American legislative district
New Jersey 's 21st legislative districtNew Jersey Legislature . The district includes theMorris County communities ofChatham Borough ,Chatham Township , andLong Hill Township ; theSomerset County municipalities ofBernardsville ,Bernards Township ,Green Brook ,Far Hills ,Peapack and Gladstone ,Warren Township andWatchung ; theUnion County municipalities ofBerkeley Heights ,Garwood ,Mountainside ,New Providence ,Springfield Township ,Summit andWestfield ; and theMiddlesex County municipalities ofDunellen andMiddlesex .[ 1] [ 2]
Demographic characteristics [ edit ] As of the2020 United States census , the district had a population of 224,546, of whom 170,852 (76.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 160,014 (71.3%)White , 7,465 (3.3%)African American , 437 (0.2%)Native American , 26,753 (11.9%)Asian , 47 (0.0%)Pacific Islander , 8,611 (3.8%) fromsome other race , and 21,219 (9.4%) from two or more races.[ 3] [ 4] Hispanic orLatino of any race were 26,156 (11.6%) of the population.[ 5]
The 21st district had 189,264 registered voters as of February 1, 2025, of whom 71,731 (37.9%) were registered asunaffiliated , 61,965 (32.7%) were registered asDemocrats , 54,160 (28.6%) were registered asRepublicans , and 1,408 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.[ 6]
The densely populated district is one of the wealthiest in the state, with the highest equalized property value and income on a per capita basis. Standardized test schools in the district's public schools were the highest of all districts statewide, and the district placed third in the percentage of 9th graders graduating from high school. Voter registration and turnout in the 21st district is among the highest in the state.[ 7] [ 8]
Political representation [ edit ] For the2024-2025 session , the21st legislative district of theNew Jersey Legislature is represented in theState Senate byJon Bramnick (R ,Westfield ) and in theGeneral Assembly byMichele Matsikoudis (R,New Providence ) andNancy Munoz (R,Summit ).[ 9]
The district is located within theNew Jersey's 7th ,New Jersey's 10th , andNew Jersey's 11th congressional districts .
Apportionment history [ edit ] When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 21st district was originally in eastern Union County consisting ofElizabeth ,Linden , andWinfield Township plusCarteret inMiddlesex County .[ 10] Roselle , andHillside .[ 11] Union Township , then north into the west side ofEssex County fromMillburn toNorth Caldwell andCedar Grove .[ 12]
After a single term in the Senate,Thomas G. Dunn was dropped by the Union County Democrats in 1977 and was replaced on the party line byLinden MayorJohn T. Gregorio .[ 13] [ 14]
Edward K. Gill , elected to the Assembly in 1981 afterC. Louis Bassano ran for the Senate, had announced that he would not run for a third term in the Assembly shortly before his death in February 1985.[ 15] Peter J. Genova was elected in a special election to fill Gill's vacant seat.[ 16]
Joel Weingarten was elected to the Assembly in a November 1996 special election in which he defeated Democratic candidate Robert R. Peacock to fill the one year remaining on the vacant seat ofMonroe Jay Lustbader , who had died in office in March 1996.[ 17]
Changes to the district made as part of thelegislative redistricting in 2001 , based on the results of the2000 United States census removed Kenilworth andUnion Township (both to the20th legislative district )Caldwell ,Essex Fells ,Livingston Township , North Caldwell Township andRoseland (all to the27th legislative district ), Cedar Grove andVerona (both to the40th legislative district ) and added Berkeley Heights Township, Chatham Township, Cranford Township, Garwood, Long Hill Township, Mountainside, New Providence, Warren Township, Watchung and Westfield (from the22nd legislative district ),Harding Township (from the25th legislative district ) andMadison (from the26th legislative district ).[ 18] district 16 ), Far Hills (from district 16) and Kenilworth (fromdistrict 20 ). Removed wereChatham Township , Harding Township,Madison , and Millburn, all of which were shifted into the27th legislative district .
A special convention of Republican Party delegates choseNancy Munoz in May 2009 to succeed her husband,Eric Munoz , following his death in March of that year.[ 19]
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