January 3, 2025 | newjerseyglobe.com
The 119th Congress has begun – and for two New Jersey politicians, that means the beginning of a congressional career that neither likely thought was possible just a couple of years ago.
Reps. Herb Conaway (D-Delran) and Nellie Pou (D-North Haledon) were both sworn into their first House terms today, the culmination of an unusual election cycle that saw the two former state legislators win the seats previously held by Senator Andy Kim and the late Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson). Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) has already been in the House for a couple of months after winning a special election to replace the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark), but she, too, now gets to begin her first proper House term.
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NJ SEED: Congratulations are extended to Representatives Conway and Pou on being sworn in to their freshman term in the US House of Representatives. Congratulations also to Representative McIver on being sworn in to her first full term and to the state’s new Junior Senator Andy Kim. Finally, NJ SEED congratulates Representative Chris Smith upon his swearing in for a 23rd term. He is the longest serving NJ member of the House of Representatives.
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