220th New Jersey Legislature

2022 to 2023 legislative session

220th New Jersey Legislature

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The New Jersey State House in 2012

Overview
Legislative body| New Jersey Legislature
Jurisdiction| New Jersey, United States
Term| January 11, 2022 – January 9, 2024
New Jersey General Assembly
Members| 80
Speaker| Craig Coughlin
Minority Leader| John DiMaio
Party control| Democratic Party
New Jersey Senate
Members| 40
President| Nicholas Scutari
Minority Leader| Steve Oroho (January 11, 2022–June 30, 2023)
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–January 9, 2024)[1]
Party control| Democratic Party

The 220th New Jersey Legislature began on January 11, 2022, following the 2021 elections for Assembly and Senate. It ended on January 9, 2024.

## Assembly

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See also: 2021 New Jersey General Assembly election

### Assembly composition

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January 11, 2022 – July 23, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members

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| Democratic Party | 46
| Republican Party | 34
Total  | 80
July 23, 2022 – September 15, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 46
| Republican Party | 33
Vacancies  | 1
Total  | 79
September 15, 2022 – March 22, 2023  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 46
| Republican Party | 34
Total  | 80
March 22, 2023 – May 25, 2023  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 45
| Republican Party | 34
Vacancies  | 1
Total  | 79
May 25, 2023 – December 31, 2024  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 46
| Republican Party | 34
Total  | 80
January 1, 2024 – January 8, 2024  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 45
| Republican Party | 34
Vacancies  | 1
Total  | 79
January 8, 2024 – January 9, 2024  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 46
| Republican Party | 34
Total  | 80

### Assembly leadership

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Democratic Leadership
Assembly Speaker  | Craig Coughlin[2]
Majority Leader  | Louis Greenwald[2]
Deputy Majority Leaders  | Joseph V. Egan, Roy Freiman, Thomas Giblin, Angela McKnight, Bill Moen, Gabriela Mosquera & Chris Tully[3]
Assembly Speaker Pro-Tempore  | Benjie Wimberly[2]
Majority Whip  | Carol A. Murphy[4]
Conference Leader  | Annette Quijano[2]
Republican Leadership  | Minority Leader  | John DiMaio[5]
Deputy Minority Leader  | Nancy Munoz[6]
Minority Whip  | Antwan McClellan[5]
Conference Leader  | Ned Thomson[5]

### Assembly members

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The Assembly consists of 80 members, two for each district.

District  | Name  | Party  | Residence  | First served

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1 | Antwan McClellan | Rep | Ocean City | 2020
Erik K. Simonsen | Rep | Lower Township | 2020
2 | Don Guardian | Rep | Atlantic City | 2022
Claire Swift | Rep | Margate City | 2022
3 | Bethanne McCarthy Patrick | Rep | Mannington Township | 2022
Beth Sawyer | Rep | Woolwich Township | 2022
4 | Paul Moriarty | Dem | Washington Township (Gloucester) | 2006
Gabriela Mosquera | Dem | Gloucester Township | 2012 †
5 | Bill Moen | Dem | Bellmawr | 2020
William Spearman | Dem | Camden | 2018 †
6 | Louis Greenwald | Dem | Voorhees Township | 1996
Pamela Rosen Lampitt | Dem | Cherry Hill | 2006
7 | Herb Conaway | Dem | Delran Township | 1998
Carol A. Murphy | Dem | Mount Laurel | 2018
8 | Michael Torrissi | Rep | Hammonton | 2022
Brandon Umba | Rep | Medford | 2022
9 | DiAnne Gove | Rep | Barnegat Township | 2009 †
Brian E. Rumpf | Rep | Little Egg Harbor Township | 2003 †
10 | John Catalano | Rep | Brick Township | 2020
Gregory P. McGuckin | Rep | Toms River | 2012
11 | Kimberly Eulner | Rep | Shrewsbury | 2022
Marilyn Piperno | Rep | Colts Neck Township | 2022
12 | Robert D. Clifton | Rep | Matawan | 2012
Alex Sauickie | Rep | Jackson Township | 2022 †
13 | Vicky Flynn | Rep | Holmdel Township | 2022
Gerard Scharfenberger | Rep | Middletown Township | 2020
14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Dem | Hamilton Township (Mercer) | 2008
Tennille McCoy | Dem | 2024 †
15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Dem | Trenton | 2018 †
Anthony Verrelli | Dem | Hopewell Township (Mercer) | 2018 †
16 | Roy Freiman | Dem | Hillsborough Township | 2018
Sadaf Jaffer | Dem | Montgomery Township | 2022
17 | Joseph Danielsen | Dem | Franklin Township (Somerset) | 2014 †
Joseph V. Egan | Dem | New Brunswick | 2002
18 | Robert Karabinchak | Dem | Edison | 2016 †
Sterley Stanley | Dem | East Brunswick | 2021 †
19 | Craig Coughlin | Dem | Woodbridge Township | 2010
Yvonne Lopez | Dem | Perth Amboy | 2018
20 | Reginald Atkins | Dem | Roselle | 2022
Annette Quijano | Dem | Elizabeth | 2008 †
21 | Michele Matsikoudis | Rep | New Providence | 2022
Nancy Munoz | Rep | Summit | 2009 †
22 | Linda Carter | Dem | Plainfield | 2018 †
James J. Kennedy | Dem | Rahway | 2016
23 | John DiMaio | Rep | Hackettstown | 2009 †
Erik Peterson | Rep | Franklin Township (Hunterdon) | 2009 †
24 | Parker Space | Rep | Wantage Township | 2013 †
Hal Wirths | Rep | Hardyston Township | 2018
25 | Brian Bergen | Rep | Denville Township | 2020
Aura K. Dunn | Rep | Mendham Borough | 2019 ‡
26 | Christian Barranco | Rep | Jefferson Township | 2022
Jay Webber | Rep | Morris Plains | 2008
27 | Mila Jasey | Dem | South Orange | 2007 †
John F. McKeon | Dem | West Orange | 2002
28 | Jackie Yustein | Dem | Glen Ridge | 2023 †
Cleopatra Tucker | Dem | Newark | 2008
29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Dem | 2013 †
Shanique Speight | Dem | 2018
30 | Sean T. Kean | Rep | Wall Township | 2012 ±
Ned Thomson | Rep | 2017 †
31 | Angela V. McKnight | Dem | Jersey City | 2016
William Sampson | Dem | Bayonne | 2022
32 | Angelica M. Jimenez | Dem | West New York | 2012
Pedro Mejia | Dem | Secaucus | 2018 †
33 | Annette Chaparro | Dem | Hoboken | 2016
Raj Mukherji | Dem | Jersey City | 2014
34 | Thomas P. Giblin | Dem | Montclair | 2006
Britnee Timberlake | Dem | East Orange | 2018 †
35 | Shavonda E. Sumter | Dem | Paterson | 2012
Benjie Wimberly | Dem | 2012
36 | Clinton Calabrese | Dem | Cliffside Park | 2018 †
Gary Schaer | Dem | Passaic | 2006
37 | Shama Haider | Dem | Tenafly | 2022
Ellen Park | Dem | Englewood Cliffs | 2022
38 | Lisa Swain | Dem | Fair Lawn | 2018 †
Chris Tully | Dem | Bergenfield | 2018 †
39 | Robert Auth | Rep | Old Tappan | 2014
DeAnne DeFuccio | Rep | Upper Saddle River | 2021 †
40 | Christopher DePhillips | Rep | Wyckoff | 2018
Kevin J. Rooney | Rep | 2016 †

#### Former members from this term

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District  | Name  | Party  | Residence  | First served  | Left office  | Cause  | Replaced by

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12 | Ronald Dancer | Rep  | Plumsted Township | 2002 †  | July 23, 2022  | Death (long illness)[7] | Alex Sauickie[8]
28 | Ralph R. Caputo | Dem*  | Nutley | 2008*  | March 21, 2023  | Appointed to the board of directors of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey[9] | Jackie Yustein
14 | Daniel R. Benson | Dem  | Hamilton Township (Mercer) | 2011 †  | December 31, 2023  | Resignation prior to taking office as Mercer County Executive[10] | Tennille McCoy[11]

#### Notes

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† First appointed to the seat
‡ Dunn was appointed to the seat in November 2019. The appointment expired at the conclusion of the 2018–19 term in January 2020. She was reappointed again in February 2020 after the start of the next term, and then won the seat in a special election in November 2020.
± Kean previously served in the Assembly from 2002 to 2008
* Caputo had served as a Republican during a previous stint in the Assembly from 1968 to 1972

## Senate

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See also: 2021 New Jersey State Senate election

### Senate composition

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January 11, 2022 – August 31, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members

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| Democratic Party | 24
| Republican Party | 16
Total  | 40
September 1, 2022 – September 29, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 23
| Republican Party | 16
Vacancies  | 1
Total  | 39
September 29, 2022 – November 30, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 24
| Republican Party | 16
Total  | 40
November 30, 2022 – December 19, 2022  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 24
| Republican Party | 15
Vacancies  | 1
Total  | 39
December 19, 2022 – February 13, 2023  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 24
| Republican Party | 16
Total  | 40
February 13, 2023–present  | Affiliation  | Members
| Democratic Party | 25
| Republican Party | 15
Total  | 40

### Senate leadership

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Democratic Leadership  | Senate President  | Nicholas Scutari[12]
Majority Leader  | Teresa Ruiz[13]
Deputy Majority Leader  | Paul Sarlo[13]
Senate President Pro-Tempore  | Sandra Bolden Cunningham[13]
Majority Whip  | Troy Singleton[13]
Conference Leader  | Vin Gopal[13]
Senate Majority Caucus Chair  | Nellie Pou[13]
Senate Deputy President Pro-Tempore  | Richard Codey[13]
Republican Leadership  | Minority Leader  | Steve Oroho (January 11, 2023 – June 30, 2023)[14][1]
Anthony M. Bucco (July 1, 2023–present)[1]
Deputy Minority Leaders  | Joseph Pennacchio and Robert Singer[14]
Minority Whip  | Anthony M. Bucco (until July 1, 2023)[14][1]
Conference Leader  | Kristin Corrado[14]
Deputy Conference Leader  | Holly Schepisi[14]

### Senate members

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The Senate consists of 40 members, one for each district.

District  | Name  | Party  | Residence  | First served

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1 | Mike Testa | Rep | Vineland | 2019 ‡
2 | Vincent J. Polistina | Rep | Egg Harbor Township | 2021 †
3 | Edward Durr | Rep | Logan Township | 2022
4 | Fred H. Madden | Dem | Washington Township (Gloucester) | 2004
5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Dem | Barrington | 2014 †
6 | James Beach | Dem | Voorhees Township | 2009 †
7 | Troy Singleton | Dem | Delran Township | 2018
8 | Jean Stanfield | Rep | Westampton | 2022
9 | Christopher J. Connors | Rep | Lacey Township | 2008
10 | James W. Holzapfel | Rep | Toms River | 2012
11 | Vin Gopal | Dem | Long Branch | 2018
12 | Samuel D. Thompson | Dem* | Old Bridge Township | 2012
13 | Declan O'Scanlon | Rep | Little Silver | 2018
14 | Linda R. Greenstein | Dem | Plainsboro Township | 2010 ‡
15 | Shirley Turner | Dem | Lawrence Township (Mercer) | 1998
16 | Andrew Zwicker | Dem | South Brunswick | 2022
17 | Bob Smith | Dem | Piscataway | 2002
18 | Patrick J. Diegnan | Dem | South Plainfield | 2016 †
19 | Joe Vitale | Dem | Woodbridge Township | 1998
20 | Joseph Cryan | Dem | Union Township (Union) | 2018
21 | Jon Bramnick | Rep | Westfield | 2022
22 | Nicholas Scutari | Dem | Linden | 2004
23 | Doug Steinhardt | Rep | Lopatcong Township | 2022 †
24 | Steve Oroho | Rep | Franklin (Sussex) | 2008
25 | Anthony M. Bucco | Rep | Boonton Township | 2019 †
26 | Joseph Pennacchio | Rep | Montville | 2008
27 | Richard Codey | Dem | Roseland | 1982
28 | Renee Burgess | Dem | Irvington | 2022 †
29 | Teresa Ruiz | Dem | Newark | 2008
30 | Robert Singer | Rep | Lakewood Township | 1993 †
31 | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | Dem | Jersey City | 2007 †
32 | Nicholas Sacco | Dem | North Bergen | 1994
33 | Brian P. Stack | Dem | Union City | 2008
34 | Nia Gill | Dem | Montclair | 2002
35 | Nellie Pou | Dem | North Haledon | 2012
36 | Paul Sarlo | Dem | Wood-Ridge | 2003 †
37 | Gordon M. Johnson | Dem | Englewood | 2022
38 | Joseph Lagana | Dem | Paramus | 2018 †
39 | Holly Schepisi | Rep | River Vale | 2021 †
40 | Kristin Corrado | Rep | Totowa | 2017 †

#### Former members from this term

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District  | Name  | Party  | Residence  | First served  | Left office  | Cause  | Replaced by

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28 | Ronald Rice | Dem  | Newark | 1986 ‡  | August 31, 2022  | Resigned due to health problems (later died in March 2023)[15] | Renee Burgess[16]
23 | Michael J. Doherty | Rep  | Washington Township (Warren) | 2009 ‡  | November 30, 2022  | Elected Warren County Surrogate[17] | Doug Steinhardt[18][19]

#### Notes

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† First appointed to the seat
‡ Elected in a special election
* Thompson served as a Republican prior to February 2023

## See also

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* List of New Jersey state legislatures

## References

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1. ^ a b c d David Wildstein (June 28, 2023). "Oroho steps down early as Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
2. ^ a b c d Wildstein, David (November 4, 2021). "Coughlin gets third term as Assembly Speaker". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
3. ^ "Legislative Leadership". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
4. ^ Wildstein, David (January 14, 2022). "Carol Murphy is New Assembly Majority Whip". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
5. ^ a b c Wildstein, David (November 4, 2021). "DiMaio elected Assembly minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. ^ Riger, Margo (November 10, 2021). "Munoz to become Assembly deputy minority leader". New Jersey Assembly GOP. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
7. ^ David Wildstein (July 23, 2022). "Ronald Dancer, longtime assemblyman, dies at 73". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
8. ^ Fox, Joey (August 11, 2022). "Sauickie will be next LD12 assemblyman after convincing convention victory". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
9. ^ Sobko, Katie (March 23, 2023). "Ralph Caputo, Essex assemblyman, resigns to take Horizon board seat". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
10. ^ Wildstein, David (December 28, 2023). "Benson resigning Assembly seat early; McCoy will fill one-day unexpired term". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
11. ^ Wildstein, David (January 9, 2024). "37 new lawmakers take office at noon". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
12. ^ Wildstein, David (November 12, 2021). "Scutari wins senate presidency, set to replace Sweeney in January". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
13. ^ a b c d e f g Fox, Joey (January 3, 2022). "Singleton elevated to Senate Majority Whip". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
14. ^ a b c d e Fox, Joey; Wildstein, David (November 4, 2021). "Oroho elected Senate minority leader". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
15. ^ Pizarro, Max (August 19, 2022). "Senator Ronald L. Rice Retiring from Senate at the End of August". Insider NJ. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
16. ^ Fox, Joey (September 9, 2022). "Burgess wins Rice's Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington's first-ever senator". New Jersey Globe. Sea of Reeds Media. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
17. ^ Miller, Rudy (November 8, 2022). "Mike Doherty wins surrogate race in Warren County, unofficial results say". lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
18. ^ Bresswein, Kurt (December 10, 2022). "Doug Steinhardt appointed to finish N.J. Senate term in Warren, Hunterdon, Somerset". NJ.com. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
19. ^ Fox, Joey (December 19, 2022). "Steinhardt sworn in as State Senate's newest member". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media.

## External links

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* Official website