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(2 Senate, 12 House)

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Mikie Sherrill (D) currently serves as New Jersey's second woman governor. In 2018, Sheila Oliver (D) took office as New Jersey's second lieutenant governor. She was the first woman of color and the first Black woman elected to statewide office in NJ and served until 2023. In New Jersey, the governor and lieutenant governor, elected together, are the only statewide elected officials. Christine Todd Whitman, New Jersey’s first woman governor, served from 1994-2001.

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Cabinet Members

Women in Governor Sherrill's Cabinet

Numbers of women Cabinet members will be updated as Cabinet members receive senate confirmation. Number of total Cabinet positions will be updated as nomination announcements are made.

Women Members of Governor Sherrill's Cabinet

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State Legislature

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Total Number of Women in State Legislature

New Jersey ranks 27th among the 50 states in the proportion of women serving in its legislature. Women of color make up 52.5% of all women in the New Jersey legislature: 66.7% of women in the Senate and 48.4% of women in the Assembly.

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State Senate

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Numbers and Percentage of Officeholders by Year

Year State Rank Senate Total Women/Total Senate House Total Women/Total House Total Women/Total Legislature % Total Women
2026 34 7D | 2R 9/40 24D | 3R 27/80 36/120 30.0
2025 27 7D | 2R 9/40 25D | 6R 31/80 40/120 33.3
2024 24 8D | 2R 10/40 25D | 6R 31/80 41/120 34.2
2023 21 8D | 3R 11/40 21D | 11R 32/80 43/120 35.8
2022 15 8D | 3R 11/40 20D | 11R 31/80 42/120 35.0
2021 26 9D | 2R 11/40 19D | 7R 26/80 37/120 30.8
2020 20 9D | 1R 10/40 20D | 7R 27/80 37/120 30.8
2019 18 9D | 1R 10/40 21D | 7R 28/80 38/120 31.7
2018 14 8D | 2R 10/40 21D | 6R 27/80 37/120 30.8
2017 12 8D | 4R 12/40 18D | 7R 25/80 37/120 30.8
2016 11 8D | 3R 11/40 18D | 7R 25/80 36/120 30.0
2015 11 8D | 3R 11/40 16D | 10R 26/80 37/120 30.8
2014 9 8D | 3R 11/40 16D | 10R 26/80 37/120 30.8
2013 12 8D | 3R 11/40 15D | 9R 24/80 35/120 29.2
2012 10 8D | 3R 12/40 15D | 9R 24/80 35/120 29.2
2011 12 7D | 3R 10/40 15D | 9R 24/80 34/120 28.3
2010 15 7D | 3R 10/40 16D | 8R 24/80 34/120 28.3
2009 12 7D | 3R 10/40 19D | 9R 28/80 38/120 31.7
2008 14 7D | 2R 9/40 18D | 8R 26/80 35/120 29.2
2007 27 6D | 2R 8/40 13D | 5R 18/80 26/120 21.7
2006 31 5D | 2R 7/40 11D | 5R 16/80 23/120 19.2
2005 41 5D | 2R 7/40 10D | 3R 13/80 20/120 16.7
2004 43 4D | 2R 6/40 10D | 3R 13/80 19/120 15.8
2003 39 3D | 2R 5/40 10D | 5R 15/80 20/120 16.7
2002 40 3D | 2R 5/40 10D | 4R 14/80 19/120 15.8
2001 43 1D | 2R 3/40 10D | 6R 16/80 19/120 15.8
2000 42 1D | 2R 3/40 10D | 6R 16/80 19/120 15.8
1999 40 1D | 2R 3/40 9D | 7R 16/80 19/120 15.8
1998 39 2D | 2R 4/40 9D | 7R 16/80 20/120 16.7
1997 39 1D | 1R 2/40 8D | 9R 17/80 19/120 15.8
1996 37 1D | 1R 2/40 7D | 9R 16/80 18/120 15.0
1995 41 1D | 0R 1/40 6D | 9R 15/80 16/120 13.3
1994 42 1D | 0R 1/40 5D | 9R 14/80 15/120 12.5
1993 41 1D | 1R 2/40 3D | 11R 14/80 16/120 13.3
1992 40 1D | 1R 2/40 3D | 10R 13/80 15/120 12.5
1991 43 1D | 1R 2/40 4D | 7R 11/80 13/120 10.8
1990 38 1D | 1R 2/40 4D | 6R 10/80 12/120 10.0
1989 43 2D | 1R 3/40 2D | 6R 8/80 11/120 9.2
1988 40 2D | 1R 3/40 2D | 6R 8/80 11/120 9.2
1987 37 2D | 1R 3/40 2D | 7R 9/80 12/120 10.0
1986 36 2D | 1R 3/40 2D | 6R 8/80 11/120 9.2
1985 36 2D | 1R 3/40 4D | 5R 9/80 12/120 10.0
1984 35 2D | 1R 3/40 4D | 4R 8/80 11/120 9.2
1983 38 1D | 0R 1/40 4D | 3R 7/80 8/120 6.7
1982   1D | 0R 1/40 4| 5R 9/80 10/120 8.3
1981 40 1D | 0R 1/40 3D | 5R 8/80 9/120 7.5
1980   1D | 0R 1/40 3D | 5R 8/80 9/120 7.5
1979 18 1D | 0R 1/40 10D | 2R 12/80 13/120 10.8
1978   1D | 0R 1/40 9D | 2R 11/80 12/120 10.0
1977 25 3D | 0R 3/40 4D | 2R 6/80 9/120 7.5
1976   3D | 0R 3/40 4D | 2R 6/80 9/120 7.5
1975 24 3D | 0R 3/40 5D | 1R 6/80 9/120 7.5

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Leadership

Sheila Y. Oliver (D), served as speaker of the Assembly from 2011-2013. Oliver is only the second Black woman in the nation to serve as a speaker of a lower house. One woman previously served as speaker of the New Jersey Assembly. Marion West Higgins (R) became speaker in 1965, only the third woman in the nation to be speaker of a state house. She served as acting governor on occasion when Governor Richard Hughes traveled out of state.

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Senate

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Current State Supreme Court Justices

3

42.9% of 7 seats

Justice Anne Patterson, appointed by Governor Chris Christie and sworn in on September 1, 2011; Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis, appointed by Governor Phil Murphy and sworn in on September 1, 2020; and Justice Rachel Wainer Apter, appointed by Governor Phil Murphy and sworn in on October 21, 2022. Pierre-Louis is the first Black woman to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court.

The first woman to head New Jersey’s highest court was Chief Justice Deborah Poritz; appointed by Governor Whitman, she served from 1996 until she retired in 2006. Whitman also appointed Justice Virginia Long, who served from September 14, 1999 until she retired in March 2012 and Justice Jaynee LaVecchia, who served from January 26, 2000 until she retired in December 2021. Governor Jon Corzine appointed Justice Helen E. Hoens, who served from October 26, 2006 until October 26, 2013. Judge Mary Catherine Cuff was assigned temporarily to serve on the Court by Chief Justice Stuart Rabner in October 2012. The first woman member of New Jersey’s Supreme Court was Justice Marie L. Garibaldi, who was appointed by Governor Thomas Kean and served from 1982 until 2000.

New Jersey - County

Commissioners

(34D, 14R)

Eight women serve as board of commissioner chairs, directors, or presidents. Women serve as commissioners in 20 of the state’s 21 counties. The only county with no women commissioners is Salem.

Eight Black women (Collette, Cooper, Graham, Hopson, McCullum, Murray-Thomas, Robinson, and Williams), nine Latinas (Aponte-Lipski, Azcona-Barber, Betteridge, Cedeno, Delisfort, Leon, Ortiz, Rodriguez, and Sooy) and one Asian American/Pacific Islander woman (Narra) currently serve as commissioners.

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Constitutional Officers

(13D, 8R, 1NP)

These women officials include: 11 county clerks, 1 sheriff, and 10 surrogates.

Three Black women (Ireland-Imhof, Jalloh, Scott) and two Latinas (Cassanova, Cortes) currently serve in county constitutional offices.

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County Party Chairs

(6D, 4R)

The chair of the New Jersey Republican State Committee is Christine Hanlon. The chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee is a man (LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.).

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New Jersey - Mayors

Mayors of Cities over 30,000

Data as of May 2025.

Four Black women (Renee Baskerville, Marie Lawrence, Nicole Roberts, and Samantha Whitfield) and one Latina (Patricia Hendricks Farmer) serve as big city mayors.

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Mayors of Cities Under 30,000

Data as of May 2025.

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