222nd New Jersey Legislature

222nd New Jersey Legislature
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The New Jersey State House in 2012
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Jersey Legislature
JurisdictionNew Jersey, United States
TermJanuary 13, 2026 – January 11, 2028
New Jersey General Assembly
Members80
SpeakerCraig Coughlin[1]
Majority LeaderLouis Greenwald[1]
Minority LeaderJohn DiMaio[2]
Party controlDemocratic Party
New Jersey Senate
Members40
PresidentNicholas Scutari[3]
Majority LeaderTeresa Ruiz[3]
Minority LeaderAnthony M. Bucco[4]
Party controlDemocratic Party

The 222nd New Jersey Legislature began on January 13, 2026, following the 2025 election for the General Assembly. It will end on January 11, 2028.

The members of the Assembly will serve two-year terms through the end of the legislative session in January 2028 while members of the Senate elected in 2023 will continue serving their four-year terms that began in January 2024 that will also expire in January 2028.

Assembly

See also: 2025 New Jersey General Assembly election

Assembly composition

Starting January 13, 2026 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 57
  Republican Party 23
Total 80

Democrats flipped five seats in the 2025 election, with Maureen Rowan ousting Republican Claire Swift in the 2nd district, Anthony Angelozzi ousting Republican Michael Torrissi in the 8th district, Vincent Kearney and Andrew Macurdy ousting Republicans Michele Matsikoudis and Nancy Muñoz in the 21st district, and Marisa Sweeney ousting Republican Christian Barranco in the 25th district. The Democrats will now have a supermajority in the Assembly and their largest majority since Watergate.[5]

Assembly members

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

Legislative District Assembly Member Party Assumed Office Counties represented Residence
District 1 Antwan McClellan Republican January 14, 2020 Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland Ocean City
Erik Simonsen Republican January 14, 2020 Lower Township
District 2 Don Guardian Republican January 11, 2022 Atlantic Atlantic City
Maureen Rowan Democratic January 13, 2026 Atlantic City
District 3 David Bailey Democratic January 9, 2024 Cumberland, Gloucester Salem Woodstown
Heather Simmons Democratic January 9, 2024 Glassboro
District 4 Dan Hutchison Democratic January 9, 2024 Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester Gloucester Township
Cody Miller Democratic January 9, 2024 Monroe Township
District 5 Bill Moen Democratic January 14, 2020 Camden, Gloucester Camden
William Spearman Democratic June 30, 2018 Camden
District 6 Louis Greenwald Democratic January 9, 1996 Burlington, Camden Voorhees Township
Melinda Kane Democratic January 23, 2025 Cherry Hill
District 7 Carol A. Murphy Democratic January 9, 2018 Burlington Mount Laurel
Balvir Singh Democratic January 30, 2025 Burlington Township
District 8 Anthony Angelozzi Democratic January 13, 2026 Atlantic, Burlington Hammonton
Andrea Katz Democratic January 9, 2024 Chesterfield Township
District 9 Greg Myhre Republican January 9, 2024 Ocean Stafford
Brian E. Rumpf Republican June 23, 2003 Little Egg Harbor
District 10 Paul Kanitra Republican January 9, 2024 Ocean, Monmouth Point Pleasant Beach
Gregory P. McGuckin Republican January 10, 2012 Toms River
District 11 Margie Donlon Democratic January 9, 2024 Monmouth Ocean Township
Luanne Peterpaul Democratic January 9, 2024 Long Branch
District 12 Robert D. Clifton Republican January 10, 2012 Burlington, Middlesex, Ocean Matawan
Alex Sauickie Republican July 23, 2022 Jackson Township
District 13 Vicky Flynn Republican January 11, 2022 Monmouth Holmdel
Gerard Scharfenberger Republican January 14, 2020 Middletown
District 14 Wayne DeAngelo Democratic January 8, 2008 Mercer, Middlesex Hamilton Township
Tennille McCoy Democratic January 8, 2024 Hamilton Township
District 15 Verlina Reynolds-Jackson Democratic February 15, 2018 Hunterdon, Mercer Trenton
Anthony Verrelli Democratic August 5, 2018 Hopewell Township
District 16 Mitchelle Drulis Democratic January 9, 2024 Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset East Amwell
Roy Freiman Democratic January 9, 2018 Hillsborough Township
District 17 Joseph Danielsen Democratic October 16, 2014 Middlesex, Somerset Franklin Township
Kevin Egan Democratic January 9, 2024 New Brunswick
District 18 Robert Karabinchak Democratic May 26, 2016 Middlesex Edison
Sterley Stanley Democratic January 27, 2021 East Brunswick
District 19 Craig Coughlin Democratic January 12, 2010 Middlesex Woodbridge
Yvonne Lopez Democratic January 9, 2018 Perth Amboy
District 20 Annette Quijano Democratic September 25, 2008 Union Elizabeth
Ed Rodriguez Democratic January 13, 2026 Elizabeth
District 21 Vincent Kearney Democratic January 13, 2026 Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Union Garwood
Andrew Macurdy Democratic January 13, 2026 Summit
District 22 Linda S. Carter Democratic May 24, 2018 Somerset, Union Plainfield
James J. Kennedy Democratic January 12, 2016 Rahway
District 23 John DiMaio Republican February 21, 2009 Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren Hackettstown
Erik Peterson Republican December 7, 2009 Franklin Township
District 24 Dawn Fantasia Republican January 9, 2024 Morris, Sussex, Warren Franklin Borough
Mike Inganamort Republican January 9, 2024 Chester Township
District 25 Aura K. Dunn Republican November 21, 2019 ‡ Morris, Passaic Mendham Borough
Marisa Sweeney Democratic January 13, 2026 Morristown
District 26 Brian Bergen Republican January 14, 2020 Morris, Passaic Denville
Jay Webber Republican January 8, 2008 Morris Plains
District 27 Rosy Bagolie Democratic January 9, 2024 Essex, Passaic Livingston
Alixon Collazos-Gill Democratic January 9, 2024 Montclair
District 28 Chigozie Onyema Democratic January 13, 2026 Essex, Union Newark
Cleopatra Tucker Democratic January 8, 2008 Newark
District 29 Eliana Pintor Marin Democratic September 11, 2013 Essex, Hudson Newark
Shanique Speight Democratic January 9, 2018 Newark
District 30 Sean T. Kean Republican January 10, 2012 ± Monmouth, Ocean Wall
Avi Schnall Democratic January 9, 2024 Lakewood Township
District 31 William Sampson Democratic January 11, 2022 Hudson Bayonne
Jerry Walker Democratic January 13, 2026 Jersey City
District 32 Ravinder Bhalla Democratic January 13, 2026 Hudson Hoboken
Katie Brennan Democratic January 13, 2026 Jersey City
District 33 Gabe Rodriguez Democratic January 9, 2024 Hudson West New York
Larry Wainstein Democratic January 13, 2026 North Bergen
District 34 Carmen Morales Democratic January 9, 2024 Essex Belleville
Michael Venezia Democratic January 9, 2024 Bloomfield
District 35 Al Abdelaziz Democratic January 23, 2025 Bergen, Passaic Paterson
Kenyatta Stewart Democratic January 13, 2026 Paterson
District 36 Clinton Calabrese Democratic February 10, 2018 Bergen, Passaic Cliffside Park
Gary Schaer Democratic January 10, 2006 Passaic
District 37 Shama Haider Democratic January 11, 2022 Bergen Tenafly
Ellen Park Democratic January 11, 2022 Englewood Cliffs
District 38 Lisa Swain Democratic May 24, 2018 Bergen Fair Lawn
Chris Tully Democratic May 24, 2018 Bergenfield
District 39 Robert Auth Republican January 14, 2014 Bergen Old Tappan
John V. Azzariti Republican January 9, 2024 Saddle River
District 40 Al Barlas Republican January 9, 2024 Bergen, Passaic Cedar Grove
Christopher DePhillips Republican January 9, 2018 Wyckoff

Notes:
‡ 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

Senate

See also: 2023 New Jersey Senate election

Senate composition

Starting January 9, 2024 Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 25
  Republican Party 15
Total 40

New Jersey State Senators are elected for four year terms and they will serve the third and fourth years of their four-year term in this legislative session.

Senate members

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

District Senator Party Assumed office Counties represented Residence
District 1 Mike Testa Republican December 5, 2019 Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland Vineland
District 2 Vincent J. Polistina Republican November 8, 2021 Atlantic Egg Harbor Township
District 3 John Burzichelli Democratic January 9, 2024 Cumberland, Gloucester Salem Paulsboro
District 4 Paul D. Moriarty Democratic January 9, 2024 Atlantic, Camden, Gloucester Washington Township
District 5 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democratic December 15, 2014 Camden, Gloucester Barrington
District 6 James Beach Democratic January 3, 2009 Burlington, Camden Voorhees Township
District 7 Troy Singleton Democratic January 9, 2018 Burlington Palmyra
District 8 Latham Tiver Republican January 9, 2024 Atlantic, Burlington Southampton
District 9 Carmen Amato Republican January 9, 2024 Ocean Lacey
District 10 James W. Holzapfel Republican January 10, 2012 Ocean, Monmouth Toms River
District 11 Vin Gopal Democratic January 9, 2018 Monmouth Long Branch
District 12 Owen Henry Republican January 9, 2024 Burlington, Middlesex, Ocean Old Bridge Township
District 13 Declan O'Scanlon Republican January 9, 2018 Monmouth Little Silver
District 14 Linda R. Greenstein Democratic December 6, 2010 Mercer, Middlesex Plainsboro Township
District 15 Shirley Turner Democratic January 13, 1998 Hunterdon, Mercer Lawrence Township
District 16 Andrew Zwicker Democratic January 11, 2022 Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset South Brunswick
District 17 Bob Smith Democratic January 8, 2002 Middlesex, Somerset Piscataway
District 18 Patrick J. Diegnan Democratic May 9, 2016 Middlesex South Plainfield
District 19 Joe F. Vitale Democratic January 13, 1998 Middlesex Woodbridge
District 20 Joseph Cryan Democratic January 9, 2018 Union Union Township
District 21 Jon Bramnick Republican January 11, 2022 Middlesex, Morris, Somerset, Union Westfield
District 22 Nicholas Scutari Democratic January 13, 2004 Somerset, Union Linden
District 23 Doug Steinhardt Republican December 19, 2022 Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren Lopatcong
District 24 Parker Space Republican January 9, 2024 Morris, Sussex, Warren Wantage
District 25 Anthony M. Bucco Republican October 24, 2019 Morris, Passaic Boonton Township
District 26 Joseph Pennacchio Republican January 8, 2008 Morris, Passaic Rockaway Township
District 27 John F. McKeon Democratic January 9, 2024 Essex, Passaic West Orange
District 28 Renee Burgess Democratic September 29, 2022 Essex, Union Irvington
District 29 Teresa Ruiz Democratic January 8, 2008 Essex, Hudson Newark
District 30 Robert W. Singer Republican October 14, 1993 Monmouth, Ocean Lakewood Township
District 31 Angela V. McKnight Democratic January 9, 2024 Hudson Jersey City
District 32 Raj Mukherji Democratic January 9, 2024 Hudson Jersey City
District 33 Brian P. Stack Democratic January 8, 2008 Hudson Union City
District 34 Britnee Timberlake Democratic January 9, 2024 Essex East Orange
District 35 Benjie Wimberly Democratic January 30, 2025 Bergen, Passaic Paterson
District 36 Paul Sarlo Democratic May 19, 2003 Bergen, Passaic Wood-Ridge
District 37 Gordon M. Johnson Democratic January 11, 2022 Bergen Englewood
District 38 Joseph Lagana Democratic April 12, 2018 Bergen Paramus
District 39 Holly Schepisi Republican March 25, 2021 Bergen River Vale
District 40 Kristin Corrado Republican October 5, 2017 Bergen, Passaic Totowa

See also

References

  1. ^ a b David Wildstein (November 6, 2025). "Coughlin re-elected Speaker; Greenwald remains as Majority Leader". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  2. ^ David Wildstein (November 6, 2025). "DiMaio will remain as Assembly Minority Leader after discordant GOP meeting (Updated)". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  3. ^ a b David Wildstein (November 6, 2025). "Scutari, Ruiz will lead Senate Democrats for a third time". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  4. ^ David Wildstein (November 6, 2025). "Senate Republicans keep Bucco as Minority Leader". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  5. ^ Blackburn, Zach (November 14, 2025). "Mapping Assembly Democrats' dominant night". New Jersey Globe. Mayfair Media. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
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