Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly

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The Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly is the presiding officer and leading legislative figure of the lower house of New Jersey’s state legislature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative office
presiding officer
state government position
category State legislative speakers in the United States
chamber lower house
counterpart President of the New Jersey Senate NERFINISHED
country United States of America
electedBy members of the New Jersey General Assembly
electionMethod majority vote of Assembly members
eligibleMemberOf New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasPower control over flow of legislation in the Assembly
influence over committee assignments
influence over scheduling of votes
hasResidenceRequirement must meet residency requirements for New Jersey Assembly members
influences public policy in New Jersey
jurisdiction State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
leads New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
legalBasis New Jersey Constitution NERFINISHED
rules of the New Jersey General Assembly
levelOfGovernment state
locatedIn New Jersey State House NERFINISHED
mayBeReelected yes
memberOf leadership of the New Jersey Legislature
oversees Assembly administrative operations
partOf New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
New Jersey Legislature NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn inter-chamber negotiations with New Jersey Senate
negotiations with Governor of New Jersey
state budget process
presidesOver sessions of the New Jersey General Assembly
reportsTo New Jersey General Assembly as a body NERFINISHED
requires membership in the New Jersey General Assembly
responsibleFor appointing committee chairs
appointing committee members
maintaining order in the Assembly chamber
recognizing members to speak
referring bills to committees
setting the legislative agenda in the Assembly
signing bills and resolutions passed by the Assembly
seat Trenton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
selectionTime at the beginning of each two-year legislative session
style Speaker
termCoincidesWith two-year legislative session
termLength two years
worksWith Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED
Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly NERFINISHED

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Garret Hobart positionHeld Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
Jonathan Dayton positionHeld Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey Legislative District 26 appliesToOffice Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly
this entity surface form: New Jersey General Assembly member