Full Name:
Stephen 'Steve' M. Sweeney
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Patti; 2 Children: Stephen, Lauren
Birth Date:
06/11/1959
Birth Place:
Camden, NJ
Home City:
West Deptford, NJ
Religion:
Catholic
Diploma, Pennsauken High School
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, District 3, 2002-2022
Senate President, New Jersey State Senate, 2010-2022
Candidate, New Jersey State Senate, District 3, 2021
Director, Board of Freeholders, Gloucester County, 1998-2010
Freeholder, Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1997-2010
Conference Chair, New Jersey State Senate, 2008-2009
Democratic Majority Leader, New Jersey State Senate, 2008-2009
Co-Chair, South Jersey Legislative Caucus, 2003-present
Former Member, Legislative Services Commission, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on New Jersey Transit, New Jersey State Senate
Vice President, International Association of Ironworkers
Former Financial Secretary and Treasurer, Ironworkers Union Local 399
Former Business Representative, Ironworkers Union Local 399
Member, West Deptford Lions Club, present
Former Board Member, Special Olympics of New Jersey
Awards:
Robert B. Meyner Award, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2013;
Humanitarian Award, Boys and Girls Club of New Jersey, 2012;
Honored, Integrity House, 2012;
Legislator of the Year, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey, 2011;
Honored, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, 2011;
Honored, Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Construction Managers Association of America, 2011;
Paul L. Troast Public Service Award, New Jersey Business and Industry Association, 2011;
Legislator of the Year, New Jersey Conference of Mayors, 2011;
Legislator of the Year, New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, 2011;
Legislator of the Year, New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2011;
Friend of Tourism Award, New Jersey Travel Industry Association, 2010;
Partners in Advocacy Award, Arc of New Jersey, 2009;
Legislative Excellence Award, New Jersey Council of County Colleges, 2009;
Favorite Athlete:
Green Bay Packers