American legislative district
New Jersey 's36th legislative district is one of 40 districts that make up the map for theNew Jersey Legislature . It encompasses theBergen County municipalities ofCarlstadt ,Cliffside Park ,East Rutherford ,Edgewater ,Fairview ,Lyndhurst ,North Arlington ,Ridgefield ,Rutherford ,Wallington , andWood-Ridge and the city ofPassaic inPassaic County .[ 1]
Demographic information [ edit ] As of the2020 United States census , the district had a population of 234,046, of whom 182,166 (77.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 106,691 (45.6%)White , 11,210 (4.8%)African American , 3,203 (1.4%)Native American , 24,777 (10.6%)Asian , 91 (0.0%)Pacific Islander , 56,173 (24.0%) fromsome other race , and 31,901 (13.6%) from two or more races.[ 2] [ 3] Hispanic orLatino of any race were 98,871 (42.2%) of the population.[ 4]
The district had 131,357 registered voters as of December 1, 2023[update] , of whom 52,504 (40.0%) were registered asDemocrats , 51,911 (39.5%) were registered asunaffiliated , 25,221 (19.2%) were registered asRepublicans , and 1,721 (1.3%) were registered to other parties.[ 5]
Political representation [ edit ] For the2024-2025 session , the36th legislative district of theNew Jersey Legislature is represented in theState Senate byPaul Sarlo (D ,Wood-Ridge ) and in theGeneral Assembly byClinton Calabrese (D,Cliffside Park ) andGary Schaer (D,Passaic ).[ 6]
The legislative district overlaps with theNew Jersey's 5th and9th congressional districts .
Apportionment history [ edit ] When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 36th district consisted of southern Bergen County starting at the south end in North Arlington then north along thePassaic River toGarfield and a spur toBogota via Carlstadt, Moonachie, Ridgefield,Fairview ,Palisades Park , and Ridgefield Park.[ 7] In the 1981 redistricting, the city of Passaic joined the district as did Wood-Ridge, Teterboro, and South Hackensack; Fairview, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, and Bogota were moved to other districts during this time.[ 8] The Bergen County portion of the district was reduced in the 1991 redistricting leaving only municipalities south of Wallington and Carlstadt in the district; in addition to Passaic remaining,Essex County 'sNutley andBelleville were added to the district.[ 9] Garfield, Wood-Ridge, and Moonachie were reintroduced to the district in the2001 redistricting though Belleville was moved to the28th district at this point.[ 10]
In December 2017,Marlene Caride was nominated by incoming GovernorPhil Murphy to head theNew Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance , a cabinet-level position; she resigned January 16, 2018, to take the position on an acting basis and was confirmed to the post on June 7.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] Democratic committee members in Bergen and Passaic Counties unanimously selectedClinton Calabrese as her replacement; he was sworn in on February 8.[ 14]
^ Resigned on December 31, 1980, to become executive director of theHackensack Meadowlands Development Commission ^ Died January 1, 1987 ^ Won March 1987 special election, sworn in on April 23, 1987 ^ Resigned on May 8, 2003 to become a Superior Court judge ^a b Appointed to the Senate on May 19, 2003 ^ Appointed to the Assembly on May 22, 2003 ^ Resigned November 29, 2010 ^ Appointed to the Assembly on January 6, 2011 ^ Resigned on January 16, 2018, to become Commissioner ofBanking and Insurance ^ Appointed to the Assembly on February 8, 2018, won a November 6, 2018 special election to complete unexpired term New Jersey general election, 2003[ 41] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Republican Paul DiGaetano 17,144 26.1 0.7Democratic Frederick Scalera 16,244 24.8 0.0Democratic Imre Karaszegi Jr 15,386 23.4 0.0Republican Richard J. DiLascio 14,942 22.8 0.4Real Pro-Choice Geovanni Regalado 581 0.9 N/A Tax the Rich Crystal Delarosa 491 0.7 N/A Tax the Rich Rafael Sanchez 474 0.7 0.2Real Pro-Choice John Zazanis 368 0.6 0.0Total votes 65,630 100.0
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Districts are co-terminous for both
Senate and
General Assembly (each district elects
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two members of the General Assembly)
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