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 by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
U.S. Senate	2	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (50%)	1 (50%)
U.S. House of Representatives	13	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	2 (15.4%)
Total Members of Congress	15	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0%)	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.

New Jersey: State and Local Elected Officials of Color by Gender
		Amer Indian/ Alaskan Native		Asian- American		Black		Latino		Total
Level of Office	Total Seats Available	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male
Governor & Lt. Governor**	1	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)
State Legislature	120	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	10 (8.3%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.5%)	20 (16.7%)
County Officials	n/a*	0	0	0	0	2	8	2	3	15
Municipal Officials	n/a*	0	0	1	7	30	77	6	49	170
School Board Officials	n/a*	0	0	1	5	47	31	13	27	124
Total		0	0	2	13	83	126	23	82	329
Data are not available. Percentage of elected officials of color in these positions is not calculated. Click here for a description of the officials included in each level of office. * New Jersey does not elect a Lieutenant Governor. Note: State and Local Office data are for 2006. Governor and Lieutenant Governor data are for 2007.