29th Legislative District (New Jersey)
| New Jersey's 29th Legislative District | |
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| Senator | Teresa Ruiz (D) |
| Assembly members |
Eliana Pintor Marin (D) Blonnie R. Watson (D) |
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| Demographics |
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| Population | 206,523 |
| Voting-age population | 157,173 |
| Registered voters | 129,501 |
New Jersey's 29th Legislative District is one of 40 districts that make up the map for the New Jersey Legislature. It covers a portion of Essex County, specifically most of the east side of the city of Newark and all of the township of Belleville.
As of the 2010 United States Census, the district had a population of 206,523, of whom 157,173 (76.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 70,501 (34.1%) White, 87,532 (42.1%) African American, 1,231 (0.6%) Native American, 3,402 (1.6%) Asian, 81 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 34,871 (16.9%) from some other race, and 8,905 (4.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79,183 (38.3%) of the population.
The district had 129,501 registered voters as of December 31, 2016[update], of whom 60,378(46.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 62,335 (48.1%) were registered as Democrats, 6,458 (5.0%) were registered as Republicans and 330 (0.3%) were registered to other parties.
The district is represented for the 2016–2017 Legislative Session (Senate, General Assembly) in the State Senate by Teresa Ruiz (D, Newark) and in the General Assembly by Eliana Pintor Marin (D, Newark) and Blonnie R. Watson (D, Newark). Watson, a former Essex County Freeholder, was selected by local Democratic committee members to be appointed to replace previous seatholder L. Grace Spencer (D, Newark), who resigned to accept a Superior Court judgeship.
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