Stephen Sweeney

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Stephen Sweeney
New Jersey Senate District 3
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2003
Current term ends 2009
Political party	Democrat
Profession	Labor organizer
Website	Official website

Stephen Sweeney has been a Democratic member of the New Jersey Senate since 2002. Sweeney is the Senate Democratic Majority Leader and the Democratic Conference Chair. Bills that have been sponsored by Senator Sweeney include Senate Bill 3 and Senate Bill 184.^[1]

In addition to being a senator, Sweeney holds the title of General Organizer for the International Association of Ironworkers and is also the director of the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders. He has held the title of director since 1997.^[2]

Sweeney graduated with a diploma from Pennsauken High School in Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Committee Assignments

• Joint Budget Oversight
• Budget and Appropriations

District 3

Sweeney represents New Jersey Senate District 3, which includes the town and city of Alloway and Bridgeton, New Jersey.^[3]

Personal

Sweeney was born on June, 11, 1959 in Cambden, New Jersey. He and his wife, Patti, have two children.^[4]

External links

• Official website of Stephen Sweeney
• New Jersey Democratic Party biography of Stephen Sweeney
• Stephen Sweeney at Project Vote Smart
• New Jersey Financial Disclosure Statements

2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

References

1. ↑ Bills Sponsored by Senators and Representatives
2. ↑ Official website of Stephen Sweeney
3. ↑ List of New Jersey Districts
4. ↑ Stephen Sweeney's Profile on Project Vote Smart

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