New Jersey
Welcome to the state profile page for New Jersey. Here you can find information about the state legislature, as well as important notices regarding the state’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Session update: The Assembly is adjourned until May 4, but legislators have conducted a voting session by phone. Senate adjourned until further notice.
Executive Branch
Governor | Phil Murphy |
Lieutenant Governor | Sheila Oliver |
Secretary of State | Tahesha Way, Esq. |
Attorney General | Gurbir Singh Grewal |
Treasurer | Elizabeth Maher Muoio |
Auditor | Stephen Eells |
Legislative Branch
Senate | Assembly |
Senate President : Nicholas Scutari | Speaker of the Assembly: Craig Coughlin |
Senate Majority Leader: Teresa Ruiz | Assembly Majority Leader: Louis Greenwald |
Seats: 40 | Seats: 80 |
Democrat: 25 | Democrat: 52 |
Republican: 15 | Republican: 28 |
Average Constituency Size: 222,725 | Average Constituency Size: 111,363 |
Length of Term: 4 years | Length of Term: 2 years |
Term Limit: No limit | Term Limit: No limit |
Judicial Branch
Highest Court | Supreme Court of New Jersey |
Number of Justices | 7 |
Chief Justice | Stuart Rabner |
U.S Circuit Court | 3rd Circuit |
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