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New Jersey onAir

The New Jersey onAir Hub supports New Jerseyans to become more informed about and engaged in local, state, and federal politics while facilitating more civil and positive discussions with their representatives, candidates, and fellow citizens.

  • New Jersey onAir is one of 50 state governance and elections hubs that the US onAir Network is providing to help reinvigorate US democracy.  This post has short summaries of current state and federal representatives with links to their complete Hub posts.  Students curate post content from government, campaign, social media, and public websites.  Key content on the New Jersey Hub is also replicated on the US onAir nations Hub at: us.onair.cc.
  • New Jersey students will be forming onAir chapters in their colleges and universities to help curate Hub content.  As more students participate and more onAir chapters are started, we will expand to include more state and local content as well as increase the number of aircasts – student-led, livestreamed, online discussions with candidates, representatives, and the public.

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Phil Murphy – NJ

Current Position: Governor since 2018
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 – 2019; Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2006 – 2009

Phil Murphy had a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he held several high-level positions and accumulated considerable wealth before retiring in 2006. He is involved in many civic organizations and philanthropic pursuits. He served as finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee in the mid-late 2000s under Howard Dean.

Gov. Murphy: Infrastructure Bill Could Be Game Changer For New Jersey

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NJ Legislature

The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate. The Legislature meets in the New Jersey State House, in the state capital of Trenton. Democrats currently hold veto-proof supermajorities in both chambers of the legislature.

Source: Wikipedia

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Cory Booker – NJ

Current Position: US Senator since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Other Positions: Chair, Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research – Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Throughout his Senate tenure, Booker has written, sponsored, and passed legislation advancing women’s rights, affirmative action, same-sex marriage, and single-payer healthcare. He has pushed for economic reforms to address wealth inequality in the U.S., particularly the racial wealth gap. Booker has pursued measures to reform the criminal justice system, combat climate change, and restructure national immigration policy.

Cory Booker: We Will Rise
Feb. 1, 2019

OnAir Post: Cory Booker – NJ

Bob Menendez – NJ

Current Position: US Senator since 2007
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: US Representative from 1993 – 2006; State Senator from 1991 – 1993; State Delegate from 1988 – 1991

Other Positions:  
Chair, Foreign Relations Committee

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Until we address the root causes of gun violence, there will be many more shootings in communities across the country – like the one we saw happen in the nation’s capital last night – that don’t make the same headlines.

Sen. Bob Menendez: ‘We Have To Challenge The Regime’ In Cuba | MSNBC

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New Jersey Votes in 2024

State elections on the ballot: Governor, State Senate and State House

Ballot measures:

The New Jersey Division of Elections, part of the Secretary of State, oversees all New Jersey elections.

OnAir Post: New Jersey Votes in 2024

New Jersey Collaborators

The US onAir Network will be working with volunteers from New Jersey universities, colleges, and nonprofit organizations to oversee the curation and moderation of posts, aircasts (online discussions), and in person events for the New Jersey onAir Hub …  related to federal, state, and local elections and government.

Our first outreach will be to Rutgers University partly because of its proximity to the state capital. We have identified many of Rutgers’s civic engagement, academic, internship and research programs related to making democracy and civic responsibility a focus of higher learning on their campus … for students, faculty, staff, and local community. This post, over time, will have similar information on other collaborating organizations in the state.

Contact ben.murphy@onair.cc for more information on how to involve your organization.

About New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by Delaware Bay and the state of Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9,288,994 residents as of 2020 and an area of 8,722.58 square miles (22,591.4 km2), making it the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. New Jersey’s state capital is Trenton, while the state’s most populous city is Newark. All but one county in New Jersey (Warren County)[10] lie within the combined statistical areas of New York City or Philadelphia; consequently, the state’s largest metropolitan area falls within Greater New York.

Government Website    Wikipedia page

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