New Jersey politics

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New Jersey politics encompasses the governmental processes, political culture, and power dynamics within the state of New Jersey, including its elections, parties, and public policy debates.

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instanceOf political system
state-level politics
allowsInitiativeOrReferendumStatewide no (only legislatively referred questions)
assemblyMemberTermLength 2 years
campaignFinanceRegulator New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC)
congressionalRedistrictingBody New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission
country United States
countyCount 21
currentConstitutionAdopted 1947
currentGovernor Phil Murphy
currentGovernorParty Democratic Party
currentLieutenantGovernor Tahesha Way
dominantParties Democratic Party
Republican Party
generalAssemblyMembersCount 80
governorTermLength 4 years
governorTermLimit two consecutive terms
hasBranch executive branch of New Jersey
judicial branch of New Jersey
legislative branch of New Jersey
hasCapitalCity Trenton
hasGubernatorialElectionCycle odd-numbered years
hasLegislativeElectionCycle odd-numbered years
hasLieutenantGovernor yes
hasLocalGovernmentUnits counties
municipalities
hasPrimaryElectionType closed primary (with party registration)
hasStateConstitution Constitution of New Jersey
hasStatewideBallotQuestions public questions on constitutional amendments and statutes
hasUSHouseDistrictsCount 12
hasUSSenatorsCount 2
headOfGovernmentTitle Governor of New Jersey
highestCourt New Jersey Supreme Court
isKnownFor influence of county party ballot design (the line)
machine politics in some urban counties
strong county party organizations
judgesAppointmentMethod appointed by governor with Senate confirmation
judgesInitialTermLength 7 years
judgesTenureAfterReappointment until mandatory retirement age
judicialMandatoryRetirementAge 70
laborInfluence influence of building trades unions
strong public sector unions
legislatureName New Jersey Legislature
legislatureType bicameral legislature
lieutenantGovernorRole succeeds governor and holds cabinet responsibilities
locatedIn New Jersey
lowerHouseName New Jersey General Assembly
majorSuburbanPoliticalRegions Bergen County
Middlesex County
Monmouth County
Morris County
majorUrbanPoliticalCenters Camden
Jersey City
Newark
Paterson
municipalityCount over 560
notablePoliticalCultureTraits highly localized municipal politics
pragmatic and transactional politics
strong role of county party chairs
notableReformArea ethics and campaign finance regulation
public corruption prosecutions
numberOfLegislativeDistricts 40
policyDebateTopics affordable housing and Mount Laurel doctrine
casino and gambling regulation
environmental regulation and coastal protection
gun control
marijuana legalization and regulation
property taxes
public sector pensions and benefits
school funding
transportation infrastructure and NJ Transit
presidentialElectionTrend reliably Democratic since 1992
redistrictingBody New Jersey Apportionment Commission
senateMembersCount 40
senatorTermLength 4 years (with 2-year term in first decade cycle)
statewideOfficesElected Attorney General (historically appointed, not elected)
linked to: Attorney General

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
upperHouseName New Jersey Senate
usesGovernmentType federal presidential constitutional republic (within U.S. framework)
voterRegistrationTends Democratic-leaning statewide in recent years

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William E. Schluter sphereOfActivity New Jersey politics
subject linked to: William E. "Bill" Schluter
Rush Holt Jr. areaOfInfluence New Jersey politics
Kean political family regionOfInfluence New Jersey politics
Brian P. Stack electedIn New Jersey state elections
linked to: New Jersey politics
Chris Smith areaOfActivity New Jersey politics
Mary Jo Codey politicalSphereActivity New Jersey state politics
linked to: New Jersey politics