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9 unusual facts about New Jersey General Assembly


Fort Lee High School

Since 2004, she has represented Fort Lee and the rest of the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Indian King Tavern

The Indian King Tavern (also known as the Creighton House, or Creighton Tavern) was a colonial American tavern in Haddonfield, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, which was the site of a 1777 meeting of the New Jersey General Assembly that officially ratified the Declaration of Independence and adopted its Great Seal.

James Lordi

James P. Lordi (December 1, 1910 – June 1985) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly.

John Skevin

He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1965, but was defeated for re-election two years later by Republicans William Crane and Michael Ferrara.

Mount Tabor, New Jersey

On March 17, 1869, the incorporation of the "Camp Meeting Association of the Newark Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church" came about by virtue of the passage of New Jersey Chapter Law 185 of the Legislative Session of 1869, enacted into law by the both the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly.

New Jersey Route 162

Although the rights for a railroad in the area by the New Jersey General Assembly had been allowed since 1832, there has been no progress on any railroad in Cape May County until 1863.

New Jersey Route 64

In 1938, the New Jersey State Highway Department and New Jersey General Assembly put forth a proposal detailing that a highway from State Highway Route 31 (co-signed with U.S. Route 206) in the city of Princeton eastward through Mercer County onto current-day County Route 571.

New Jersey State House

The building is currently home to both chambers of the New Jersey Legislature (the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly), as well as offices for the Governor of New Jersey, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and several state government departments.

Penn Jersey Roller Derby

Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, a member-elect of the New Jersey General Assembly, plays for the "Dishonor Roll" in the PJRD as "Honeybee".


Bogota, New Jersey

Pat Schuber, served for four years as Mayor of Bogota, represented the district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1990 and served 12 years as the County Executive of Bergen County.

Burlington Township, New Jersey

Thomas P. Foy (c. 1951–2004), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate whose start in politics was on the Burlington Township Council.

Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey

Barbara McConnell, former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former New Jersey Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development.

Frank C. Osmers, Jr.

He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1935–1937, and was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the Seventy-seventh Congress, serving in office from January 3, 1939-January 3, 1943.

George Lawrence Record

Republican candidate for the New Jersey Senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New Jersey General Assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924 (Progressive).

Gerry P. Little

During his 19 years as Chief of Staff for State Senator Leonard T. Connors Jr., Assemblyman Christopher J. Connors and former Assemblyman Jeffrey Moran, Freeholder Little worked closely with 9th District legislators on numerous bills.

Guy R. Gregg

Guy R. Gregg (born December 14, 1949, Brooklyn, New York) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992–2008, where he represented the 24th Legislative District.

Hatch Act of 1939

On May 8, 2013, Hoboken, New Jersey, Councilman Ravi Balla ended his bid to join the New Jersey General Assembly after the New Jersey Supreme Court refused to consider a challenge to Hoboken Housing Authority (HHA) Director Carmelo Garcia's candidacy to serve in the State Assembly.

James Westcott

When Westcott was young, his family moved to New Jersey where his father established a political career in the Assembly and as Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1830 to 1840.

Joseph M. Keegan

Joseph M. Keegan (January 27, 1922 – October 21, 2007) was an American Democratic Party politician from Passaic, New Jersey, who served four terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and a single term in the New Jersey Senate.

Karcher v. May

Consequently, Alan Karcher, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, and Carmen Orechio, President of the New Jersey Senate, moved to intervene (under Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) as defendants on behalf of the Legislature; the court granted the motion.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district

The two most prominent names running for the seat in the regular election were the former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, Albio Sires of West New York, and Assemblyman Joseph Vas, who is also Mayor of Perth Amboy, both of whom ran in the Democratic primary.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district election, 2006

He ran against Albio Sires, who represented the 33rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly.

North Wildwood, New Jersey

James Cafiero (born 1928), served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1972 and in the State Senate from 1972 to 1982 and from 1990 to 2004, where he represented the 1st legislative district.

Randy Corman

As part of the Republican landslide that year in the New Jersey Legislature in the wake of Governor of New Jersey Jim Florio's $2.8 billion tax increase package, Corman was elected to the Senate together with running mates Stephen A. Mikulak and Ernest L. Oros in the New Jersey General Assembly, defeating Laurence S. Weiss in the Senate and incumbent Democrat Thomas J. Deverin and his running mate Jay Ziznewski in the Assembly.

Renee Lane

In 1983, she sought the Democratic nomination for New Jersey General Assembly, but was trounced in the primary by incumbents Mildred Barry Garvin (13,020) and Harry A. McEnroe (12,709); Thomas Addonizio, the son of former Newark Mayor and Congressman Hugh Addonizio finished third with 4,010 votes, while Lane got just 3,360 votes.

Secaucus, New Jersey

Vincent Prieto (born 1960), member of the New Jersey General Assembly since 2004 who was chosen as Assembly Speaker for the 2014-2015 Legislative Session.

Shrewsbury, New Jersey

Alfred N. Beadleston (1912-2000), politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate, after serving as mayor of Shrewsbury.

Stephen Saland

Saland worked as a legislative aide to a New Jersey Assemblyman, and later as an executive assistant to New York Assemblyman Emeel S. Betros, who later became Saland's law partner.


see also

Arthur Pierson

Arthur N. Pierson (1867–1957), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and President of the New Jersey Senate

Coat of arms of New Jersey

According to the minutes of the New Jersey General Assembly for March 11, 1896, the date on which the Assembly officially approved the flag as the state emblem, the buff color is due indirectly to George Washington, who had ordered on October 2, 1779, that the uniform coats of the New Jersey Continental Line be dark (Jersey) blue, with buff facings.

Craig Stanley

Craig A. Stanley (born 1955), American Democratic Party politician in the New Jersey General Assembly

Daniel Benson

Daniel R. Benson (born 1975), member of the New Jersey General Assembly

Evelyn Williams

On January 6, 2006, Williams submitted a letter of resignation to Essex County Democratic Chair Phil Thigpen announcing her intentions to step down to clear up "misconceptions" regarding her conduct, and was replaced by Oadline Truitt at a meeting of the Essex County Democratic Committee on January 9, 2006, one day before the New Jersey General Assembly reorganized for the 2006 session.

Gilbert Wilson

Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (born 1947), member of the New Jersey General Assembly

Joseph Roberts

Joseph J. Roberts (b. 1952), Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly

Kevin Ryan

Kevin J. Ryan (born 1969), member of the New Jersey General Assembly

Marion Higgins

Marion West Higgins (1915–1991), first female Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly