Democratic Party of New Jersey | |
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Chairperson | LeRoy J. Jones Jr. |
Governor | Phil Murphy |
Lt. Governor | Sheila Oliver |
Senate Majority Leader | Teresa Ruiz |
Deputy Majority Leader | Paul Sarlo |
Assembly Majority Leader | Louis Greenwald |
Headquarters | 194-196 West State Street Trenton, NJ |
Membership (2021) | ![]() |
Ideology | Centrism Conservatism Modern liberalism Progressivism |
Political position | Center to center-left |
National affiliation | Democratic Party |
Colors | Blue |
U.S. Senate seats | 2 / 2
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U.S. House seats | 9 / 12
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State Senate seats | 24 / 40
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State General Assembly seats | 46 / 80
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Website | |
www.njdems.org | |
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.[2]
The NJDSC has a 13-member executive committee. The party also has a county chair for each of the state's 21 counties.
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, 10 of the state's 12 U.S. House seats, and the governor's and lieutenant governor's offices.
Democrats have controlled both of New Jersey's seats in the U.S. Senate since 2013:
Out of the 12 seats New Jersey is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 9 are held by Democrats:
District | Member | Photo |
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1st | Donald Norcross | |
3rd | Andy Kim | |
5th | Josh Gottheimer | |
6th | Frank Pallone | |
8th | Rob Menendez | |
9th | Bill Pascrell | |
10th | Donald Payne Jr. | |
11th | Mikie Sherrill | |
12th | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
Democrats control both of the elected statewide offices: