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Renee Burgess
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 28th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 29, 2022
Preceded byRonald Rice
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceIrvington, New Jersey
EducationEssex County College (AS)
Pillar College (BA)
Metropolitan College of New York (MPA)
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Renee C. Burgess is a Democratic Party politician who was selected in September 2022 to fill the seat in the New Jersey Senate representing New Jersey's 28th legislative district that had been held by Ronald Rice until he left office due to health issues after serving 35 years in office.

A resident of Irvington, Burgess had served on the board of education of the Irvington Public Schools from 2002 to 2014, serving board vice president from 2005 to 2007 and as board president from 2007 to 2009. She served on the Irvington township council from 2014 to 2022 and was the council president from 2019 to 2022.[1]

New Jersey Senate

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In September 2022, after the retirement of Ronald Rice, Burgess was appointed to the Senate by a special convention of Essex County Democrats.[2] Burgess is the first State Senator from Irvington.[3]

Committees

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Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[1]

  • Budget and Appropriations
  • Community and Urban Affairs
  • Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens

District 28

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Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[4] The representatives from the 28th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]

Electoral history

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28th Legislative District General Election, 2023[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Renee C. Burgess (incumbent) 19,638 100.0
Total votes 19,638 100.0
Democratic hold
28th Legislative District special Election, 2022[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Renee C. Burgess (incumbent) 32,450 78.1
Republican Joy Freeman 9,116 21.9
Total votes 41,566 100.0
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b Senator Renee C. Burgess (D), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ Johnson, Brent. "Meet the new lawmaker who will replace Ron Rice in N.J. Senate", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 10, 2022. Accessed September 29, 2022. "A state Senate seat representing parts of Newark and held for the last 35 years by the recently retired Ron Rice, the longest-serving Black lawmaker in New Jersey history, will now belong to a veteran local official from neighboring Irvington. Renee Burgess, president of Irvington’s township council, was chosen by Democratic committee members in Essex County on Friday night in a special convention to replace Rice, a longtime Newark leader and fellow Democrat who left office amid health issues last week."
  3. ^ Fox, Joey. "Burgess wins Rice’s Senate seat uncontested; will be Irvington’s first-ever senator, New Jersey Globe, September 9, 2022. Accessed September 29, 2022. "Irvington Council President Renee Burgess has won an uncontested special election convention for the 28th district’s seat in the State Senate, making her the first senator in history to hail from Irvington."
  4. ^ Article IV, New Jersey State Constitution (1947).
  5. ^ Legislative Roster for District 28, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Election Results: State Senate" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
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