New Jersey Democratic State Committee
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Jersey. John Currie is serving as chairman and Peg Schaffer is the vice-chairwoman.[1]
Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
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| Chairperson | John Currie |
| Governor | Phil Murphy |
| Senate majority leader | Loretta Weinberg |
| Assembly majority leader | Louis Greenwald |
| Senate president | Steve Sweeney |
| Assembly speaker | Craig Coughlin |
| Headquarters | Trenton, NJ |
| Ideology | Centrism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Center-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the US Senate | 2 / 2 |
| Seats in the US House | 10 / 12 |
| State Senate Seats | 25 / 40 |
| General Assembly Seats | 52 / 80 |
| County Executives | 4 / 5 |
| County Clerks | 10 / 21 |
| County Sheriffs | 11 / 21 |
| County Surrogates | 11 / 21 |
| County Freeholders | 82 / 137 |
| Website | |
| www.njdems.org | |
Party platform
The party follows the platform of the Democratic National Committee.[2]
Party structure
The NJDSC is the state affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party with an executive committee composed of 13 state Democratic officials. In addition the party has Democratic County Chairs for each of the state's 21 counties.
Current elected officials
The New Jersey Democratic Party holds a majority in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly. The party also holds both U.S. Senate seats, 10 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats and controls the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Members of Congress
Democrats comprise 12 of New Jersey's 14-member Congressional delegation - including both US Senators and 10 member of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Democrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
- Class I: Bob Menendez (Senior Senator, Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
Senior Senator Menendez - Class II: Cory Booker (Junior Senator)
Junior Senator Booker
U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 10 are held by Democrats:
Statewide officials
Democrats control both of the elected statewide offices:
- Governor: Phil Murphy
- Lieutenant Governor: Sheila Oliver
State legislative leaders
- President of the Senate: Stephen M. Sweeney
- Majority Leader: Loretta Weinberg
- President Pro Tempore: Teresa Ruiz
- Deputy Majority Leader: Paul Sarlo
- Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin
- Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Gordon M. Johnson
State Representatives
New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Assembly
Party financing
On January 19, 2006 the Star-Ledger published the findings of quarterly reports by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The reports found that the NJDSC had raised almost $6 million and spent over $6 million in the 2005 election year. The organization representing Democratic Members of the Assembly, called the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, had raised a little over $6.5 million and spent about $6.7 million. The organization representing Democratic State Senators, called the Senate Democratic Majority, had raised approximately $1.3 million and spent $1 million. In total the three State Democratic organizations had raised nearly $14 million and spent about $14.1 million in 2005.
In comparison, the New Jersey Republican State Committee, the state affiliate of the Republican Party, had raised about $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million. The organization representing Republican Assemblymen called the Assembly Republican Victory had raised $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million. The organization representing the Republican State Senators called the Senate Republican Majority had raised a little more than $700,000 and spent about $640,000. In total the three State Republican organizations had raised $5.2 million and spent around $5.2 million.[3][4]
List of chairmen and chairwomen
- James R. Nugent (1908 – 1911)
- Edward Everett Grosscup (1911 – 1919)
- Charles F. McDonald (1919 – 1922)
- Harry Heher (1922 – 1932)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1932 – 1935)
- William H. Kelly (1935 – 1938)
- David Theodore Wilentz (1938)
- Crawford Jamieson (1939)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1940 – 1944)
- Edward J. Hart (1944 – 1953)
- Charles R. Howell (1953 – 1954)
- George E. Brunner (1954 – 1961)
- Thorn Lord (1961 – 1965)
- Robert J. Burkhardt (1965 – 1969)
- Salvatore A. Bontempo (1969 – 1973)
- James P. Dugan (1973 – 1977)
- Richard J. Coffee (1977 – 1981)
- James F. Maloney (1981 – 1985)
- Raymond M. Durkin (1985 – 1990)
- Philip M. Keegan (1990 – 1992)
- Raymond Lesniak (1992 – 1994)
- Tom Byrne (1994 – 1997)
- Thomas P. Giblin (1997 – 2001)
- Joseph J. Roberts (2001 – 2002)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (2002 – 2006)
- Joseph Cryan (2006 – 2010)
- John Wisniewski (2010 – 2013)
- John Currie (2013–present)
References
- https://www.insidernj.com/somerset-dems-chair-peg-schaffer-appointed-njdsc-interim-vice-chair-lizette-delgado-polanco-steps-position/
- "THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM". Archived from the original on 2017-12-20. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-2/1137650110316870.xml&coll=1
- http://www.elec.state.nj.us/index.html
External links
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