216th New Jersey Legislature

The 216th New Jersey Legislature began on January 14, 2014 at the end of Chris Christie's first term as Governor of New Jersey, and ended on January 12, 2016 half way through Chris Christie's second term as Governor.

216th New Jersey Legislature
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New Jersey State House north panorama, 2012
Overview
Legislative body	New Jersey Legislature
Jurisdiction	New Jersey, United States
Term	January 14, 2014 – January 12, 2016
New Jersey Senate
Members	40
President	Stephen M. Sweeney
Minority Leader	Thomas Kean Jr.
Party control	Democratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members	80
Speaker	Vincent Prieto
Minority Leader	Jon Bramnick
Party control	Democratic Party

Background

The elections for the 216th Legislature were held on November 5, 2013 alongside Chris Christie's landslide re-election. In the Assembly the composition didn't change while in the Senate the composition did not change either.

Composition

Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly composition, 2014-2016

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	48
	Republican Party	32
Total		80

Senate

NJ State Senate composition 2012

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	24
	Republican Party	16
Total		40

Leadership

Senate

Senate President: Stephen M. Sweeney

President Pro Temp.: Nia Gill

Majority Leader: Loretta Weinberg

Minority Leader: Thomas Kean Jr.

Assembly

Spaeker: Vincent Prieto

Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald

Minority Leader: Jon Bramnick

Members

Senate

The Senate has 40 members, one for each district [1]

District 1: Jeff Van Drew (D) District 2: Jim Whelan (D) District 3: Stephen M. Sweeney (D) District 4: Fred H. Madden (D) District 5: Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) District 6: James Beach (D) District 7: Diane Allen (R) District 8: Dawn Marie Addiego (R) District 9: Christopher J. Connors (R) District 10: James W. Holzapfel (R) District 11: Jennifer Beck (R) District 12: Samuel D. Thompson (R) District 13: Joe Kyrillos (R) District 14: Linda R. Greenstein (D) District 15: Shirley Turner (D) District 16: Christopher Bateman (R) District 17: Bob Smith (D) District 18: Peter J. Barnes III (D) District 19: Joseph Vitale (D) District 20: Raymond Lesniak (D)

District 21: Thomas Kean, Jr. (R) District 22: Nicholas Scutari (D) District 23: Michael J. Doherty (R) District 24: Steve Oroho (R) District 25: Anthony Bucco (R) District 26: Joseph Pennacchio (R) District 27: Richard Codey (D) District 28: Ronald Rice (D) District 29: Teresa Ruiz (D) District 30: Robert Singer (R) District 31: Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) District 32: Nicholas Sacco (D) District 33: Brian P. Stack (D) District 34: Nia Gill (D) District 35: Nellie Pou (D) District 36: Paul Sarlo (D) District 37: Loretta Weinberg (D) District 38: Robert Gordon (D) District 39: Gerald Cardinale (R) District 40: Kevin J. O'Toole (R)

Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

District 1: Sam Fiocchi (R) District 1: Bob Andrzejczak (D) District 2: Chris A. Brown (R) District 2: John Armato (D) District 3: John J. Burzichelli (D) District 3: Adam Taliaferro (D) District 4: Paul Moriarty (D) District 4: Gabriela Mosquera (D) District 5: Patricia Egan Jones (D) District 5: Vacant District 6: Louis Greenwald (D) District 6: Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D) District 7: Herb Conaway (D) District 7: Troy Singleton (D) District 8: Christopher J. Brown (R) District 8: Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R) District 9: Brian E. Rumpf (R) District 9: DiAnne Gove (R) District 10: David W. Wolfe (R) District 10: Gregory P. McGuckin (R) District 11: Joann Downey (D) District 11: Eric Houghtaling (D) District 12: Ronald S. Dancer (R) District 13: Amy Handlin (R) District 13: Declan O'Scanlon (R) District 14: Wayne DeAngelo (D) District 14: Daniel R. Benson (D) District 15: Reed Gusciora (D) District 15: Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) District 16: Donna Simon (D) District 16: Jack Ciattarelli (R) District 17: Joseph V. Egan (D) District 17: Joseph Danielsen (D) District 18: Nancy Pinkin (D) District 18: Patrick J. Diegnan (D) District 19: Craig Coughlin (D) District 19: John Wisniewski (D) District 20: Annette Quijano (D) District 20: Jamel Holley (D)

District 21: Jon Bramnick (R) District 21: Nancy Munoz (R) District 22: James J. Kennedy (D) District 22: Jerry Green (D) District 23: John DiMaio (R) District 23: Erik Peterson (R) District 24: Parker Space (R) District 24: Gail Phoebus (R) District 25: Michael Patrick Carroll (R) District 25: Tony Bucco (R) District 26: Jay Webber (R) District 26: BettyLou DeCroce (R) District 27: John F. McKeon (D) District 27: Mila Jasey (D) District 28: Ralph R. Caputo (D) District 28: Cleopatra Tucker (D) District 29: Eliana Pintor Marin (D) District 29: L. Grace Spencer (D) District 29: Sean T. Kean (R) District 29: Dave Rible (R) District 31: Nicholas Chiaravalloti (D) District 31: Angela V. McKnight (D) District 32: Angelica M. Jimenez (D) District 32: Vincent Prieto (D) District 33: Raj Mukherji (D) District 33: Annette Chaparro (D) District 34: Thomas P. Giblin (D) District 34: Sheila Oliver (D) District 35: Shavonda E. Sumter (D) District 35: Benjie E. Wimberly (D) District 36: Gary Schaer (D) District 36: Marlene Caride (D) District 37: Gordon M. Johnson (D) District 37: Valerie Huttle (D) District 38: Tim Eustace (D) District 38: Joseph Lagana (D) District 39: Robert Auth (R) District 39: Holly Schepisi (R) District 40: Kevin J. Rooney (R) District 40: David C. Russo (R)

Vacancies

Senate

District	Original	Party	Period of vacancy	Appointee	Party of Appointee
5th	Donald Norcross[2]	Democratic Party	November 12, 2014 – December 15, 2014	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	Democratic Party

Assembly

District	Original	Party	Period of vacancy	Appointee	Party of Appointee
17th	Upendra J. Chivukula [3]	Democratic Party	September 30, 2014 – October 16, 2014	Joseph Danielsen	Democratic Party
3rd	Celeste Riley [4]	Democratic Party	January 1, 2015 – January 15, 2015	Adam Taliaferro	Democratic Party
20th	Joseph Cryan[5]	Democratic Party	January 4, 2015 – January 29, 2015	Jamel Holley	Democratic Party
15th	Bonnie Watson Coleman [6]	Democratic Party	January 3, 2015 – February 5, 2015	Elizabeth Maher Muoio	Democratic Party
5th	Angel Fuentes[7]	Democratic Party	June 30, 2015 – November 9, 2015	Patricia Egan Jones	Democratic Party
24th	Alison Littell McHose[8]	Republican Party	October 17, 2015 – December 3, 2015	Gail Phoebus	Republican Party
5th	Gilbert "Whip" Wilson[9]	Democratic Party	December 2, 2015 – January 12, 2016	Successor not seated in session	None

See also

• List of New Jersey state legislatures

References

1. "Legislative Roster". njleg.state.us. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
2. Gaudiano, Nicole (November 12, 2014). "Norcross being sworn in today". Courier-Post. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
3. "Commissioner Chivukula". New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
4. Kov, Daniel J. (January 7, 2015). "New county clerk officially sworn in". The Daily Journal. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
5. Brush, Chase (January 4, 2015). "Cryan steps into sheriff role at Union County reorganization". Politicker NJ. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
6. Davis, Mike (January 6, 2015). "U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman sworn into Congress, holds ceremony for supporters". The Times. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
7. Friedman, Matt (June 23, 2015). "South Jersey assemblyman resigns to take Camden County job". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
8. Jennings, Rob (October 16, 2015). "McHose resigns from Assembly". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
9. Friedman, Matt (December 2, 2015). "Democratic assemblyman abruptly resigns". Politico New Jersey. Archived from the original on December 5, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015. Wilson resigned because of a 1971 law that requires sheriffs to take their oaths of office within 30 days of their elections, and because a more recent law that bans dual elected office-holding, according to Wilson attorney Bill Tambussi.