background checks and revising the State's laws concerning the release of wild animals, and was a prime sponsor of the Patients First Medical Malpractice Insurance reform legislation. Other leadership positions McKeon has held during his tenure in the Assembly include Assistant Majority Whip from 2004 to 2005, Assistant Majority Leader from 2006 to 2007, Majority Whip in 2008 and 2009, and Deputy Speaker from 2010 to 2011. John McKeon was one of the 11 sponsors of the "New Jersey Insurance Marketplace Preservation Act" also known as bill A3380 which enacts the shared responsibility penalty in state income tax. Committees Committee assignments for the current session are: Financial Institutions and Insurance, as Chair Budget Environment and Solid Waste Judiciary District 27 Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. The representatives from the 27th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: Senator Richard Codey (D) Assemblyman John F. McKeon (D) Assemblywoman Mila Jasey (D) References External links Assemblyman John McKeon's Official Website Assemblyman McKeon's legislative web page, New Jersey Legislature New Jersey Legislature financial disclosure forms 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 West Orange, New Jersey: Office of the Mayor Assembly Member John F. McKeon, Project Vote Smart New Jersey Voter Information Website 2003 1958 births 21st-century American politicians Living people Mayors of places in New Jersey Muhlenberg College alumni New Jersey city council members Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly New Jersey lawyers People from Montclair, New Jersey People from Orange, New Jersey People from West Orange, New Jersey Politicians from Essex County, New Jersey Seton Hall University School of Law alumni West Orange High School (New Jersey) alumni