American legislative district
New Jersey's 33rd legislative districtHudson County municipalities of Guttenberg , North Bergen , Secaucus , Union City , Weehawken and West New York .[ 1]
Demographic characteristics [ edit ] As of the 2020 United States census , the district had a population of 249,706, of whom 203,973 (81.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 100,428 (40.2%) White , 13,401 (5.4%) African American , 2,617 (1.0%) Native American , 44,188 (17.7%) Asian , 148 (0.1%) Pacific Islander , 53,709 (21.5%) from some other race , and 35,215 (14.1%) from two or more races.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99,722 (39.9%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 123,298 registered voters as of December 1, 2023[update] Democrats , 36,107 (29.3%) were registered as unaffiliated , 14,314 (11.6%) were registered as Republicans , and 1,524 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.[ 5]
The district is the smallest and most densely populated district in the state. The district has a majority Hispanic population, with 46% of the population being foreign-born, the largest of any district.[ 6] [ 7]
Political representation [ edit ] For the 2024–2025 session , the 33rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Brian P. Stack (D , Union City ) and in the General Assembly by Julio Marenco (D, North Bergen ) and Gabe Rodriguez (D, West New York ).[ 8]
The legislative district is entirely located within New Jersey's 8th congressional district .
Apportionment history [ edit ] The 33rd district, since its creation in 1973 along with the 40-district legislative map in the state, has always consisted of most of the municipalities in North Hudson along the Hudson River . From 1973 until 2011, it consisted of all of Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken, West New York, and Guttenberg, and a portion of Jersey City.[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] wards from Jersey City were added and removed as necessary to obtain this population count.
Guttenberg and West New York , which had been in the district since 1973, were shifted to the 32nd district in 2011.[ 13]
The 33rd district has been reliably Democratic for decades, with Republicans making brief inroads in the 1985 elections.[ 7] Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean 's wave of success in the 1985 elections, two Republicans won election, Jose Arango of West New York and Ronald Dario of Union City. The two defeated Democratic incumbents Robert Ranieri and newcomer Mario R. Hernandez.[ 14]
Bob Menendez was elevated to fill the Senate vacancy following the death of Christopher Jackman in January 1991.[ 15] Louis Romano was then chosen to fill the vacancy in the Assembly.[ 16] Robert Menendez was elected as U.S. Representative in November 1992, Assemblymember Bernard Kenny was chosen to fill Menendez's vacancy in the New Jersey Senate . In turn, Hudson County, New Jersey Democratic Party boss Bruce Walter picked Rudy Garcia in January 1993 to fill Kenny's now-vacant spot in the Assembly.[ 17]
In the June 1999 primaries, the Hudson County Democratic Party organization was looking for "new blood" and chose to give its official support to West New York mayor Albio Sires . Four-term incumbent Louis Romano ran in the Democratic primary and lost, making him the only one of the 80 incumbents in the Assembly to lose their primary bid.[ 18]
Assemblymember Rafael Fraguela was knocked off the ballot in 2003 by the Hudson County Democratic Party and chose to run for the Senate as a Republican against Bernard Kenny . Fraguela insisted that the Democrats "have been putting aside all the Hispanic Democratic candidates", while "The GOP has had open arms to the Hispanic community".[ 19] Caridad Rodriguez resigned from office in May 2011 after winning a seat on the West New York Board of Commissioners.[ 20]
In the wake of the 2021 apportionment , the reconfiguration of municipalities in the 32nd and 33rd districts and the incumbent Assembly members in those districts choosing to retire or run for other elective office, the Hudson County Democratic Organization chose newcomers Julio Marenco and Gabe Rodriguez to run for the two Assembly seats.[ 21] 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election .[ 22] [ 23]
Senators and Assembly members elected from the district are as follows:[ 24]
^ Terminated from the Senate on May 10, 1982 upon his felony conviction for racketeering[ 25]
^ Elected to the Senate in June 1982 special election, sworn in on June 24, 1982
^ Died January 28, 1991
^ a b Appointed to the Senate on March 4, 1991
^ Appointed to the Assembly on April 8, 1991
^ Resigned December 17, 1992 following his election to Congress
^ a b Appointed to the Senate on January 25, 1993
^ Appointed to the Assembly on February 1, 1993
^ Switched party registration to Republican in April 2003[ 19]
^ Switched party registration to Democratic on December 18, 2003[ 26]
^ Resigned on November 13, 2006 upon his election to Congress
^ Appointed to the Assembly on December 11, 2006
^ Resigned May 17, 2011
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^ Staff. "Menendez to Seek Congressional Seat" , The New York Times
^ Jackson, Herb. "BACKING FOR SIRES " , The Record (Bergen County)
^ Strunsky, Steve. "IN PERSON; A Former Sports Star Finds Politics A Rougher Field" , The New York Times
^ Staff. "Hudson County Assemblyman Defeated in Primary" , The New York Times
^ a b Archilla, Dylan M. "Fraguela jumps ship Deposed Democratic assemblyman to run as a Republican" . Hudson Reporter the original on April 29, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2015 . ^ Mestanza, Jean-Pierre. "Dr. Felix Roque, four other new commissioners take oaths in West New York Town Hall, then Roque is picked to be mayor" , The Jersey Journal
^ Fox, Joey. "Mejia at last confirms he won’t run for re-election" , New Jersey Globe , January 17, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "Mejia added that he intends on “fully supporting” the Hudson Democratic slate in the new 33rd district, which consists of State Sen. Brian Stack (D-Union City), West New York Mayor Gabe Rodriguez, and North Bergen Commissioner Julio Marenco; Marenco will take what is essentially Mejia’s current seat..... The neighboring 33rd district will also send two new faces to the Assembly, with Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D-Jersey City) running for the Senate and Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D-Hoboken) stepping down after losing party support."
^ Connolly, Julio. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided" , The Record
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General Assembly (each district elects
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