# Louis Greenwald

Louis D. Greenwald (born March 11, 1967) is an American attorney and Democratic Party politician, who has represented the 6th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 9, 1996. He has served as the Assembly Majority Leader since January 10, 2012.

## Early life

Raised in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Greenwald graduated from Cherry Hill High School East, earned a B.A. in 1989 from Moravian College in political science and was awarded a J.D. in 1992 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Greenwald is the son of the late Maria Barnaby Greenwald, a former Mayor of Cherry Hill Township and a former Camden County Freeholder Director and Surrogate. He lives in Voorhees Township with his wife Cynthia and three children - Lauren, Eric, and Jenna.

## New Jersey Assembly

Greenwald was the Assembly's Budget Committee Chair from 2002 to 2012 and was the Assistant Minority Leader from 1998 to 1999. Assemblyman Greenwald is a member of the Camden County Bar Association, the Camden County Democratic Committee and the Camden County Traffic Safety Task Force Committees. He was a member of the CEO/Executive Advisory Board for the Southern New Jersey Council Boy Scouts of America.

### Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:
* None

### District 6

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. Representatives from the 6th District for the 2022—2023 Legislative Session are:
* Senator James Beach (D)
* Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D)
* Assemblywoman Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D)

## Electoral history
### Assembly

6th Legislative District General Election, 2023 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent) | 34,717 | 35.1 |
| | Democratic | Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent) | 34,185 | 34.6 |
| | Republican | Danielle M. Barry | 15,067 | 15.2 |
| | Republican | Brian McRory | 14,945 | 15.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,914 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
6th Legislative District General Election, 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent) | 48,497 | 33.07% |
| | Democratic | Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent) | 47,612 | 32.46% |
| | Republican | Ed Farmer | 25,537 | 17.41% |
| | Republican | Richard Super | 25,015 | 17.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,661 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
6th Legislative District General Election, 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald (incumbent) | 30,166 | 34.7% |
| | Democratic | Pamela Lampitt (incumbent) | 29,354 | 33.77% |
| | Republican | Cynthia Plucinski | 13,801 | 15.88% |
| | Republican | John Papeika | 13,612 | 15.66% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,933 | 100% |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 41,767 | 36.0 | 3.4 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 40,291 | 34.7 | 3.7 |
| | Republican | David C. Moy | 16,811 | 14.5 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Winston Extavour | 16,335 | 14.1 | 2.4 |
| | American Solidarity | Monica Sohler | 821 | 0.7 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '116,025' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 21,087 | 32.6 | 1.9 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 20,028 | 31.0 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Holly Tate | 11,023 | 17.0 | 3.5 |
| | Republican | Claire H. Gustafson | 10,679 | 16.5 | 3.3 |
| | Green | Amanda Davis | 985 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Green | James Bracciante | 850 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '64,652' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 33,232 | 30.7 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 31,366 | 29.0 | 0.1 |
| | Republican | Chris Leone-Zwillinger | 22,147 | 20.5 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | George R. Fisher | 21,399 | 19.8 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '108,144' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 24,272 | 30.0 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 23,342 | 28.9 |
| | Republican | Allan Richardson | 16,714 | 20.7 |
| | Republican | Gregory Horton | 16,461 | 20.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,789 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 36,446 | 29.5 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 33,320 | 27.0 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Scot DeCristofaro | 27,005 | 21.9 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Brian Greenberg | 26,581 | 21.5 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '123,352' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 23,626 | 28.8 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 22,701 | 27.7 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | JoAnn R. Gurenlian | 16,850 | 20.5 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Bradley L. Mattson | 16,199 | 19.7 | 0.4 |
| | Green | Michael Gellman | 2,677 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '82,053' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 38,211 | 31.3 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Pamela Rosen Lampitt | 34,961 | 28.6 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | JoAnn R. Gurenlian | 25,365 | 20.8 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Marc Fleischner | 23,587 | 19.3 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '122,124' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 27,228 | 28.8 | 3.9 |
| | Democratic | Mary Previte | 26,798 | 28.4 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | Mark Otto | 18,421 | 19.5 | 1.9 |
| | Republican | Joann R. Gurenlian | 18,342 | 19.4 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Kevin Madden | 1,951 | 2.1 | N/A |
| | Green | Martin Nolan | 1,778 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '94,518' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 38,327 | 32.7 |
| | Democratic | Mary Previte | 37,895 | 32.3 |
| | Republican | Anthony "Tony" Clark | 20,688 | 17.6 |
| | Republican | Lou Harvey | 20,452 | 17.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,362 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 23,663 | 30.1 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Mary Previte | 22,462 | 28.5 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Robert J. Seltzer | 15,505 | 19.7 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Gerard M. Banmiller | 15,293 | 19.4 | 2.0 |
| | Green | Jay Fox | 947 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Gerard "Gerry" Brigante | 852 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '78,722' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 35,883 | 29.0 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Mary Previte | 34,105 | 27.6 | 3.2 |
| | Republican | Thomas Shusted Jr. | 27,236 | 22.0 | 2.9 |
| | Republican | Susan R. Rose | 26,453 | 21.4 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '123,677' | '100.0' | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Louis Greenwald | 23,743 | 26.3 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | John A. Rocco | 22,520 | 24.9 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Lee Solomon | 22,125 | 24.5 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Annette Castiglione-Degan | 22,039 | 24.4 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | '90,427' | '100.0' | |