William F. Hyland, Camden
- 1959: William Kurtz, Middlesex
- 1960: Maurice V. Brady, Hudson
- 1961: Le Roy J. D'Aloia, Essex
- 1962: John W. Davis, Salem
- 1963: Elmer M. Matthews, Essex
- 1964: Alfred N. Beadleston, Monmouth
- 1965: Marion West Higgins, Bergen
- 1966: Maurice V. Brady (resigned)
- 1966: Frederick H. Hauser, Hudson
- 1967: Robert J. Halpin, Cumberland
- 1968: Albert S. Smith, District 2
- 1969: Peter Moraites, District 13D
- 1970: William K. Dickey, District 3C
- 1971: Barry T. Parker, District 4B
- 1972-1973: Thomas Kean, District 11E
- 1974-1976: S. Howard Woodson, 13th District (resigned)
- 1976: Joseph A. LeFante, 31st District
- 1977: William J. Hamilton, 17th District
- 1978-1982: Christopher Jackman, 33rd District
- 1982-1985: Alan Karcher, 19th District
- 1986-1990: Chuck Hardwick, 21st District
- 1990-1992: Joseph Doria, 31st District
- 1992-1996: Chuck Haytaian, 23rd District
- 1996-2002: Jack Collins, 3rd District
- 2002-2006: Albio Sires, 33rd District
- 2006-present: Joseph J. Roberts, 5th District
See also
References
- ^ Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1977. http://books.google.com/books?id=1ClMAAAAMAAJ.
External links
- New Jersey Legislature Website
- Assembly Democrats (Official Site)
- Assembly Republicans (Official Site)
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