New Jersey General Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly
221st New Jersey Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2024
Leadership
Speaker	Craig Coughlin (D) since January 9, 2018
Speaker pro tempore	Benjie E. Wimberly (D) since January 11, 2022
Majority Leader	Louis Greenwald (D) since January 10, 2012
Minority Leader	John DiMaio (R) since January 11, 2022
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (52) Minority   Republican (28)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, New Jersey Constitution
Salary	$49,000/year
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large voting
Last election	November 7, 2023 (80 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2025 (80 seats)
Redistricting	New Jersey Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
General Assembly Chamber New Jersey State House Trenton, New Jersey
Website
www.njleg.state.nj.us

The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The Assembly has been made up of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years.^[1]

1. ↑ Statistical Data Tables Archived 2022-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Apportionment Commission. Accessed August 25, 2021.