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. Its main rival is the New Jersey Republican State Committee .
9-818: John Sweeney or Sweeny may refer to: Politics and law [ edit ] John A. Sweeney (born 1941), American politician in the New Jersey General Assembly John Bernard Sweeney (1911–1981), judge of the Australian Industrial Court John E. Sweeney (born 1955), U.S. Representative from New York John Sweeney (Canadian politician) (1931–2001), Canadian, politician and educator John James Sweeney (born 1927), Pennsylvania politician John Sweeney (labor leader) (1934–2021), American president of AFL-CIO John Sweeney (Australian politician) (1863–1947), member of
18-501: A Democratic wave after the Watergate scandal . Democratic Party (New Jersey) It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling every statewide office, including both of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the governorship , as well as 7 out of 12 U.S. House seats and both chambers of the state legislature . Two Democratic representatives died in 2024. The NJDSC has a 13-member executive committee. The party also has
27-530: 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, 9 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
36-800: A single two-year term in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District from 1974 to 1976. A resident of Florence Township, New Jersey , Sweeney graduated from Seton Hall University School of Law . After serving in the General Assembly, Sweeney served as the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement before serving for eight years as the Assignment Judge in Burlington County, New Jersey . He
45-928: The New South Wales Legislative Assembly John Sweeney (Ohio politician) , member of the Ohio House of Representatives John Sweeny (judge) , American judge in New York State Other [ edit ] John Sweeny (bishop) (1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop John Sweeney (police officer) of the Metropolitan Police Service, detective superintendent in charge of Operation Withern John A. H. Sweeney (1930–2007), American museum curator and author John Thomas Sweeney (born 1956), former boyfriend and manslaughterer of American actress Dominique Dunne John Sweeney (born 1956), British murderer and subject of
54-416: The book Living with a Serial Killer (2017) and TV adaptation Until I Kill You (2024) John Sweeney (journalist) (born 1958), investigative journalist and writer John Sweeney (footballer) , Scottish footballer, played for Dunfermline Athletic FC in the 1961 Scottish Cup Final John J. Sweeney (professional speaker) (born 1965), American keynote speaker and author John Sweeny, settler for whom
63-448: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Sweeney&oldid=1255352429 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John A. Sweeney John A. Sweeney (born November 6, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician who served
72-416: The town of Sweeny, Texas , US, was named John Sweeney (prop master and sound technician) (1978 - 2011) See also [ edit ] John Swinney (born 1964), Scottish politician [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
81-583: Was appointed by Stuart Rabner , Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court , to serve a term expiring in February 2021 on the Council on Local Mandates, and has served as the council's acting chair. Until the election of Democrat Andrea Katz in 2023 , Sweeney had been the only Democrat to have been elected to represent the 8th district . Sweeney had been elected for a single term in 1973, which saw
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