New Jersey Senate

The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts. Each district has one senator and two members of the New Jersey General Assembly, the lower house of the legislature.

New Jersey Senate
New Jersey Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 9, 2024
Leadership
President	Nicholas Scutari (D) since January 11, 2022
President pro tempore	Shirley Turner (D) since January 9, 2024
Majority Leader	Teresa Ruiz (D) since January 11, 2022
Deputy Majority Leader	Paul Sarlo (D) since October 29, 2008
Minority Leader	Anthony M. Bucco (R) since July 1, 2023
Structure
Seats	40
Political groups	Majority   Democratic (25) Minority   Republican (15)
Length of term	4 years (with one two-year term each decade)
Authority	Article IV, New Jersey Constitution
Salary	$49,000/year
Elections
Last election	November 7, 2023
Next election	November 2, 2027
Redistricting	New Jersey Apportionment Commission
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber New Jersey State House Trenton, New Jersey
Website
New Jersey State Legislature

Other websites

• New Jersey Legislature Homepage Archived 2018-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
• New Jersey Senate Bill Search Archived 2018-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
• New Jersey section Archived 2021-04-22 at the Wayback Machine of Project Vote Smart, a national database of voting records and other information about legislators.
• Senate Democratic Office Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Senate Republican Office