New Jersey General Assembly, 2014–15 term
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The following is the roster and leadership positions for the 2014–2015 term. The 216th Session began on January 14, 2014 and ended on January 12, 2016.
This assembly was preceded by the 2012–2013 assembly and was followed by the 2016–2017 assembly.
Composition
Two Democratic members
Two Republican members
One Democratic and one Republican members
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacancies | ||
| End of previous legislature | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
| Begin[T 1] | 48 | 32 | 80 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 60% | 40% | ||
- Does not account for brief vacancies as the appointed replacement will be of the same party of the previous office holder
Former members from this term
| District | Name | Party | Residence | First served | Term end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 17 | Upendra J. Chivukula | Dem | Franklin Township (Somerset) | 2002 | September 30, 2014 | Appointed to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities[1] |
| District 3 | Celeste Riley | Dem | Bridgeton | 2009[A 1] | January 2, 2015 | Elected Cumberland County Clerk[2] |
| District 20 | Joseph Cryan | Dem | Union Township (Union) | 2002 | January 4, 2015 | Elected Union County Sheriff[3] |
| District 15 | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Dem | Ewing Township | 1998 | January 6, 2015 | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives[4] |
| District 5 | Angel Fuentes | Dem | Camden | 2010 | June 30, 2015 | Appointed deputy clerk for Camden County[5] |
| District 24 | Alison Littell McHose | Rep | Franklin | 2003[A 1] | October 17, 2015 | Resigned to focus on job as Franklin borough business administrator[6] |
| District 5 | Gilbert "Whip" Wilson | Dem | Camden | 2010[A 1] | December 2, 2015 | Resigned to become Camden County Sheriff[7] |
Notes
- First appointed to the seat
- Served in the Assembly as a Republican from 1968–1972
- Served in the Assembly from 2002–2008
References
- "Commissioner Chivukula". New Jersey Board of Public Utilities. 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- Kov, Daniel J. (January 7, 2015). "New county clerk officially sworn in". The Daily Journal. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
- Brush, Chase (January 4, 2015). "Cryan steps into sheriff role at Union County reorganization". Politicker NJ. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- Davis, Mike (January 6, 2015). "U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman sworn into Congress, holds ceremony for supporters". The Times. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
- Friedman, Matt (June 23, 2015). "South Jersey assemblyman resigns to take Camden County job". NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- Jennings, Rob (October 16, 2015). "McHose resigns from Assembly". New Jersey Herald. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
- Friedman, Matt (December 2, 2015). "Democratic assemblyman abruptly resigns". Politico New Jersey. 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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