serviceyears website branch predecessor successor party office birth_date term_start residence image article_title term_end name alma_mater
2001-2009 -lsb- -rsb- http://www.electraj.com political website -rsb- -lsb- http://www.assemblydems.com/memberindex.asp?rosterkey=364 legislative website united states marine corps ruben j. ramos leona beldini lori serrano incumbent vivian brady-phillips incumbent democratic member 33rd legislative district deputy mayor of jersey city , nj of commissioner & chairman , jersey city housing authority the new jersey general assembly from the 15 july 1984 january 22 , 2008 14 , 2014 march 2 , 2012 october jersey city , new jersey rajmukherji.png raj mukherji
 june 30 , 2013 raj mukherji university , jd thomas a. edison state college , ba of pennsylvania , mla seton hall law school
raj mukherji

raj mukherji is an assemblyman in the new jersey state legislature who represents the 33rd legislative district , as well as a businessman , former deputy mayor of jersey city , and political science professor .
he is known for starting multiple successful businesses before leaving his teens and being sworn in to his first public office at age 24 .
at 28 , mukherji won a six-way democratic primary election for state assembly by a 36-point margin in 2013 and won the november general election by a 20-point margin .
he is the presently the state 's only south asian legislator and the second in state history .
in the legislature , mukherji was appointed by assembly speaker vincent prieto to serve on the assembly budget committee in an appointment that raised eyebrows because of mukherji 's status as a freshman lawmaker .
the budget committee crafts the legislature 's annual appropriations bill -lrb- the state budget -rrb- , which was $ 33 billion in 2014 .
mukherji also serves on the commerce and economic development committee , which is charged with improving the state 's economic climate and issues that affect job creation , urban enterprise zones , state and local redevelopment projects , corporate tax incentives , and business grant programs , and the labor committee , which is the panel that oversees legislation regarding unemployment , workers ' compensation and disability benefits , employment law , workplace safety , employee training programs , family leave , and the minimum wage .
new jersey 's 33rd legislative district includes the hudson county municipalities of jersey city , union city , hoboken , and weehawken .
it is the most densely populated and ethnically diverse legislative district in the state .
its previous assembly representatives included u.s. senator and foreign relations committee chair bob menendez , state senator and mayor brian p. stack -lrb- who is mukherji 's running mate -rrb- , and u.s. congressman albio sires .
