Welcome to your source for information on elected officials of color in New Jersey!

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Click on any state in the map to the left for a state-by-state breakdown of elected officials of color.
Look at the table below for a breakdown of federal elected officials for New Jersey.
Click on the middle tab for a breakdown of state and local elected officials in New Jersey.
Click on the third tab for a breakdown by gender and race in New Jersey.

For U.S, Census estimates of the New Jersey population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin, July 2005,
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New Jersey: Federal Elected Officials of Color
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native	Asian- American	Black	Latino	Total
U.S. Senate	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
U.S. House of Representatives	13	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)
Total Members of Congress	15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (6.7%)	2 (13.3%)	3 (20%)
Note: The number in parenthesis represents the percent of the New Jersey delegation, by chamber and racial group. 110th Congress, 2007.