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Bob Smith (born March 25, 1947) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002, where he represents the 17th Legislative District. Smith was elected to his first Senate term in November 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of John Lynch.[1] Smith serves in the Senate on the Environment Committee (as Chair) and the Judiciary Committee.[2]

Bob Smith
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 17th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2002
Preceded byJohn Lynch
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 17th district
In office
January 14, 1986 – January 8, 2002
Preceded byAngela L. Perun
Succeeded byUpendra Chivukula
Joseph V. Egan
Mayor of Piscataway
In office
January 1, 1981 – January 14, 1986
Member of Piscataway Township Council
In office
January 1, 1977 – December 31, 1980
Personal details
Born (1947-03-25) March 25, 1947 (age 77)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseEllen
ResidencePiscataway, New Jersey
Alma materB.A. University of Scranton (History)
M.S. University of Scranton (Chemistry)
M.S. Rutgers University (Environmental Science)
J.D. Seton Hall University School of Law
OccupationAttorney
WebsiteLegislative Website

Early life

Smith received a B.A. degree in 1969 from the University of Scranton in History, an M.S. in 1970 from the University of Scranton in Chemistry, an M.S. in 1973 from Rutgers University in Environmental Science and was awarded a J.D. in 1981 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Smith taught environmental science and chemistry at Middlesex County College for 15 years. By profession, Senator Smith is an attorney.[2] Smith served as Mayor of Piscataway, New Jersey from 1981 to 1986, served on the Piscataway Township Council from 1977 to 1980, its Planning Board from 1975 to 1986 (as its Chair in 1976) and on the Piscataway Environmental Committee from 1971 to 1975.[2]

New Jersey Assembly

Before being elected to the State Senate, Smith served in the General Assembly, the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature, from 1986 to 2001. In the Assembly, Smith served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995 and as the Parliamentarian from 1988 to 1989.[2]

New Jersey Senate

Smith sponsored and passed laws dealing with such matters as increasing penalties for violations of environmental laws, repairing outmoded combined sewer systems, and reforming the state's oil spill prevention efforts. Senator Smith's legislative accomplishments include authoring the Ocean Pollution Bounty Act, Sludge Management Act, Oil Spill Prevention Act, the Worker and Community Right to Know Act and the Clean Water Enforcement Act. He has sought the enactment of laws affording greater protection to child victims of abuse and sponsored bills to increase the penalties for carjacking.

In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[3]

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[2]

  • Environment and Energy (as chair)
  • Judiciary

District 17

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[4] The representatives from the 17th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[5]

Electoral history

Senate

17th Legislative District General Election, 2023[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 20,643 72.8
RepublicanWilliam P. Mikita Jr.7,71827.2
Total votes28,361 100.0
Democratic hold
17th Legislative District general election, 2021[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 32,455 69.11
RepublicanJames A. Abate14,50530.89
Total votes46,960 100.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticBob Smith 29,816 71.4 11.6
RepublicanDaryl J. Kipnis11,92128.6 11.6
Total votes41,737 100.0
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013[9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 22,920 59.8
RepublicanBrian D. Levine15,40340.2
Democratic hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011[10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 15,507 64.0
RepublicanJordan Rickards8,71536.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007[11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 16,898 61.7
RepublicanJohn Costello10,50638.3
Democratic hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2003[12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 17,438 61.0
RepublicanJeffrey M. Orbach11,16839.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey State Senate elections, 2001[13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith 29,290 68.9
RepublicanMatthew "Skip" House13,21631.1
Democratic hold

Assembly

New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1999[14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 11,946 37.2
DemocraticJerry Green (incumbent) 10,963 34.2
RepublicanTracy Ford4,72714.7
RepublicanDaniel N. Epstein4,46313.9
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1997[15]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 27,802 34.5
DemocraticJerry Green (incumbent) 26,135 32.4
RepublicanPhyllis A. Mason13,31016.5
RepublicanDaniel N. Epstein11,80314.6
IndependentPat M. Iurilli8021.0
IndependentJoy Norsworthy7781.0
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1995[16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 17,068 33.6
DemocraticJerry Green (incumbent) 16,611 32.7
RepublicanMichael De Nardo7,36714.5
RepublicanMichael Ullnick7,04313.9
IndependentRichard Rutkowski1,4412.8
IndependentErich Sturn1,2012.4
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1993[17]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 26,480 32.0
DemocraticJerry Green (incumbent) 25,633 31.0
RepublicanAl Smith15,46318.7
RepublicanJohn H. Bresnan15,21718.4
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1991[18]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 17,206 26.1
DemocraticJerry Green 16,449 24.9
RepublicanBarbara "Bobbie" Weigel15,16523.0
RepublicanFrank A. Santoro14,82722.5
IndependentMoses Williams8181.2
IndependentAl Olszewski7591.2
IndependentJoseph S. Ginn7281.1
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1989[19]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 26,999 33.6
DemocraticDavid C. Schwartz (incumbent) 26,720 33.3
RepublicanGeorge B. Gore13,15516.4
RepublicanCsilla Soproni12,27015.3
IndependentJoseph F. Scalera III1,2101.5
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1987[20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid C. Schwartz (incumbent) 18,455 31.9
DemocraticBob Smith (incumbent) 18,047 31.2
RepublicanDorothy Sonnenberg10,78018.6
RepublicanPeter J. Selesky10,52918.2
Democratic hold
New Jersey General Assembly elections, 1985[21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticDavid C. Schwartz (incumbent) 21,174 28.1
DemocraticBob Smith 19,556 26.0
RepublicanAngela L. Perun (incumbent)19,10425.4
RepublicanFrancis J. Coury15,50320.6
Democratic hold

References

New Jersey Senate
Preceded by Member of the New Jersey Senate for the 17th District
January 8, 2002 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
New Jersey General Assembly
Preceded by
Angela L. Perun
 Member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 17th District
January 14, 1986 – January 8, 2002
With: David C. Schwartz, Jerry Green 		Succeeded by
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