New Jersey Democratic State Committee

New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Chairman	John S. Wisniewski
Senate leader	Barbara Buono
Assembly leader	Joseph Cryan
Ideology	American Liberalism Progressivism Center-left
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Official colors	Blue
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The New Jersey Democratic State Committee (NJDSC) is the New Jersey state affiliate of the United States Democratic Party.

New Jersey Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski is the Chairman and Camden Mayor Dana Redd is the Vice-Chairwoman. They were elected on January 27, 2010.^[1]

Party structure

The NJDSC is the state affiliate of the U.S. Democratic Party with an executive committee composed of 13 state Democratic officials. In addition the party has Democratic County Chairs for each of the state's 21 counties.

Current elected officials

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 and seven of the state's thirteen U.S. House seats.

State

None.

Federal

• U.S. Senate
  • Frank Lautenberg
  • Bob Menendez
• U.S. House of Representatives
  • Rob Andrews, 1st District
  • Frank Pallone, 6th District
  • Bill Pascrell, 8th District
  • Steve Rothman, 9th District
  • Don Payne, 10th District
  • Rush D. Holt Jr., 12th District
  • Albio Sires, 13th District

Party financing

On January 19, 2006 the Star-Ledger published the findings of quarterly reports by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. The reports found that the NJDSC had raised almost $6 million and spent over $6 million in the 2005 election year. The organization representing Democratic Members of the Assembly, called the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee, had raised a little over $6.5 million and spent about $6.7 million. The organization representing Democratic State Senators, called the Senate Democratic Majority, had raised approximately $1.3 million and spent $1 million. In total the three State Democratic organizations had raised nearly $14 million and spent about $14.1 million in 2005.

In comparison the New Jersey Republican State Committee, the state affiliate of the Republican Party, had raised about $2.2 million and spent $2.1 million. The organization representing Republican Assemblymen called the Assembly Republican Victory had raised $2.2 million and spent $2.4 million. The organization representing the Republican State Senators called the Senate Republican Majority had raised a little more than $700,000 and spent about $640,000. In total the three State Republican organizations had raised $5.2 million and spent around $5.2 million. [1] [2]

List of chairmen and chairwomen

• James R. Nugent (1908 – 1911)
• Edward E. Grosscup (1911 – 1919)
• Charles F. McDonald (1919 – 1922)
• Harry Heher (1922 – 1932)
• Mary Teresa Norton (1932 – 1935)
• William H. Kelly (1935 – 1938)
• David T. Wilentz (1938)
• Crawford Jamieson (1939)
• Mary Teresa Norton (1940 – 1944)
• Edward J. Hart (1944 – 1953)
• Charles R. Howell (1953 – 1954)
• George E. Brunner (1954 – 1961)
• Thorn Lord (1961 – 1965)
• Robert J. Burkhardt (1965 – 1969)
• Salvatore A. Bontempo (1969 – 1973)
• James P. Dugan (1973 – 1977)
• Richard J. Coffee (1977 – 1981)
• James F. Maloney (1981 – 1985)
• Raymond M. Durkin (1985 – 1990)
• Philip M. Keegan (1990 – 1992)
• Raymond Lesniak (1992 – 1994)
• Tom Byrne (1994 – 1997)
• Thomas P. Giblin (1997 – 2001)
• Joseph J. Roberts (2001 – 2002)
• Bonnie Watson Coleman (2002 – 2006)
• Joseph Cryan (2006 – 2010)
• John S. Wisniewski (2010 – present)

References

1. ^ "Democratic State Committee picks Wisniewski to chair party". PolitickerNJ. 2010-01-27. http://www.politickernj.com/max/36429/democratic-state-committee-picks-wisniewski-chair-party. Retrieved 2010-01-29. 

External links

• New Jersey Democratic State Committee (Official Site)
• New Jersey Senate Democrats (Official Site)
• New Jersey Assembly Democrats (Official Site)
• New Jersey Young Democrats (Official Site)