Loretta Weinberg
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| Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Barbara Buono |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 37th Legislative District |
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Assumed office November 10, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Byron Baer |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 37th Legislative District |
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In office March 16, 1992 – November 10, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | D. Bennett Mazur |
| Succeeded by | Valerie Vainieri Huttle |
| Member of the Teaneck Council | |
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In office July 1, 1990 – June 30, 1994 |
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| Born | February 6, 1935 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | B.A. University of California (History) M.A. |
| Occupation | Legislator |
| Website | Legislative web page |
Loretta Weinberg (/ˈwaɪnbərɡ/; born February 6, 1935) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served as a member of the New Jersey Senate since 2005, where she represents the 37th Legislative District. She currently serves as Senate Majority Leader. Weinberg served in the General Assembly before being selected to replace retiring Senator Byron Baer.
Weinberg was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in the 2009 election, having been selected by Governor Jon Corzine as his running mate on July 24. Corzine and Weinberg were defeated by Republican candidates Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno on November 3, 2009.
Weinberg serves on the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee (as Vice-Chair) and on the State Government Committee (also as Vice-Chair). She is a former member of the Senate Commerce Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Weinberg was chosen by Democratic committee members in March 1992 to fill the seat vacated in the Assembly by D. Bennett Mazur, who had resigned due to illness. She served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, until 2005. In the Assembly, Weinberg served as the Majority Conference Leader from 2002 to 2005, Deputy Minority Leader from 1996 to 2001 and Assistant Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995. Weinberg served as the Chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee and Vice Chairwoman of the Family, Women, and Children’s Services Committee. Additionally, she also served on the New Jersey Historical Commission, Legislative Services Commission and the New Jersey Israel Commission. Some of her past Committee assignments include the Community Services Committee, the Veteran Affairs Committee and, most recently, the Consumer and Regulated Professions Committee.
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