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 bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 14, 2014 – January 12, 2016
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentStephen M. Sweeney
Minority LeaderThomas Kean Jr.
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerVincent Prieto
Minority LeaderJon Bramnick
Party controlDemocratic 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]

Assembly

The Assembly has 80 members, two for each district.

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

References
  1. "Legislative Roster". njleg.state.us. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. 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.
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