20th Legislative District (New Jersey)
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New Jersey's
20th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Union County
municipalities of Elizabeth City
, Kenilworth Borough
, Roselle Borough
and Union Township
. As of the 2000 United States Census, the district had a population of 213,505.
Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative redistricting in 2001
, based on the results of the 2000 United States Census removed Linden City
and Rahway City
(both to the 22nd Legislative District
) and added Kenilworth Borough and Union Township (both from the 21st Legislative District
).
(5th highest of any district statewide) and African American
(11th highest). The number and percentage of registered voters is lowest in the state. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a better than 4 to 1 margin, with Republican registration percentage one of the lowest of any district statewide.
by Raymond Lesniak
(D
, Union
) and in the New Jersey General Assembly
by Joseph Cryan
(D
, Union
) and Annette Quijano
(D
, Elizabeth
).
defeated incumbent Republican Frank X. McDermott
, who had served 10 years in office, helping the Democrats gain control of the state legislature for only the third time in the 20th century.
In the 1975 elections, McDermott made a comeback and won a seat in the Assembly. In the 1977 Senate race, Menza chose not to run for re-election (he would run a distant third in the 1978 United States Senate
primaries). McDermott ran again for the seat, losing to Democrat Anthony E. Russo.
In redistricting following the 1980 United States Census, C. Louis Bassano
was shifted to the 21st Legislative District
, where he ran for (and won) the State Senate seat. Chuck Hardwick
was also shifted to the 21st District, where he would win the Assembly seat. With both seats open, Democrats Thomas J. Deverin
and Raymond Lesniak
, who had both previously served as representatives of the 21st District, won in the Assembly. In the Senate race that year, Anthony E. Russo was also shifted to the 21st District and was replaced by John T. Gregorio
, an incumbent Democrat who was shifted from the 21st District.
Gregorio was forced to resign in 1983 after being convicted of conspiracy for concealing his ownership of two go go bars that were operated by his son. In a June 1983 special election, Lesniak won the seat Gregorio was forced to vacate. In turn, another special election was held in August 1983 to fill Lesniak's vacancy, a race that was won by Thomas W. Long.
After five terms in the 20th District, Thomas J. Deverin
was relocated to the 19th Legislative District
in 1991, with redistricting following the 1990 Census tending to favor Republicans. In the 1991 Republican landslide, the 20th bucked the trend, with incumbent George Hudak and Elizabeth, New Jersey
Mayor Thomas G. Dunn
holding on to the seats for the Democrats.
Joseph Suliga
represented the district in the Assembly until 2002, when he was shifted to the 22nd Legislative District as part of the New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting
, and was elected to the State Senate. Joseph Cryan
was elected to the Assembly in 2001, filling Suliga's Assembly seat.
Neil M. Cohen
resigned from the Assembly on July 24, 2008, after images of child pornography
were found on his state-issued computer. Democratic committee members from the district selected Annette Quijano
to fill Cohen's vacancy.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
20th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Union County
Union County, New Jersey
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 536,499. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Elizabeth. Union County ranks 93rd among the highest-income counties in the United States. It also ranks 74th in...
municipalities of Elizabeth City
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
, Kenilworth Borough
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Kenilworth is a Borough in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,914.Kenilworth was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 13, 1907, from portions of Cranford and Union Township, based on the...
, Roselle Borough
Roselle, New Jersey
Roselle is a Borough located in Union County in the state of New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 21,085....
and Union Township
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...
. As of the 2000 United States Census, the district had a population of 213,505.
Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative redistricting in 2001
New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting
The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one Senator and two Assemblymen.New Jersey is one of only seven states with nested state legislative districts, in which two or more state House are coextensive with a single state Senate seat. In...
, based on the results of the 2000 United States Census removed Linden City
Linden, New Jersey
- Local government :, the Mayor of Linden is . The former longtime Mayor of Linden is 82-year-old John T. Gregorio, who served as mayor of Linden for 30, nonconsecutive years and was repeatedly tagged with scandal during his mayoral career, including one felony conviction, later pardoned, which...
and Rahway City
Rahway, New Jersey
Rahway is a city in southern Union County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the New York metropolitan area, being 15 miles southwest of Manhattan and five miles west of Staten Island...
(both to the 22nd Legislative District
22nd Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 22nd Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Middlesex County municipality of Dunellen Borough and Middlesex Borough, the Somerset County localities of Green Brook Township and North Plainfield Borough, and the Union County municipalities of Clark Township,...
) and added Kenilworth Borough and Union Township (both from the 21st Legislative District
21st Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 21st Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Essex County municipality of Millburn Township, the Morris County communities of Chatham Township, Harding Township, Long Hill Township and Madison Borough, the Somerset County localities of Warren Township and Watchung...
).
Demographic characteristics
The district has a higher-than-average percentage of residents who are foreign born (at 35.6%, the 3rd highest of all 40 districts in the state), HispanicHispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
(5th highest of any district statewide) and African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
(11th highest). The number and percentage of registered voters is lowest in the state. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a better than 4 to 1 margin, with Republican registration percentage one of the lowest of any district statewide.
Political representation
The district is represented in the New Jersey SenateNew Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. From 1844 until 1965 New Jersey's counties elected one Senator, each. Under the 1844 Constitution the term of office was three years. The 1947...
by Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, Union
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...
) and in the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
by Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, Union
Union Township, Union County, New Jersey
Union is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States. In the 18th century, the area that is now Union was then called Connecticut Farms...
) and Annette Quijano
Annette Quijano
Annette Quijano is an American Democratic Party politician, who was selected by Union County Democrats to fill a vacancy to represent the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and has since been re-elected twice to her Assembly seat. Quijano succeeds Neil M...
(D
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, Elizabeth
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
).
Election history
In the 1973 State Senate race, Alexander J. MenzaAlexander J. Menza
Alexander J. Menza was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1974 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1974 to 1978, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County...
defeated incumbent Republican Frank X. McDermott
Frank X. McDermott
Francis "Frank" X. McDermott is a former American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.-Biography:McDermott was born in New York City in 1924...
, who had served 10 years in office, helping the Democrats gain control of the state legislature for only the third time in the 20th century.
In the 1975 elections, McDermott made a comeback and won a seat in the Assembly. In the 1977 Senate race, Menza chose not to run for re-election (he would run a distant third in the 1978 United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
primaries). McDermott ran again for the seat, losing to Democrat Anthony E. Russo.
In redistricting following the 1980 United States Census, C. Louis Bassano
C. Louis Bassano
C. Louis Bassano is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County, New Jersey.Bassano attended Bloomfield College, where he majored in...
was shifted to the 21st Legislative District
21st Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 21st Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Essex County municipality of Millburn Township, the Morris County communities of Chatham Township, Harding Township, Long Hill Township and Madison Borough, the Somerset County localities of Warren Township and Watchung...
, where he ran for (and won) the State Senate seat. Chuck Hardwick
Chuck Hardwick
Charles Leighton Hardwick is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a current Senior Vice President at Pfizer...
was also shifted to the 21st District, where he would win the Assembly seat. With both seats open, Democrats Thomas J. Deverin
Thomas J. Deverin
Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District...
and Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983...
, who had both previously served as representatives of the 21st District, won in the Assembly. In the Senate race that year, Anthony E. Russo was also shifted to the 21st District and was replaced by John T. Gregorio
John T. Gregorio
John T. Gregorio, Sr. is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1983. Gregorio represented the 21st Legislative District until 1978, when redistricting following the 1980 United States Census...
, an incumbent Democrat who was shifted from the 21st District.
Gregorio was forced to resign in 1983 after being convicted of conspiracy for concealing his ownership of two go go bars that were operated by his son. In a June 1983 special election, Lesniak won the seat Gregorio was forced to vacate. In turn, another special election was held in August 1983 to fill Lesniak's vacancy, a race that was won by Thomas W. Long.
After five terms in the 20th District, Thomas J. Deverin
Thomas J. Deverin
Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District...
was relocated to the 19th Legislative District
19th Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 19th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Middlesex County municipalities of Carteret Borough, Perth Amboy City, Sayreville Borough, South Amboy City and Woodbridge Township...
in 1991, with redistricting following the 1990 Census tending to favor Republicans. In the 1991 Republican landslide, the 20th bucked the trend, with incumbent George Hudak and Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
Mayor Thomas G. Dunn
Thomas G. Dunn
Thomas Gerard Dunn was an American Democratic Party politician who was a longtime Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey. His 28 years leading the city made him the longest-serving mayor of a city in the United States with more than 100,000 people...
holding on to the seats for the Democrats.
Joseph Suliga
Joseph Suliga
Joseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic...
represented the district in the Assembly until 2002, when he was shifted to the 22nd Legislative District as part of the New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting
New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2001 redistricting
The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one Senator and two Assemblymen.New Jersey is one of only seven states with nested state legislative districts, in which two or more state House are coextensive with a single state Senate seat. In...
, and was elected to the State Senate. Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan
Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District...
was elected to the Assembly in 2001, filling Suliga's Assembly seat.
Neil M. Cohen
Neil M. Cohen
Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District....
resigned from the Assembly on July 24, 2008, after images of child pornography
Child pornography
Child pornography refers to images or films and, in some cases, writings depicting sexually explicit activities involving a child...
were found on his state-issued computer. Democratic committee members from the district selected Annette Quijano
Annette Quijano
Annette Quijano is an American Democratic Party politician, who was selected by Union County Democrats to fill a vacancy to represent the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and has since been re-elected twice to her Assembly seat. Quijano succeeds Neil M...
to fill Cohen's vacancy.
| Session | State Senate | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976-1977 | Alexander J. Menza Alexander J. Menza Alexander J. Menza was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1974 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1974 to 1978, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County... |
C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County, New Jersey.Bassano attended Bloomfield College, where he majored in... |
Frank X. McDermott Frank X. McDermott Francis "Frank" X. McDermott is a former American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.-Biography:McDermott was born in New York City in 1924... |
| 1978-1979 | Anthony E. Russo | C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County, New Jersey.Bassano attended Bloomfield College, where he majored in... |
Chuck Hardwick Chuck Hardwick Charles Leighton Hardwick is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a current Senior Vice President at Pfizer... |
| 1980-1981 | C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano C. Louis Bassano is an American Republican Party politician who served in both the New Jersey General Assembly and the New Jersey Senate, where he represented the 20th Legislative District, which covers portions of Union County, New Jersey.Bassano attended Bloomfield College, where he majored in... |
Chuck Hardwick Chuck Hardwick Charles Leighton Hardwick is a former state legislator in New Jersey, and a current Senior Vice President at Pfizer... |
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| 1982-1983 | John T. Gregorio John T. Gregorio John T. Gregorio, Sr. is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1976 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1983. Gregorio represented the 21st Legislative District until 1978, when redistricting following the 1980 United States Census... |
Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District... |
Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
| 1984-1985 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District... |
Thomas W. Long |
| 1986-1987 | Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District... |
George Hudak | |
| 1988-1989 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District... |
George Hudak |
| 1990-1991 | Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin Thomas J. Deverin was an American Democratic Party politician who served 11 terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1970 to 1992, where he represented the 21st Legislative District until 1982, when redistricting following the 1990 United States Census relocated him to the 20th District... |
George Hudak | |
| 1992-1993 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Thomas G. Dunn Thomas G. Dunn Thomas Gerard Dunn was an American Democratic Party politician who was a longtime Mayor of Elizabeth, New Jersey. His 28 years leading the city made him the longest-serving mayor of a city in the United States with more than 100,000 people... |
George Hudak |
| 1994-1995 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic... |
| 1996-1997 | Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic... |
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| 1998-1999 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic... |
| 2000-2001 | Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga Joseph Suliga was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate, where he represented the 22nd Legislative District, until 2004. Suliga did not run for re-election in 2003 after a scandal involving his alleged drunken sexual harassment of a woman in Atlantic... |
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| 2002-2003 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District... |
| 2004-2005 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District... |
| 2006-2007 | Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District... |
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| 2008-2009 | Raymond Lesniak Raymond Lesniak Raymond J. "Ray" Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1983, where he represents the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house, the Senate, Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983... |
Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen Neil M. Cohen is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994 to 2008 , where he represented the 20th Legislative District.... |
Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District... |
| 2010-2011 | Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan Joseph Cryan is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 20th Legislative District... |
Annette Quijano Annette Quijano Annette Quijano is an American Democratic Party politician, who was selected by Union County Democrats to fill a vacancy to represent the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and has since been re-elected twice to her Assembly seat. Quijano succeeds Neil M... |
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