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Senator Raymond J. Lesniak

Full Name: Raymond J. Lesniak
Office: State Senate (NJ) - District 20, Democratic
First Elected: 1983
Last Elected: 11/08/2011
Next Election: 2013
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State Senate - District 20
General Nov. 5, 2013
Primary June 4, 2013
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 05/07/1946
Birth Place: Elizabeth, NJ
Home City: Elizabeth, NJ
Religion: Evangelical Christian

Recent Key Votes

S 3173 - Authorizes Nonprofit Organizations to Construct and Manage Public Schools
Legislation (Yea)

Jan. 9, 2012 - Authorizes a pilot program of a limited number of failing school districts to work with non-profit organizations to manage renaissance school projects (Sec. 2). ...

A 2806 - Conversion of Certain Private Schools to Charter Schools
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 26, 2011 - -Authorizes the governing body of a high-performing nonpublic school in a failing school district to submit an application to the Commissioner of Education to convert ...

S 2094 - Limiting State Alternate Benefit Program for Higher Education Faculty
Legislation (Nay)

June 28, 2010 - -Specifies that based on a certification by the Division of Pensions of the number and base salary of participants employed by the State and county ...

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Recent Public Statements

Lautenberg, Menendez, Holt, New Jersey Leaders Call for Common-Sense Gun Laws

Aug. 7, 2012 - Today, U.S. Senators Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ-12) joined Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage, Jersey City Mayor ...

Congressman Pallone Announces Legislation Allowing New Jersey to Compete for Billions in Sports Betting Profits

Jan. 23, 2012 - On Monday January 23, 2012, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.(NJ-06) stood with NJ State Senators Raymond Lesniak (NJ-20), Jim Whelan (NJ-02) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-01) ...

Issue Position: Animal Rights

Jan. 1, 2013 - Championing animal rights became a focus of Senator Lesniak when he experienced the final weeks of his beloved Brittany, a mixed breed Spaniel he adopted. ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Top industry Uncoded ($206,132.00)
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Contact Information

Campaign
530 Irvington Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208

General Email
info@njcommunityfirst.com

District Email
SenLesniak@nleg.org

Capitol Webmail
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/SelectRep.asp

General Website
http://raymondlesniak.com/

General Website
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorLesniak

General Website
http://www.njld20.com/lesniak.html

General Website
http://www.njsendems.com/senator.asp?sid=20

Capitol Website
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/BIO.asp?Leg=61

General Website - Twitter
https://twitter.com/SenatorLesniak

Capitol
Senate Democratic Office
Post Office Box 099
Trenton, NJ 08625-0099
Phone: 609-292-5215
Fax: 609-633-7254
Toll Free: 800-792-8630

District
985 Stuyvesant Avenue
Union, NJ 07083
Phone: 908-624-0880

District
65 Jefferson Avenue, Suite B
Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Phone: 908-327-9119

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