Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly

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The Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly is the chief legislative strategist and floor leader for the majority party in New Jersey’s lower house, responsible for guiding its agenda and managing the passage of legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative leadership position
political office
position in the New Jersey Legislature
appliesToJurisdiction State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
appointedBy majority party caucus in the New Jersey General Assembly
majority party leadership in the New Jersey General Assembly
country United States of America
governmentalBodyType state legislative body
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasPositionInHierarchy second-ranking leader in the New Jersey General Assembly majority party after the Speaker
hasTitleInEnglish Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
houseType lower house
jurisdiction New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
legislativeChamber New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
levelOfGovernment state government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity New Jersey NERFINISHED
meetsAt New Jersey State House NERFINISHED
officeHolderMustBe member of the New Jersey General Assembly
member of the majority party in the New Jersey General Assembly
partOf New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED
reportsTo Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
represents majority party in the New Jersey General Assembly
responsibility assisting in assigning bills to committees in consultation with leadership
communicating the majority party’s position on legislation
coordinating floor activity
helping to maintain party discipline on key votes
managing majority party time during debates
organizing the daily legislative calendar
role chief legislative strategist for the majority party
coordinates legislative strategy with the Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
floor leader for the majority party
guides the majority party’s legislative agenda
helps implement the policy agenda of the majority caucus
leads debate for the majority party
manages the passage of legislation on the Assembly floor
negotiates with minority party leadership on legislation
schedules bills for floor consideration
works to secure votes for the majority party’s priorities
seatOfGovernment Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
selectionMethod chosen internally by the majority party caucus
termLengthLinkedTo term of membership in the New Jersey General Assembly
worksWith Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
committee chairs of the New Jersey General Assembly

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Bonnie Watson Coleman previousPositionHeld Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly