# New Jersey Democratic State Committee

The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New Jersey. LeRoy J. Jones Jr. is the chair and Peg Schaffer is the vice chair. Its main rival is the New Jersey Republican State Committee.
It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling every statewide office, including both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the governorship, as well as 9 out of 12 U.S. House seats and both chambers of the state legislature.

## 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, 7 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats, and the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.

### Members of Congress
#### U.S. Senate

Democrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
* Senior U.S. Senator Cory Booker
* Junior U.S. Senator Andy Kim

#### U.S. House of Representatives

Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 9 are held by Democrats:
| District | Member |
| 1st | Donald Norcross |
| 3rd | Herb Conaway |
| 5th | Josh Gottheimer |
| 6th | Frank Pallone |
| 8th | Rob Menendez |
| 9th | Nellie Pou |
| 10th | LaMonica McIver |
| 11th | Mikie Sherrill |
| 12th | Bonnie Watson Coleman |

### Statewide officials

Democrats control the New Jersey governorship and the lieutenant governorship.
* Governor Phil Murphy
* Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way

### State legislative leaders

* President of the Senate: Nicholas Scutari
** Majority Leader: Teresa Ruiz
** President Pro Tempore: Shirley Turner
** Deputy Majority Leader: Paul Sarlo
* Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin
** Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald
** Speaker Pro Tempore: Annette Quijano

### State representatives
#### New Jersey Senate

| District | Name | Residence | First served |
| District 3 | John Burzichelli | Paulsboro | 2024 |
| District 4 | Paul D. Moriarty | Washington Township (Gloucester) | 2024 |
| District 5 | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | Barrington | 2014 |
| District 6 | James Beach | Voorhees Township | 2009 |
| District 7 | Troy Singleton | Palmyra | 2018 |
| District 11 | Vin Gopal | Long Branch | 2018 |
| District 14 | Linda R. Greenstein | Plainsboro Township | 2010 |
| District 15 | Shirley Turner | Lawrence Township (Mercer) | 1998 |
| District 16 | Andrew Zwicker | South Brunswick | 2022 |
| District 17 | Bob Smith | Piscataway | 2002 |
| District 18 | Patrick J. Diegnan | South Plainfield | 2016 |
| District 19 | Joe Vitale | Woodbridge Township | 1998 |
| District 20 | Joseph Cryan | Union Township (Union) | 2018 |
| District 22 | Nicholas Scutari | Linden | 2004 |
| District 27 | John F. McKeon | West Orange | 2024 |
| District 28 | Renee Burgess | Irvington | 1986 |
| District 29 | Teresa Ruiz | Newark | 2008 |
| District 31 | Angela V. McKnight | Jersey City | 2024 |
| District 32 | Raj Mukherji | Jersey City | 2024 |
| District 33 | Brian P. Stack | Union City | 2008 |
| District 34 | Britnee Timberlake | East Orange | 2024 |
| District 35 | Benjie Wimberly | Paterson | 2015 |
| District 36 | Paul Sarlo | Wood-Ridge | 2003 |
| District 37 | Gordon M. Johnson | Englewood | 2022 |
| District 38 | Joseph Lagana | Paramus | 2018 |

#### New Jersey Assembly

| District | Name | Residence | First served |
| District 4 | Dan Hutchison | Gloucester Township | 2024 |
| District 4 | Cody Miller | Monroe Township | 2024 |
| District 5 | William F. Moen Jr. | Runnemede | 2020 |
| District 5 | William Spearman | Camden | 2018 |
| District 6 | Louis Greenwald | Voorhees Township | 1996 |
| District 6 | Melinda Kane | Cherry Hill | 2025 |
| District 7 | Balvir Singh | Burlington Township | 2025 |
| District 7 | Carol A. Murphy | Mount Laurel | 2018 |
| District 8 | Andrea Katz | Chesterfield Township | 2024 |
| District 14 | Daniel R. Benson | Hamilton Township (Mercer) | 2011 |
| District 14 | Wayne DeAngelo | Hamilton Township (Mercer) | 2008 |
| District 15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Trenton | 2018 |
| District 15 | Anthony Verrelli | Hopewell Township (Mercer) | 2018 |
| District 16 | Roy Freiman | Hillsborough Township | 2018 |
| District 16 | Sadaf Jaffer | Montgomery Township | 2022 |
| District 17 | Joseph Danielsen | Franklin Township (Somerset) | 2014 |
| District 17 | Joseph V. Egan | New Brunswick | 2002 |
| District 18 | Robert Karabinchak | Edison | 2016 |
| District 18 | Nancy Pinkin | East Brunswick | 2014 |
| District 19 | Craig Coughlin | Woodbridge Township | 2010 |
| District 19 | Yvonne Lopez | Perth Amboy | 2018 |
| District 20 | Reginald Atkins | Roselle | 2022 |
| District 20 | Annette Quijano | Elizabeth | 2008 |
| District 22 | Linda Carter | Plainfield | 2018 |
| District 22 | James J. Kennedy | Rahway | 2016 |
| District 27 | Mila Jasey | South Orange | 2007 |
| District 27 | John F. McKeon | West Orange | 2002 |
| District 28 | Jackie Yustein | Glen Ridge | 2008 |
| District 28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Newark | 2008 |
| District 29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Newark | 2013 |
| District 29 | Shanique Speight | Newark | 2018 |
| District 30 | Avi Schnall | Lakewood Township | 2024 |
| District 31 | William Sampson | Bayonne | 2022 |
| District 31 | Angela V. McKnight | Jersey City | 2016 |
| District 32 | Angelica M. Jimenez | West New York | 2012 |
| District 32 | Pedro Mejia | Secaucus | 2018 |
| District 33 | Annette Chaparro | Hoboken | 2016 |
| District 33 | Raj Mukherji | Jersey City | 2014 |
| District 34 | Thomas P. Giblin | Montclair | 2006 |
| District 34 | Britnee Timberlake | East Orange | 2018 |
| District 35 | Shavonda E. Sumter | Paterson | 2012 |
| District 35 | Al Abdelaziz | Paterson | 2025 |
| District 36 | Clinton Calabrese | Cliffside Park | 2018 |
| District 36 | Gary Schaer | Passaic | 2006 |
| District 37 | Shama Haider | Tenafly | 2022 |
| District 37 | Ellen Park | Englewood Cliffs | 2022 |
| District 38 | Lisa Swain | Fair Lawn | 2018 |
| District 38 | Chris Tully | Bergenfield | 2018 |

### Mayors

* Newark: Ras Baraka (1)
* Jersey City: Steven Fulop (2)
* Paterson: Andre Sayegh (3)
* Elizabeth: J. Christian Bollwage (4)
* Woodbridge Township: John McCormac
* Union City: Brian P. Stack

## 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 (2013–2021)
* LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. (2021–present)