218th New Jersey Legislature

The 218th New Jersey Legislature began on January 9, 2018 following the 2017 Elections. The session started in the end of Chris Christie's governorship and continued in the first two years of Phil Murphy's governorship.

218th New Jersey Legislature
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New Jersey State House Northern Panorama, 2012
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 9, 2018 – January 14, 2020
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentStephen M. Sweeney
Minority LeaderThomas Kean Jr.
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerCraig Coughlin
Minority LeaderJon Bramnick
Party controlDemocratic Party

Background

The elections where held on November 7, 2017 alongside the 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election. Phil Murphy and Sheila Oliver where elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor. In the elections for Senate republicans lost a net gain of one seat[1] while in the Assembly elections republicans lost a net gain of two.[2] In the only state senate election of 2019 incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Andrzejczak lost re-election to Republican Mike Testa. [3]

Party Composition

Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly partisan breakdown
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 54
  Republican Party 26
Total 80

Senate
Partisan breakdown of the New Jersey Senate
Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 25
  Republican Party 15
Total 40

Leadership

Senate
Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership
  • President Pro-Tempore, Teresa Ruiz
  • Minority Leader, Tom Kean, Jr.
  • Conference Chair, Vacant

Assembly
Democratic Leadership Republican Leadership
  • Conference Chair, Tony Bucco

Members

Senate

The Senate has 40 members, one for each district

Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

Vacancies

Senate
District Original Party Period of vacancy Appointee Party of Appointee Winner of Special Election Winner's Party
38th Robert M. Gordon Democratic Party April 4, 2018-April 12, 2018 Joseph Lagana Democratic Party Joseph Lagana [4] Democratic Party
1st Jeff Van Drew Democratic Party December 31, 2018-January 15, 2019 Bob Andrzejczak[5] Democratic Party Mike Testa Republican Party
25th Anthony Bucco Republican Party September 16, 2019 - October 25, 2019 Tony Bucco Republican Party TBD TBD

Assembly
District Original Party Period of vacancy Appointee Party of Appointee Winner of Special Election Winner's Party
34th Sheila Oliver Democratic Party January 9, 2018-January 29, 2018 Britnee Timberlake Democratic Party Britnee Timberlake Democratic Party
15th Elizabeth Maher Muoio Democratic Party January 15, 2018-February 15, 2018 Verlina Reynolds-Jackson Democratic Party Verlina Reynolds-Jackson Democratic Party
36th Marlene Caride Democratic Party January 16, 2018-February 8, 2018 Clinton Calabrese Democratic Party Clinton Calabrese Democratic Party
32nd Vincent Prieto Democratic Party February 26, 2018-April 12, 2018 Pedro Mejia Democratic Party Pedro Mejia Democratic Party
38th Joseph Lagana Democratic Party April 12, 2018-May 24, 2018 Lisa Swain Democratic Party Lisa Swain Democratic Party
38th Tim Eustace Democratic Party April 13, 2018-May 24, 2018 Chris Tully Democratic Party Chris Tully Democratic Party
22nd Jerry Green Democratic Party April 18, 2018-May 24, 2018 Linda Carter Democratic Party Linda Carter Democratic Party
5th Arthur Barclay Democratic Party June 18, 2018-June 30, 2018 William Spearman Democratic Party William Spearman Democratic Party
15th Reed Gusciora Democratic Party July 1, 2018-August 5, 2018 Anthony Verrelli Democratic Party Anthony Verrelli Democratic Party
1st Bob Andrzejczak Democratic Party January 14, 2019-February 1, 2019 Matthew Milam Democratic Party No special Election will be held No special Election will be held
25th Tony Bucco Republican Party October 25, 2019-November 25, 2019 Aura K. Dunn Republican Party TBD TBD

Governors
Governor Phil Murphy
Former Governor Chris Christie

Outgoing Governor Chris Christie delivered is last State of the State on January 9, 2018. He touted his legacy as Governor, such as his response to Hurricane Sandy, among other things. [6] On January 15, 2019 Governor Phil Murphy gave his first State of the State Address. In his address he called on the legislature to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $15, legalize recreational marijuana, and to act on tax reform. He also touted his achievements in his first year such as raising income taxes on people making more than $5 million a year, beginning to make community college tuition free, increasing funding to Planned Parenthood, and tighter gun laws.[7] Again on March 5, 2019 Murphy addressed the Legislature to deliver his budget address. In the address he called for universal pre-k, eliminating tuition for community college, a millionaires tax, and increased spending. Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said they are opposed to Murphy's proposed tax increases. [8] On June 20, 2019 the Assembly and Senate passed a budget without Murphy's millionaires tax. In the Senate, seven republicans, Declan O'Scanlon, Kip Bateman, Tom Kean, Kristin Corrado, Bob Singer, and Sam Thompson, voted for the budget. [9] Murphy line-item vetoed the budget.

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See also

References
  1. "2017-official-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf" (PDF). Secretary of State for New Jersey. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  2. "2017-official-general-election-results-general-assembly.pdf" (PDF). Secretary of State for New Jersey. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. "Testa to join senate next week". newjerseyglobe.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. "New Jersey Election Results". New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  5. "Andrzejczak to Fill 1st District Senate Vacancy Today". Insider NJ. January 15, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  6. "In final State of the State, Christie proud of a record 'of consequence'". northjersey.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  7. "Murphy takes aim at business tax credits in State of State". njherald.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  8. "Phil Murphy delivers NJ budget speech reliant on millionaires tax". northjersey.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  9. "Senate passes budget 31-6". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
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