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the current session, see <a href="/wiki/221st_New_Jersey_Legislature" title="221st New Jersey Legislature">221st New Jersey Legislature</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Upper_House" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper House">Upper House</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data">None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">New session started</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 9, 2024</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Nicholas Scutari</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 11, 2022 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">President pro tempore</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Turner" title="Shirley Turner">Shirley Turner</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 9, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Majority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Ruiz_(politician)" title="Teresa Ruiz (politician)">Teresa Ruiz</a> (<a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>) <br />since January 11, 2022 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Minority Leader</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_M._Bucco" title="Anthony M. Bucco">Anthony M. Bucco</a> (<a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">R</a>) <br />since July 1, 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">40</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:NJSenate22diagram.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/NJSenate22diagram.png/250px-NJSenate22diagram.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/NJSenate22diagram.png 1.5x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="193" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Majority</b> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (25)</li></ul> <p><b>Minority</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Republican_Party" title="New Jersey Republican Party">Republican</a> (15)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data">4 years (with one two-year term each decade)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Authority</th><td class="infobox-data">Article IV, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Constitution">New Jersey Constitution</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$49,000/year</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 New Jersey State Senate election">November 7, 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2027_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2027 New Jersey State Senate election (page does not exist)">November 2, 2027</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Apportionment_Commission" title="New Jersey Apportionment Commission">New Jersey Apportionment Commission</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Jersey_State_House,_Senate_chamber.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg/220px-New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg/330px-New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg/440px-New_Jersey_State_House%2C_Senate_chamber.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data label">State Senate Chamber<br /><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_House" title="New Jersey State House">New Jersey State House</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_New_Jersey" title="Trenton, New Jersey">Trenton</a>, New Jersey</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="border-top: 2px solid #3333FF; border-bottom: 2px solid #3333FF">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/Default.asp">New Jersey State Legislature</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>New Jersey Senate</b> is the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a> by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislative_Council" title="New Jersey Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225 (2020 figure). Each district has one senator and two members of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a>, the lower house of the legislature. Prior to the election in which they are chosen, senators must be a minimum of 30 years old and a resident of the state for four years to be eligible to serve in office.<sup id="cite_ref-Our_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1844 until 1965 (when the <i><a href="/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims" title="Reynolds v. Sims">Reynolds v. Sims</a></i> US Supreme Court decision mandated all state legislators be elected from districts of roughly equal population), each county was an electoral district electing one senator. Under the 1844 Constitution, the <a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">term of office</a> was three years, which was changed to four years with the 1947 Constitution. Since 1968 the Senate has consisted of 40 senators, who are elected in a 2-4-4 cycle. Senators serve a two-year term at the beginning of each decade, with the rest of the decade divided into two four-year terms. The 2-4-4 cycle was put into place so that Senate elections can reflect the changes made to the district boundaries on the basis of the decennial <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Census">United States Census</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Our_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Our-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> If the cycle were not put into place, then the boundaries would sometimes be four years out of date before being used for Senate elections. Rather, with the varied term, the boundaries are only two years out of date. Thus elections for Senate seats take place in years ending with a 1, 3, or 7 (i.e. next elections in 2027, 2031, and 2033). </p><p>Interim appointments are made to fill vacant legislative seats by the county committee or committees of the party of the vacating person (since a constitutional amendment passed on November 8, 1988). The office is on the ballot for the next general election, even if the other Senate seats are not up for election in that year (such as in years ending with a 5 or 9, such as 2009 or 2015). The sole exception to this is if the vacancy occurred within 51 days of the election, in which case the appointment stands until the following general election.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th rowspan="3">Affiliation </th> <th colspan="2">Party <div style="font-size:80%">(Shading indicates majority caucus)</div> </th> <th rowspan="3">Total </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="height:5px"> <td style="background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td style="background-color:black"> </td></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Democratic_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Democratic Party">Democratic</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Republican_Party" title="New Jersey Republican Party">Republican</a> </th> <th>Vacant </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">Begin 2018–2020 legislature </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25 </td> <td>15 </td> <th>40 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">End 2018–2020 legislature </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">26 </td> <td>13 </td> <th>39 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2020–2022 legislature </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25 </td> <td>15 </td> <th>40 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2022–2024 legislature </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24 </td> <td>16 </td> <th>40 </th> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <th nowrap="" style="font-size:80%">2024–2026 legislature </th> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25 </td> <td>15 </td> <th>40 </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th>Latest voting share </th> <th style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><span data-sort-value="7001600000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>60% </th> <th><span data-sort-value="7001375000000000000♠" style="display:none"></span>37.5% </th> <th colspan="2"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_state_senators">List of state senators</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of state senators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>District </th> <th>Senator </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Assumed office </th> <th>Counties represented </th> <th>Residence </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1st_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 1</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Testa, Mike"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Testa" title="Mike Testa">Mike Testa</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>December 5, 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic County, New Jersey">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_May_County,_New_Jersey" title="Cape May County, New Jersey">Cape May</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_New_Jersey" title="Cumberland County, New Jersey">Cumberland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vineland,_New_Jersey" title="Vineland, New Jersey">Vineland</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2nd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="2nd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 2</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Polistina, Vincent J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_J._Polistina" title="Vincent J. Polistina">Vincent J. Polistina</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>November 8, 2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic County, New Jersey">Atlantic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Egg_Harbor_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey">Egg Harbor Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/3rd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 3</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Burzichelli, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Burzichelli" title="John Burzichelli">John Burzichelli</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_New_Jersey" title="Cumberland County, New Jersey">Cumberland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey" title="Gloucester County, New Jersey">Gloucester</a> <a href="/wiki/Salem_County,_New_Jersey" title="Salem County, New Jersey">Salem</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paulsboro,_New_Jersey" title="Paulsboro, New Jersey">Paulsboro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/4th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 4</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Moriarty, Paul D."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_D._Moriarty" title="Paul D. Moriarty">Paul D. Moriarty</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic County, New Jersey">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_New_Jersey" title="Camden County, New Jersey">Camden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey" title="Gloucester County, New Jersey">Gloucester</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Township,_Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey" title="Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey">Washington Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/5th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 5</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cruz-Perez, Nilsa"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nilsa_Cruz-Perez" title="Nilsa Cruz-Perez">Nilsa Cruz-Perez</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>December 15, 2014 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_New_Jersey" title="Camden County, New Jersey">Camden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey" title="Gloucester County, New Jersey">Gloucester</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barrington,_New_Jersey" title="Barrington, New Jersey">Barrington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/6th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 6</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Beach, James"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_Beach" title="James Beach">James Beach</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 3, 2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington_County,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington County, New Jersey">Burlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_New_Jersey" title="Camden County, New Jersey">Camden</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Voorhees_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Voorhees Township, New Jersey">Voorhees Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/7th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 7</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Singleton, Troy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Troy_Singleton" title="Troy Singleton">Troy Singleton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington_County,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington County, New Jersey">Burlington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palmyra,_New_Jersey" title="Palmyra, New Jersey">Palmyra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/8th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 8</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Tiver, Latham"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Latham_Tiver" title="Latham Tiver">Latham Tiver</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Atlantic County, New Jersey">Atlantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Burlington_County,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington County, New Jersey">Burlington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southampton_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Southampton Township, New Jersey">Southampton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/9th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 9</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Amato, Carmen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Amato_(politician)" title="Carmen Amato (politician)">Carmen Amato</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ocean_County,_New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey">Ocean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lacey_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lacey Township, New Jersey">Lacey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/10th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="10th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 10</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Holzapfel, James W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/James_W._Holzapfel" title="James W. Holzapfel">James W. Holzapfel</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 10, 2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ocean_County,_New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey">Ocean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toms_River,_New_Jersey" title="Toms River, New Jersey">Toms River</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/11th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 11</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Gopal, Vin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vin_Gopal" title="Vin Gopal">Vin Gopal</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Long_Branch,_New_Jersey" title="Long Branch, New Jersey">Long Branch</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/12th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 12</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Henry, Owen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Owen_Henry" title="Owen Henry">Owen Henry</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Burlington_County,_New_Jersey" title="Burlington County, New Jersey">Burlington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean_County,_New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey">Ocean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Bridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Old Bridge Township, New Jersey">Old Bridge Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/13th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="13th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 13</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="O'Scanlon, Declan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Declan_O%27Scanlon" title="Declan O'Scanlon">Declan O'Scanlon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 9, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Silver,_New_Jersey" title="Little Silver, New Jersey">Little Silver</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/14th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="14th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 14</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Greenstein, Linda R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Linda_R._Greenstein" title="Linda R. Greenstein">Linda R. Greenstein</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>December 6, 2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Plainsboro_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Plainsboro Township, New Jersey">Plainsboro Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/15th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 15</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Turner, Shirley"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shirley_Turner" title="Shirley Turner">Shirley Turner</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 13, 1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Township,_Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey">Lawrence Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/16th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 16</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Zwicker, Andrew"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Zwicker" title="Andrew Zwicker">Andrew Zwicker</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 11, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_New_Jersey" title="Mercer County, New Jersey">Mercer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Brunswick,_New_Jersey" title="South Brunswick, New Jersey">South Brunswick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="17th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 17</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Smith, Bob"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Smith_(New_Jersey_state_senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Smith (New Jersey state senator)">Bob Smith</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 8, 2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Piscataway,_New_Jersey" title="Piscataway, New Jersey">Piscataway</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/18th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 18</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Diegnan, Patrick J."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Diegnan" title="Patrick J. Diegnan">Patrick J. Diegnan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>May 9, 2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/South_Plainfield,_New_Jersey" title="South Plainfield, New Jersey">South Plainfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/19th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 19</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Vitale, Joe F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_F._Vitale" title="Joe F. Vitale">Joe F. Vitale</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 13, 1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woodbridge_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Woodbridge Township, New Jersey">Woodbridge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/20th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="20th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 20</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Cryan, Joseph"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Cryan" title="Joseph Cryan">Joseph Cryan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_Township,_Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union Township, Union County, New Jersey">Union Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 21</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bramnick, Jon"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jon_Bramnick" title="Jon Bramnick">Jon Bramnick</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 11, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Middlesex County, New Jersey">Middlesex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_New_Jersey" title="Morris County, New Jersey">Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Westfield,_New_Jersey" title="Westfield, New Jersey">Westfield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/22nd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="22nd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 22</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Scutari, Nicholas"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Nicholas Scutari</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 13, 2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Linden,_New_Jersey" title="Linden, New Jersey">Linden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/23rd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="23rd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 23</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Steinhardt, Doug"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Doug_Steinhardt" title="Doug Steinhardt">Doug Steinhardt</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>December 19, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hunterdon_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hunterdon County, New Jersey">Hunterdon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Somerset_County,_New_Jersey" title="Somerset County, New Jersey">Somerset</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_New_Jersey" title="Warren County, New Jersey">Warren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lopatcong_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lopatcong Township, New Jersey">Lopatcong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/24th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="24th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 24</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Space, Parker"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Parker_Space" title="Parker Space">Parker Space</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_New_Jersey" title="Morris County, New Jersey">Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sussex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Sussex County, New Jersey">Sussex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_New_Jersey" title="Warren County, New Jersey">Warren</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wantage_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Wantage Township, New Jersey">Wantage</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/25th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="25th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 25</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bucco, Anthony M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_M._Bucco" title="Anthony M. Bucco">Anthony M. Bucco</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>October 24, 2019 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_New_Jersey" title="Morris County, New Jersey">Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boonton_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Boonton Township, New Jersey">Boonton Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/26th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 26</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Pennacchio, Joseph"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Pennacchio" title="Joseph Pennacchio">Joseph Pennacchio</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>January 8, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Morris_County,_New_Jersey" title="Morris County, New Jersey">Morris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rockaway_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Rockaway Township, New Jersey">Rockaway Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/27th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="27th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 27</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McKeon, John F."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_F._McKeon" title="John F. McKeon">John F. McKeon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="West Orange, New Jersey">West Orange</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/28th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="28th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 28</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Burgess, Renee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Renee_Burgess" title="Renee Burgess">Renee Burgess</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>September 29, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Union_County,_New_Jersey" title="Union County, New Jersey">Union</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Irvington,_New_Jersey" title="Irvington, New Jersey">Irvington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/29th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="29th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 29</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ruiz, Teresa"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Teresa_Ruiz_(politician)" title="Teresa Ruiz (politician)">Teresa Ruiz</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 8, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/30th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="30th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 30</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Singer, Robert W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_W._Singer" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert W. Singer">Robert W. Singer</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>October 14, 1993 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ocean_County,_New_Jersey" title="Ocean County, New Jersey">Ocean</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lakewood Township, New Jersey">Lakewood Township</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/31st_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 31</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="McKnight, Angela V."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Angela_V._McKnight" title="Angela V. McKnight">Angela V. McKnight</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/32nd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="32nd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 32</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Mukherji, Raj"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Raj_Mukherji" title="Raj Mukherji">Raj Mukherji</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 33</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Stack, Brian P."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brian_P._Stack" title="Brian P. Stack">Brian P. Stack</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 8, 2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Union_City,_New_Jersey" title="Union City, New Jersey">Union City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="34th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 34</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Timberlake, Britnee"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Britnee_Timberlake" title="Britnee Timberlake">Britnee Timberlake</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 9, 2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Orange,_New_Jersey" title="East Orange, New Jersey">East Orange</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="35th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 35</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Wimberly, Benjie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Benjie_Wimberly" title="Benjie Wimberly">Benjie Wimberly</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 30, 2025 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paterson,_New_Jersey" title="Paterson, New Jersey">Paterson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="36th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 36</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Sarlo, Paul"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sarlo" title="Paul Sarlo">Paul Sarlo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>May 19, 2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wood-Ridge,_New_Jersey" title="Wood-Ridge, New Jersey">Wood-Ridge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/37th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="37th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 37</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Gordon M."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gordon_M._Johnson" title="Gordon M. Johnson">Gordon M. Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>January 11, 2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Englewood,_New_Jersey" title="Englewood, New Jersey">Englewood</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="38th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 38</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Lagana, Joseph"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lagana" title="Joseph Lagana">Joseph Lagana</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>April 12, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paramus,_New_Jersey" title="Paramus, New Jersey">Paramus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/39th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="39th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 39</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Schepisi, Holly"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Holly_Schepisi" title="Holly Schepisi">Holly Schepisi</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>March 25, 2021 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/River_Vale,_New_Jersey" title="River Vale, New Jersey">River Vale</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/40th_Legislative_District_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="40th Legislative District (New Jersey)">District 40</a> </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Corrado, Kristin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kristin_Corrado" title="Kristin Corrado">Kristin Corrado</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>October 5, 2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bergen_County,_New_Jersey" title="Bergen County, New Jersey">Bergen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Passaic_County,_New_Jersey" title="Passaic County, New Jersey">Passaic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Totowa,_New_Jersey" title="Totowa, New Jersey">Totowa</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Committees_and_committee_chairs">Committees and committee chairs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Committees and committee chairs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Committee chairs for the 2024–2026 Legislative Session are:<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Budget and Appropriations – Paul Sarlo (D-District 36)</li> <li>Commerce – Joseph Lagana (D-District 38)</li> <li>Community and Urban Affairs – Troy Singleton (D-District 7)</li> <li>Economic Growth – Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D-District 5)</li> <li>Education – Vin Gopal (D-District 11)</li> <li>Environment and Energy – Bob Smith (D-District 17)</li> <li>Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens – Joe F. Vitale (D-District 19)</li> <li>Higher Education – Joseph Cryan (D-District 20)</li> <li>Judiciary – Brian P. Stack (D-District 33)</li> <li>Labor – Gordon Johnson (D-District 37)</li> <li>Law and Public Safety – Linda R. Greenstein (D-District 14)</li> <li>Legislative Oversight – Andrew Zwicker (D-District 16)</li> <li>Military and Veterans' Affairs – Raj Mukherji (D-District 32)</li> <li>Rules and Order – <i>Vacant</i></li> <li>State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation – James Beach (D-District 6)</li> <li>Transportation – Patrick J. Diegnan (D-District 18)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Senate_presidents">List of Senate presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of Senate presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Jersey_state_legislatures" title="List of New Jersey state legislatures">List of New Jersey state legislatures</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_New_Jersey" title="Political party strength in New Jersey">Political party strength in New Jersey</a></div> <p>The following is a list of presidents of the New Jersey Senate since the adoption of the 1844 <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Constitution">State Constitution</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>1845–1848: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Smallwood&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Smallwood (page does not exist)">John C. Smallwood</a>, Gloucester</li> <li>1849–1850: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ephraim_March&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ephraim March (page does not exist)">Ephraim March</a>, Morris</li> <li>1851: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Silas_D._Canfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Silas D. Canfield (page does not exist)">Silas D. Canfield</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1852: <a href="/wiki/John_Manners_(New_Jersey_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Manners (New Jersey politician)">John Manners</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1853–1856: <a href="/wiki/William_Cowper_Alexander" title="William Cowper Alexander">William C. Alexander</a>, Mercer</li> <li>1857–1858: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_V._Speer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry V. Speer (page does not exist)">Henry V. Speer</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1859: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Herring" title="Thomas H. Herring">Thomas H. Herring</a>, Bergen</li> <li>1860: <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._C._Gifford" title="Charles L. C. Gifford">Charles L. C. Gifford</a>, Essex</li> <li>1861: <a href="/wiki/Edmund_Perry_(New_Jersey_politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Edmund Perry (New Jersey politician)">Edmund Perry</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1862: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_T._Crowell" title="Joseph T. Crowell">Joseph T. Crowell</a>, Union</li> <li>1863: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Reckless&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Anthony Reckless (page does not exist)">Anthony Reckless</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1864: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amos_Robbins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amos Robbins (page does not exist)">Amos Robbins</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1865: <a href="/wiki/Edward_W._Scudder" title="Edward W. Scudder">Edward W. Scudder</a>, Mercer</li> <li>1866: <a href="/w/index.php?title=James_M._Scovel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="James M. Scovel (page does not exist)">James M. Scovel</a>, Camden</li> <li>1867: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Benjamin_Buckley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Benjamin Buckley (page does not exist)">Benjamin Buckley</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1868–1869: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Henry_S._Little&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Henry S. Little (page does not exist)">Henry S. Little</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1870: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Amos_Robbins&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Amos Robbins (page does not exist)">Amos Robbins</a></li> <li>1871–1872: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Bettle&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Bettle (page does not exist)">Edward Bettle</a>, Camden</li> <li>1873–1875: <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_W._Taylor_(New_Jersey_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John W. Taylor (New Jersey politician) (page does not exist)">John W. Taylor</a>, Essex</li> <li>1876: <a href="/wiki/William_Joyce_Sewell" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joyce Sewell">William J. Sewell</a>, Camden</li> <li>1877: <a href="/wiki/Leon_Abbett" title="Leon Abbett">Leon Abbett</a>, Hudson</li> <li>1878: <a href="/wiki/George_C._Ludlow" title="George C. Ludlow">George C. Ludlow</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1879–1880: <a href="/wiki/William_Joyce_Sewell" class="mw-redirect" title="William Joyce Sewell">William J. Sewell</a></li> <li>1881–1882: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Hobart" title="Garret Hobart">Garret Hobart</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1883: <a href="/wiki/John_J._Gardner" title="John J. Gardner">John J. Gardner</a>, Atlantic</li> <li>1884: <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_A._Vail" title="Benjamin A. Vail">Benjamin A. Vail</a>, Union</li> <li>1885: <a href="/wiki/Abraham_V._Schenck" title="Abraham V. Schenck">Abraham V. Schenck</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1886: <a href="/wiki/John_W._Griggs" title="John W. Griggs">John W. Griggs</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1887: <a href="/wiki/Frederick_S._Fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick S. Fish">Frederick S. Fish</a>, Essex</li> <li>1888: <a href="/wiki/George_H._Large" title="George H. Large">George H. Large</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1889: <a href="/wiki/George_T._Werts" class="mw-redirect" title="George T. Werts">George T. Werts</a>, Morris</li> <li>1890: <a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Nevius" title="Henry M. Nevius">Henry M. Nevius</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1891–1893: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Adrain_(New_Jersey_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Adrain (New Jersey politician) (page does not exist)">Robert Adrain</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1894: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Maurice_A._Rogers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maurice A. Rogers (page does not exist)">Maurice A. Rogers</a>, Camden</li> <li>1895: <a href="/wiki/Edward_C._Stokes" title="Edward C. Stokes">Edward C. Stokes</a>, Cumberland</li> <li>1896: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lewis_A._Thompson&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lewis A. Thompson (page does not exist)">Lewis A. Thompson</a>, Somerset (resigned March 30)</li> <li>1896–1897: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Robert_Williams_(New_Jersey_politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robert Williams (New Jersey politician) (page does not exist)">Robert Williams</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1898: <a href="/wiki/Foster_M._Voorhees" class="mw-redirect" title="Foster M. Voorhees">Foster M. Voorhees</a>, Union (became Acting Governor February 1)</li> <li>1898: <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_H._Skirm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William H. Skirm (page does not exist)">William H. Skirm</a> (pro tem), Mercer</li> <li>1899: <a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Reed_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="Charles A. Reed (New Jersey politician)">Charles A. Reed</a>, Somerset</li> <li>1900: <a href="/wiki/William_M._Johnson" title="William M. Johnson">William M. Johnson</a>, Bergen</li> <li>1901: <a href="/wiki/Mahlon_Pitney" title="Mahlon Pitney">Mahlon Pitney</a>, Morris</li> <li>1902: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Asa_Francis" title="Charles Asa Francis">Charles Asa Francis</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1903: <a href="/wiki/Elijah_C._Hutchinson" title="Elijah C. Hutchinson">Elijah C. Hutchinson</a>, Mercer</li> <li>1904: <a href="/wiki/Edmund_W._Wakelee" title="Edmund W. Wakelee">Edmund W. Wakelee</a>, Bergen</li> <li>1905: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Cross_(judge)" title="Joseph Cross (judge)">Joseph Cross</a>, Union (resigned March 30)</li> <li>1905–1906: <a href="/wiki/William_J._Bradley" title="William J. Bradley">William J. Bradley</a>, Camden</li> <li>1907: <a href="/wiki/Bloomfield_H._Minch" title="Bloomfield H. Minch">Bloomfield H. Minch</a>, Cumberland</li> <li>1908: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Hillery_(born_1871)" title="Thomas J. Hillery (born 1871)">Thomas J. Hillery</a>, Morris</li> <li>1909: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_K._Robbins" title="Samuel K. Robbins">Samuel K. Robbins</a>, Burlington (resigned April 16)</li> <li>1909–1910: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_S._Frelinghuysen" class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph S. Frelinghuysen">Joseph S. Frelinghuysen</a>, Somerset</li> <li>1911: <a href="/wiki/Ernest_R._Ackerman" title="Ernest R. Ackerman">Ernest R. Ackerman</a>, Union</li> <li>1912: <a href="/wiki/John_Dyneley_Prince" title="John Dyneley Prince">John Dyneley Prince</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/James_F._Fielder" class="mw-redirect" title="James F. Fielder">James F. Fielder</a>, Hudson (became Acting Governor March 1)</li> <li>1913: <a href="/wiki/James_A._C._Johnson" title="James A. C. Johnson">James A. C. Johnson</a> (pro tem), Bergen</li> <li>1914: <a href="/wiki/John_W._Slocum" title="John W. Slocum">John W. Slocum</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1915: <a href="/wiki/Walter_E._Edge" title="Walter E. Edge">Walter E. Edge</a>, Atlantic</li> <li>1916: <a href="/wiki/William_T._Read" title="William T. Read">William T. Read</a>, Camden (resigned March 29)</li> <li>1916–1917: <a href="/wiki/George_W._F._Gaunt" title="George W. F. Gaunt">George W. F. Gaunt</a>, Gloucester</li> <li>1918: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_F._McCran" title="Thomas F. McCran">Thomas F. McCran</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1919: <a href="/wiki/William_N._Runyon" class="mw-redirect" title="William N. Runyon">William N. Runyon</a>, Union</li> <li>1920: <a href="/wiki/Clarence_E._Case" title="Clarence E. Case">Clarence E. Case</a>, Somerset</li> <li>1921: <a href="/wiki/Collins_B._Allen" title="Collins B. Allen">Collins B. Allen</a>, Salem</li> <li>1922: <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_B._Mackay_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William B. Mackay Jr. (page does not exist)">William B. Mackay Jr.</a>, Bergen</li> <li>1923: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_F._Wallworth" title="Joseph F. Wallworth">Joseph F. Wallworth</a>, Camden</li> <li>1924: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Firman_M._Reeves&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Firman M. Reeves (page does not exist)">Firman M. Reeves</a>, Cumberland</li> <li>1925: <a href="/w/index.php?title=William_H._Bright&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William H. Bright (page does not exist)">William H. Bright</a>, Cape May</li> <li>1926: <a href="/wiki/Morgan_F._Larson" class="mw-redirect" title="Morgan F. Larson">Morgan F. Larson</a>, Middlesex</li> <li>1927: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Francis_B._Davis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francis B. Davis (page does not exist)">Francis B. Davis</a>, Gloucester</li> <li>1928: <a href="/wiki/William_A._Stevens" title="William A. Stevens">William A. Stevens</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1929: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_A._Mathis" title="Thomas A. Mathis">Thomas A. Mathis</a>, Ocean</li> <li>1930: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_N._Pierson" title="Arthur N. Pierson">Arthur N. Pierson</a>, Union</li> <li>1931: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_G._Wolber&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph G. Wolber (page does not exist)">Joseph G. Wolber</a>, Essex</li> <li>1932: <a href="/wiki/A._Crozer_Reeves" title="A. Crozer Reeves">A. Crozer Reeves</a>, Mercer</li> <li>1933: <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Lewis_Richards" title="Emerson Lewis Richards">Emerson Lewis Richards</a>, Atlantic</li> <li>1934: <a href="/wiki/Clifford_R._Powell" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford R. Powell">Clifford R. Powell</a>, Burlington</li> <li>1935: <a href="/wiki/Horace_G._Prall" class="mw-redirect" title="Horace G. Prall">Horace G. Prall</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1936: <a href="/wiki/John_C._Barbour" title="John C. Barbour">John C. Barbour</a>, Passaic (resigned June 26)</li> <li>1936–1937: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Durand" title="Frank Durand">Frank Durand</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1938: <a href="/wiki/Charles_E._Loizeaux" title="Charles E. Loizeaux">Charles E. Loizeaux</a>, Union</li> <li>1939: <a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Hendrickson" title="Robert C. Hendrickson">Robert C. Hendrickson</a>, Gloucester</li> <li>1940: <a href="/wiki/Arthur_F._Foran" title="Arthur F. Foran">Arthur F. Foran</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1941–1942: <a href="/wiki/I._Grant_Scott" title="I. Grant Scott">I. Grant Scott</a>, Cape May</li> <li>1943: <a href="/wiki/George_H._Stanger" title="George H. Stanger">George H. Stanger</a>, Cumberland</li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/Howard_Eastwood" title="Howard Eastwood">Howard Eastwood</a>, Burlington (resigned August 31)</li> <li>1944: <a href="/wiki/George_H._Stanger" title="George H. Stanger">George H. Stanger</a></li> <li>1945: <a href="/wiki/Frank_S._Farley" title="Frank S. Farley">Frank S. Farley</a>, Atlantic</li> <li>1946: <a href="/wiki/Haydn_Proctor" title="Haydn Proctor">Haydn Proctor</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1947: <a href="/wiki/Charles_K._Barton" title="Charles K. Barton">Charles K. Barton</a>, Passaic</li> <li>1948: <a href="/wiki/John_M._Summerill_Jr." title="John M. Summerill Jr.">John M. Summerill Jr.</a>, Salem</li> <li>1949: <a href="/wiki/David_Van_Alstyne" title="David Van Alstyne">David Van Alstyne</a>, Bergen</li> <li>1950: <a href="/wiki/Samuel_L._Bodine" title="Samuel L. Bodine">Samuel L. Bodine</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1951: <a href="/wiki/Alfred_B._Littell" title="Alfred B. Littell">Alfred B. Littell</a>, Sussex</li> <li>1952: <a href="/wiki/Harold_W._Hannold" title="Harold W. Hannold">Harold W. Hannold</a>, Gloucester</li> <li>1953: <a href="/wiki/David_Young_III" title="David Young III">David Young III</a>, Morris</li> <li>1954: <a href="/wiki/W._Steelman_Mathis" title="W. Steelman Mathis">W. Steelman Mathis</a>, Ocean</li> <li>1955: <a href="/wiki/Bruce_A._Wallace" title="Bruce A. Wallace">Bruce A. Wallace</a>, Camden</li> <li>1956: <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Dumont" title="Wayne Dumont">Wayne Dumont Jr.</a>, Warren</li> <li>1957: <a href="/wiki/Albert_McCay" title="Albert McCay">Albert McCay</a>, Burlington</li> <li>1958: <a href="/wiki/Richard_R._Stout" title="Richard R. Stout">Richard R. Stout</a>, Monmouth</li> <li>1959: <a href="/wiki/Wesley_Lance" title="Wesley Lance">Wesley L. Lance</a>, Hunterdon</li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/George_B._Harper" title="George B. Harper">George B. Harper</a>, Sussex</li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Thomas_J._Hillery" title="Thomas J. Hillery">Thomas J. Hillery</a>, Morris</li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Crane" title="Robert C. Crane">Robert C. Crane</a>, Union (resigned January 9)</li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Frank_S._Farley" title="Frank S. Farley">Frank S. Farley</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/William_E._Ozzard" title="William E. Ozzard">William E. Ozzard</a>, Somerset</li> <li>1964–1965: <a href="/wiki/Charles_W._Sandman" class="mw-redirect" title="Charles W. Sandman">Charles W. Sandman</a>, Cape May</li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/John_A._Lynch_Sr." title="John A. Lynch Sr.">John A. Lynch Sr.</a>, 7th District</li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Sido_L._Ridolfi" title="Sido L. Ridolfi">Sido L. Ridolfi</a>, 6th District</li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Edwin_B._Forsythe" title="Edwin B. Forsythe">Edwin B. Forsythe</a>, 4B District</li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Frank_X._McDermott" title="Frank X. McDermott">Frank X. McDermott</a>, 9th District</li> <li>1970–1972: <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Bateman" title="Raymond Bateman">Raymond Bateman</a>, 8th District</li> <li>1973: <a href="/wiki/Alfred_N._Beadleston" title="Alfred N. Beadleston">Alfred N. Beadleston</a>, 5th District</li> <li>1974–1975: <a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Dodd" title="Frank J. Dodd">Frank J. Dodd</a>, 26th District</li> <li>1976–1977: <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Feldman" title="Matthew Feldman">Matthew Feldman</a>, 37th District</li> <li>1978–1981: <a href="/wiki/Joseph_P._Merlino" title="Joseph P. Merlino">Joseph P. Merlino</a>, 13th District</li> <li>1982–1986: <a href="/wiki/Carmen_A._Orechio" title="Carmen A. Orechio">Carmen A. Orechio</a>, 30th District</li> <li>1986–1990: <a href="/wiki/John_F._Russo" title="John F. Russo">John F. Russo</a>, 10th District</li> <li>1990–1991: <a href="/wiki/John_A._Lynch_Jr." title="John A. Lynch Jr.">John A. Lynch Jr.</a>, 17th District</li> <li>1992–2002: <a href="/wiki/Donald_DiFrancesco" title="Donald DiFrancesco">Donald DiFrancesco</a>, 22nd District<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2002–2004: <a href="/wiki/John_O._Bennett" title="John O. Bennett">John O. Bennett</a>, 12th District and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Codey" title="Richard Codey">Richard Codey</a>, 27th District (co-presidents, with the Senate split 20-20)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2004–2008: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Codey" title="Richard Codey">Richard Codey</a>, 27th District (resigned January 7, 2008)<sup id="cite_ref-Codey_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Codey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Kenny" title="Bernard Kenny">Bernard Kenny</a>, 33rd District (served January 7 to January 8, after Codey resigned to honor Kenny)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2008–2010: <a href="/wiki/Richard_Codey" title="Richard Codey">Richard Codey</a>, 27th District<sup id="cite_ref-Codey_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Codey-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2010–2022: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Sweeney" title="Stephen Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a>, 3rd District; he was the longest-serving Senate President.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2022–present <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Nicholas Scutari</a>, 22nd District<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Double_dipping">Double dipping</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Double dipping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under a state law that remained in effect until 2008, members of the New Jersey Assembly and Senate were allowed to serve in either chamber, as well as any other government positions they might have held at the time, although those who were still doing so as of 2008 ended up getting "<a href="/wiki/Grandfather_clause" title="Grandfather clause">grandfathered</a>": </p> <dl><dd><b>Name, Party-County – Second Public Office (names in bold represent state Senators still in both local and state offices as of 2024):</b></dd></dl> <p>Senators: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Redd" title="Dana Redd">Dana Redd</a>, D-Camden – Councilwoman, <a href="/wiki/Camden,_New_Jersey" title="Camden, New Jersey">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Sacco" title="Nicholas Sacco">Nicholas Sacco</a>, D-Hudson – Mayor, <a href="/wiki/North_Bergen,_New_Jersey" title="North Bergen, New Jersey">North Bergen</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sarlo" title="Paul Sarlo">Paul Sarlo</a>, D-Bergen – Mayor, <a href="/wiki/Wood-Ridge,_New_Jersey" title="Wood-Ridge, New Jersey">Wood-Ridge</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Singer_(American_politician)" title="Robert Singer (American politician)">Robert Singer</a>, R-Ocean – Committeeman, <a href="/wiki/Lakewood_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Lakewood Township, New Jersey">Lakewood</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_P._Stack" title="Brian P. Stack">Brian Stack</a>, D-Hudson – Mayor, <a href="/wiki/Union_City,_New_Jersey" title="Union City, New Jersey">Union City</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_M._Sweeney" class="mw-redirect" title="Stephen M. Sweeney">Stephen Sweeney</a>, D-Gloucester – Freeholder, <a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey" title="Gloucester County, New Jersey">Gloucester County</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Special_powers">Special powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Special powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senatorial_courtesy">Senatorial courtesy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Senatorial courtesy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Senatorial_courtesy_(New_Jersey)" title="Senatorial courtesy (New Jersey)">Senatorial courtesy (New Jersey)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action,_June_2013.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG/220px-New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG/330px-New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG/440px-New_Jersey_State_Senate_in_action%2C_June_2013.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>The New Jersey Senate in session in 2013</figcaption></figure> <p>Senatorial courtesy is a senate tradition that allows home county legislators to intercede to prevent consideration of a local resident nominated by the governor for a position that requires Senate confirmation.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT20010620_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT20010620-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Any of the senators from the nominee's home county can invoke senatorial courtesy to block a nomination, temporarily or permanently, without any obligation to justify the basis of their actions.<sup id="cite_ref-Record20070620_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Record20070620-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Governor Corzine</a> nominated <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rabner" title="Stuart Rabner">Stuart Rabner</a> on June 4, 2007, to be the next Chief Justice of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Supreme Court">New Jersey Supreme Court</a>, replacing <a href="/wiki/James_R._Zazzali" title="James R. Zazzali">James R. Zazzali</a>, who was nearing mandatory retirement age.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the nomination, two members of the Senate from <a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_New_Jersey" title="Essex County, New Jersey">Essex County</a>, where Rabner resides, blocked consideration of his confirmation by invoking senatorial courtesy. State Senator <a href="/wiki/Ronald_L._Rice" title="Ronald L. Rice">Ronald Rice</a> had initially blocked the nomination, but relented on June 15, 2007, after a meeting with the governor.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nia_Gill" title="Nia Gill">Nia Gill</a> dropped her block on June 19, 2007, but did not explain the nature of her concerns, though anonymous lawmakers cited in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> indicated that the objection was due to Rabner's race and Governor Corzine's failure to consider a minority candidate for the post.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT20010620_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT20010620-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also in June 2007, <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Weinberg" title="Loretta Weinberg">Loretta Weinberg</a> used senatorial courtesy privileges to hold up consideration of a new term in office for Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli.<sup id="cite_ref-Record20070620_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Record20070620-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acting_governor">Acting governor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Acting governor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Until 2010, in the event of a gubernatorial vacancy, the New Jersey Constitution had specified that the President of the Senate (followed by the Speaker of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a>) would assume the role of Acting Governor and retain their role in the Senate (or Assembly). An Acting Governor would then assume the governorship while retaining their role in their house of the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_of_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant governor of New Jersey">lieutenant governor of New Jersey</a> took office for the first time on January 19, 2010, following an election with the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor of New Jersey</a>. The position was created as the result of a constitutional amendment to the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Constitution">New Jersey State Constitution</a> passed on November 8, 2005. While the amendment itself took effect as of January 17, 2006, and made some interim changes to the succession to the governorship, the first lieutenant governor was not elected until November 3, 2009. The President of the Senate now serves as acting governor only in the absence of both the governor and lieutenant governor. For example, <a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Scutari" title="Nicholas Scutari">Nicholas Scutari</a> became acting governor of New Jersey on June 4, 2022, as both Governor <a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a> and Lieutenant Governor <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> were out of state on personal trips.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He again became acting governor on July 31, 2023 when Murphy was out of state and Oliver was in the hospital due to an illness, from which she died the following day.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oliver's death led Scutari to serve as acting lieutenant governor until the vacancy was officially filled on September 8, 2023, when <a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a> was sworn in.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Jersey_Senate&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1266661725">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-entry{display:table-row;font-size:85%;line-height:110%;height:1.9em;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-image{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .portalbox-link{display:table-cell;padding:0.2em 0.2em 0.2em 0.3em;vertical-align:middle}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .portalleft{margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0}.mw-parser-output .portalright{clear:right;float:right;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em}}</style><ul role="navigation" aria-label="Portals" class="noprint portalbox portalborder portalright"> <li class="portalbox-entry"><span class="portalbox-image"><span class="mw-image-border noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/32px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="32" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/48px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg/64px-Flag_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="308" /></span></span></span><span class="portalbox-link"><a href="/wiki/Portal:New_Jersey" title="Portal:New Jersey">New Jersey portal</a></span></li></ul> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Our-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Our_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Our_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislativepub/our.asp">Our Legislature</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey Legislature</a>. 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Accessed January 10, 2018. "Any vacancy in the Legislature occasioned otherwise than by expiration of term shall be filled by election for the unexpired term only at the next general election occurring not less than 51 days after the occurrence of the vacancy, except that no vacancy shall be filled at the general election which immediately precedes the expiration of the term in which the vacancy occurs. For the interim period pending the election and qualification of a successor to fill the vacancy, or for the remainder of the term in the case of a vacancy occurring that cannot be filled pursuant to the terms of this paragraph at a general election, the vacancy shall be filled within 35 days by the members of the county committee of the political party of which the incumbent was the nominee from the municipalities or districts or units thereof which comprise the legislative district. 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New Jersey Office of Legislative Services<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">January 14,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Jersey+Legislature&rft.atitle=Senate+Committees&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.njleg.state.nj.us%2Fcommittees%2Fsenate-committees&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANew+Jersey+Senate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=1ClMAAAAMAAJ"><i>Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey</i></a>. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1977.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Manual+of+the+Legislature+of+New+Jersey&rft.pub=J.A.+Fitzgerald&rft.date=1977&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D1ClMAAAAMAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANew+Jersey+Senate" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Johnson, Brent. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/09/top-dem-seeking-to-become-longest-serving-nj-senate-president.html">"Top Dem could soon become longest-serving N.J. Senate president"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, September 18, 2019, updated January 14, 2020. Accessed January 16, 2022. "In January, he will tie Donald DiFrancesco, a Republican who held the position from 1992 to 2002, for the longest tenure in the job."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/David_Kocieniewski" title="David Kocieniewski">Kocieniewski, David</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/15/nyregion/co-presidents-of-state-senate-devise-plan-to-share-power.html">"Co-Presidents Of State Senate Devise Plan To Share Power"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, February 15, 2002. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Appearing at a jovial press conference that followed weeks of negotiations, Republican John O. Bennett and Democrat Richard Codey said that they would each serve six months a year as Senate president and that all of the 12 committees will have a co-chairman from each party. They also reached a compromise on the procedural dispute that had left the Senate, split 20-20 between the parties, deadlocked since the Legislature was sworn in Jan. 8."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Codey-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Codey_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Codey_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Heininger, Claire. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/news/2010/01/richard_codey_steps_down_from.html">"Richard Codey ends run as N.J. Senate president"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a></i>, January 12, 2010, updated April 1, 2019. Accessed January 16, 2022. "So it went Monday, Codey's last at the center of New Jersey politics. Starting today, the Essex County Democrat and former governor will become just another face in the crowd when South Jersey Sen. Stephen Sweeney succeeds him as Senate President following a nasty internal fight.... He led the Democrats' Senate caucus for 12 years and became Senate president in 2004."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Reilly, Matthew. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/news/2008/01/retiring_after_a_21_year.html">"Bernard Kenny honored as Senate president on last day in office"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Ledger" title="The Star-Ledger">The Star-Ledger</a></i>, January 7, 2008, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Retiring after a 21-year career in the New Jersey Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Bernard Kenny (D-Hudson) today took the gavel as Senate president for day. Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) relinquished his office for a day as a gesture to Kenny, who decided not to run for re-election to the Senate last November."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Arco, Matt; and Sherman, Ted. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/11/scutari-appears-likely-as-next-senate-president-sources-say-with-sweeneys-election-day-loss.html">"Scutari appears likely as next Senate president, sources say, with Sweeney's Election Day loss"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, November 5, 2021. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Sweeney is the longest-serving Senate president in state history, having held the post since 2010, but he lost his re-election campaign in a surprise upset to a little-known Republican, Edward Durr, the Associated Press projected Thursday."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Racioppi, Dustin. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/11/12/nick-scutari-nj-senate-president-steve-sweeney-ed-durr/8585206002/">"Nick Scutari, a 'poor kid from Linden,' selected to become NJ's next Senate president"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Record_(North_Jersey)" title="The Record (North Jersey)">The Record</a></i>, November 12, 2021. Accessed January 16, 2022. "Fellow Democrats on Friday chose Nicholas Scutari to succeed Stephen Sweeney as New Jersey's next Senate president, the second-most powerful position in state government."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYT20010620-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NYT20010620_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NYT20010620_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Jones, Richard G. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/nyregion/20justice.html?ref=nyregion">"Senator Drops Objections to Corzine Court Nominee"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, June 20, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007. "Senator Gill had delayed Mr. Rabner's confirmation hearing by using "senatorial courtesy" — an obscure practice through which senators who represent the home county of nominees may block consideration of their confirmations."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Record20070620-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Record20070620_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Record20070620_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Carmiel, Oshrat. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk3MTU0NzcyJnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mw==">"Deadline looms for Molinelli's job"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Record_(Bergen_County)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Record (Bergen County)">The Record (Bergen County)</a></i>, June 20, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007. "Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli, whose term expired last month, may have to wait until the fall to be considered again for a second term if state Sen. Loretta Weinberg doesn't sign off on his nomination today.... Weinberg is invoking an unwritten practice called senatorial courtesy, which allows state senators to block consideration of gubernatorial nominees from their home counties without explanation. The courtesy tradition, as applied to Molinelli, requires each senator from Bergen County to sign off on his nomination before the Judiciary Committee can consider the nomination."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070531/FRONT01/70531007/-1/UPDATES">"Source: Corzine picks Rabner as chief justice, Milgram as AG"</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged February 2018">permanent dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup>, <i><a href="/wiki/Courier_News_(New_Jersey)" class="mw-redirect" title="Courier News (New Jersey)">Courier News</a></i>, May 31, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2007.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/15/nyregion/15jersey.html?fta=y">"Opposition Ebbs on Corzine Judge"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, June 15, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007. "Ronald L. Rice, an Essex County Democrat and state senator, said yesterday that he would no longer block Gov. Jon S. Corzine's nomination for chief justice of the State Supreme Court."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Byrne, Brendan T. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/nyregion/lt-governor-is-not-a-solution.html">"Lt. Governor Is Not A Solution" (opinion commentary)</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, August 29, 2004. Byrne, a former New Jersey governor, who opposed the creation of the lieutenant governor post, stated: "But what really troubles people in New Jersey is the fact that the senate president becomes acting governor while retaining his senate presidency." Retrieved August 30, 2004.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Johnson, Brent. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nj.com/politics/2022/06/nj-senate-president-scutari-gets-first-crack-at-taking-over-for-murphy-as-acting-gov-saturday.html">"N.J. Senate President Scutari gets first crack at taking over for Murphy as acting gov Saturday"</a>, NJ Advance Media for <a href="/wiki/NJ.com" title="NJ.com">NJ.com</a>, June 3, 2022. Accessed March 12, 2024. "It was only six months ago that Nicholas Scutari was suddenly elevated to state Senate president, one of the most powerful positions in New Jersey government.... In a rare situation, Scutari will serve as acting governor of the Garden State on Saturday for the first time as both Gov. Phil Murphy and Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, both fellow Democrats, will be out of state on personal trips."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Pizarro, Max. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.insidernj.com/oliver-ill-scutari-serving-as-acting-governor/">"Oliver ill, Scutari Serving as Acting Governor"</a>, <i>Insider NJ</i>, July 31, 2023. Accessed March 12, 2024.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McCarthy, Mia. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/08/what-happens-next-for-new-jersey-after-lt-gov-sheila-olivers-death-00109238">"What happens next for New Jersey after Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver's death"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Politico" title="Politico">Politico</a></i>, August 1, 2023. Accessed May 28, 2024. 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<dd><a href="/wiki/Anthony_M._Bucco" title="Anthony M. Bucco">Anthony M. Bucco</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 20em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Testa" title="Mike Testa">Mike Testa</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vincent_J._Polistina" title="Vincent J. Polistina">Vincent J. Polistina</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Burzichelli" title="John Burzichelli">John Burzichelli</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paul_D._Moriarty" title="Paul D. Moriarty">Paul D. 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Holzapfel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vin_Gopal" title="Vin Gopal">Vin Gopal</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Owen_Henry" title="Owen Henry">Owen Henry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Declan_O%27Scanlon" title="Declan O'Scanlon">Declan O'Scanlon</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Linda_R._Greenstein" title="Linda R. Greenstein">Linda R. 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