The Chamber

Current Office: Assembly Member
First Elected: 01/10/2011
Next Election:
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Hande Benson
Birth date: 11/22/1975
Birthplace: Trenton, NJ
Home City: Hamilton Township NJ
Religion: Catholic

Profession

Consultant, Self-Employed/Tekmark Global Solutions, 2008-2011 Manager, Government Affairs, NJ Utilities Association, 2007-2008 Research Project Manager, Rutgers, Center for Energy Policy, 2003-2006 Senior Consultant, Telcordia Technologies, 1998-2003

Education

MPP, Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers University, 1999 BS, Government/Physics, Georgetown University, 1997

Committees

Health and Senior Services
Housing and Local Government

S 1 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 4366 Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Waiting Period
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 3172 Permits Direct Shipping By Local and Out-of-State Wineries
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

S 3173 Authorizes Nonprofit Organizations to Construct and Manage Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 958 Permits the Limited Sale of Syringes and Needles Without a Prescription
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

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S 1 Authorizes Same-Sex Marriage
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 4366 Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Waiting Period
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 3172 Permits Direct Shipping By Local and Out-of-State Wineries
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

S 3173 Authorizes Nonprofit Organizations to Construct and Manage Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 958 Permits the Limited Sale of Syringes and Needles Without a Prescription
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

S 3173 Authorizes Nonprofit Organizations to Construct and Manage Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 4366 Amending Annulment Requirements and Eliminating Marriage Waiting Period
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 958 Permits the Limited Sale of Syringes and Needles Without a Prescription
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Yea

S 3173 Authorizes Nonprofit Organizations to Construct and Manage Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 3172 Permits Direct Shipping By Local and Out-of-State Wineries
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

S 4000 2011-2012 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2576 Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 2806 Conversion of Certain Private Schools to Charter Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2576 Prohibits Hydraulic Fracturing
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2937 Pension and Health Care Benefits for Public Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

S 2756 Permitting Registered Voters to Receive Mail-In Ballots Automatically
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 799 Adopted Individuals' Access to Birth Certificates
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 3699 Prohibiting the Burial of Petty's Run Archaeological Excavation Site
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 3648 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

A 2215 Low-Interest Loans for Development of Green Buildings
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

S 2381 Electric Generation Facilities Pilot Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

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