Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
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| Chairperson | John Currie |
| Governor | Phil Murphy |
| Senate Majority Leader | Loretta Weinberg |
| Assembly Majority Leader | Louis Greenwald |
| Senate President | Steve Sweeney |
| Assembly Speaker | Craig Coughlin |
| Headquarters | 194-196 West State Street Trenton, NJ |
| Ideology | Centrism Conservatism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
| Political position | Center to center-left |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Seats in the US Senate | 2 / 2
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| Seats in the US House | 10 / 12
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| State Senate Seats | 25 / 40
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| General Assembly Seats | 52 / 80
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| County Executives | 4 / 5
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| County Clerks | 10 / 21
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| County Sheriffs | 11 / 21
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| County Surrogates | 11 / 21
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| County Commissioners | 82 / 137
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| Website | |
| www.njdems.org | |
The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of New Jersey. John Currie is the chairman and Peg Schaffer is the vice-chairwoman.[1]
Structure
The NJDSC has a 13-member executive committee. The party also has a county chair for each of the state's 21 counties.
Current elected officials
The New Jersey Democratic Party holds a majority in the New Jersey Senate and the New Jersey General Assembly. The party also holds both U.S. Senate seats, 10 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats and controls the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Members of Congress
Democrats comprise 12 of New Jersey's 14-member Congressional delegation - including both US Senators and 10 member of the House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate
Democrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
- Class I: Bob Menendez (Senior Senator, Ranking Member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Class II: Cory Booker (Junior Senator)
U.S. House of Representatives
Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 10 are held by Democrats:
- NJ-01: Donald Norcross
- NJ-03: Andy Kim
- NJ-05: Josh Gottheimer
- NJ-06: Frank Pallone
- NJ-07: Tom Malinowski
- NJ-08: Albio Sires
- NJ-09: Bill Pascrell
- NJ-10: Donald Payne Jr.
- NJ-11: Mikie Sherrill
- NJ-12: Bonnie Watson Coleman
Statewide officials
Democrats control both of the elected statewide offices:
State legislative leaders
- President of the Senate: Stephen M. Sweeney
- Majority Leader: Loretta Weinberg
- President Pro Tempore: Teresa Ruiz
- Deputy Majority Leader: Paul Sarlo
- Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin
- Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
- Speaker Pro Tempore: Gordon M. Johnson
State Representatives
New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Assembly
List of chairmen and chairwomen
- James R. Nugent (1908–1911)
- Edward Everett Grosscup (1911–1919)
- Charles F. McDonald (1919–1922)
- Harry Heher (1922–1932)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1932–1935)
- William H. Kelly (1935–1938)
- David Theodore Wilentz (1938)
- Crawford Jamieson (1939)
- Mary Teresa Norton (1940–1944)
- Edward J. Hart (1944–1953)
- Charles R. Howell (1953–1954)
- George E. Brunner (1954–1961)
- Thorn Lord (1961–1965)
- Robert J. Burkhardt (1965–1969)
- Salvatore A. Bontempo (1969–1973)
- James P. Dugan (1973–1977)
- Richard J. Coffee (1977–1981)
- James F. Maloney (1981–1985)
- Raymond M. Durkin (1985–1990)
- Philip M. Keegan (1990–1992)
- Raymond Lesniak (1992–1994)
- Tom Byrne (1994–1997)
- Thomas P. Giblin (1997–2001)
- Joseph J. Roberts (2001–2002)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (2002–2006)
- Joseph Cryan (2006–2010)
- John Wisniewski (2010–2013)
- John Currie (2013–present)