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George Helmy
George Helmy (Democratic Party) was a member of the U.S. Senate from New Jersey. He assumed office on September 9, 2024. He left office on December 8, 2024.
On August 16, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced that he selected Helmy to serve as the interim senator for Sen. Bob Menendez's (D) seat effective September 9, 2024, until the winner of the November general election is certified. Murphy indicated he would then appoint the winner to the seat.[1][2]
Helmy resigned on December 8, 2024, allowing his successor Andrew Kim (New Jersey) to take office early.[3]
Education
Helmy received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Rutgers University and a master's degree in finance and management from Harvard University.[4]
Career
Helmy worked for 12 years as a business operations manager at The UPS Store and for six years as a managing partner at The Helmy Group, a property management firm. In 2011, Helmy joined the office of then-Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), where he worked for two years as an advisor. In 2013, Helmy joined American Express as a senior relationship manager for state and local governments. Helmy joined Sen. Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) office as deputy chief of staff in 2014 and was promoted to state director in 2016. On January 25, 2019, Gov. Phil Murphy (D) announced that Helmy would join his administration as chief of staff effective February 4, 2019.[5]
Helmy served as chief of staff for the gubernatorial administration of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D). He began serving in this role in February 2019. He resigned on October 14, 2021, to work full-time on Murphy's re-election campaign. After Gov. Murphy won re-election, Helmy rejoined the governor's administration as chief of staff in November 2021.[6][7]
Helmy resigned as chief of staff for New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) in October 2023. [8]
Key votes
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Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025
The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.
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 Failed (51-44)[10]
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Passed (78-18)[12]
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States congressional delegations from New Jersey
- List of United States Senators from New Jersey
Notable endorsements
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ ["ABC", "George Helmy, former top aide to NJ Gov. Phil Murphy, to fill Menendez seat," accessed August 16, 2024]
- ↑ AP News, "New Jersey governor’s former chief of staff to replace Menendez, but only until November election," August 16, 2024
- ↑ msn.com, “Helmy to resign on Dec. 8, allowing Andy Kim to take Senate seat early" accessed December 9, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "George Helmy," accessed July 30, 2019
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Governor Murphy Announces George Helmy as Chief of Staff," January 25, 2019
- ↑ "New Jersey Globe," "Helmy joining Murphy campaign for final stretch, resigning as chief of staff", accessed October 29, 2021
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Helmy is back as Murphy chief of staff," November 5, 2021
- ↑ "Politico," "Murphy names DOT Commissioner Gutierrez-Scaccetti next chief of staff", September 25, 2023
- ↑ Congress.gov, "S.4445 - Right to IVF Act," accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 4445, Upon Reconsideration)," accessed May 15, 2025
- ↑ Congress.gov, "H.R.9747 - Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025" accessed February 13, 2025
- ↑ Senate.gov, "On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 9747)," accessed May 15, 2025
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| Preceded by Bob Menendez (D) |
U.S. Senate New Jersey 2024-2024 |
Succeeded by Andrew Kim (D) |
| Preceded by - |
Chief of Staff to the Governor of New Jersey 2021-2023 |
Succeeded by Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti (D) |
