New Jersey

State or jurisdiction

Governor

Party

Present term began

Present term ends

# of previous terms

Maximum consecutive terms

Congressional Redistricting

State Legislative Redistricting

New Jersey

Chris Christie

R

1/2010

1/2014

0

2

Independent Commission

Independent Commission

Total # of Congressional Districts

Dems Seats in Congress

GOP Seats in Congress

Veto Power

Rep Seats in House

Dem Seats in House

Ind Seats in House

Rep Seats in Senate

Dem Seats in Senate

Ind Seats in Senate

13

7

6

None

33

47

0

16

24

0

Total # of Seats in State House

80

Total # of Seats inState Senate

40

What's New

April 3, 2011 – New York Times: New Districts Seen as Aiding Democrats in New Jersey

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March 4, 2011 - Newark Star Ledger: Rutgers professor to likely cast deciding vote in redrawing N.J. legislative districts

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March 1, 2011 - Roll Call: Off-Year Elections Mean Redistricting Head Start for Four States

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February 15, 2011 - Washington Post: Center for a Better New Jersey funding is a mystery

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