Chair Appropriations, Vice-Chair Budget Joint State Leasing and Space Utilization Committee District 33 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 33rd District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are: Senator Brian P. Stack (D) Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D) Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D) Controversy Mukherji became embroiled in controversy when he was tapped to be the new Chairman of the Jersey City Housing Authority. Amidst his nomination, critics opposed the Housing Authority's plans to demolish and redevelop a six-tower 549-unit public housing project known as Montgomery Gardens. Later, while under Mukherji's leadership, the agency came under fire for its strict "One-Strike" eviction policy, enabled by federal legislation enacted under President Clinton, allowing housing authorities to evict entire households where a resident is charged with a serious crime (without being convicted). While defending the legislation, Mukherji convened public hearings prior to ordering an overhaul of the One-Strike policy, telling Jersey City Independent that the policy had "served as a deterrent and important tool to reduce drug-related and violent criminal activity in public housing (...but) certain revisions may be appropriate to ensure an equitable policy and eviction process... We want to be fair and equitable to criminal defendants, as the presumption of innocence must be sacrosanct, while being mindful that our foremost responsibility is to do all that we can to keep our tenants safe." As a teenager, Mukherji pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of a fake identification in 2004 that was used for underage drinking. See also Indian Americans in New Jersey References External links Legislative webpage, New Jersey Legislature Assemblyman Raj Mukherji’s political website Raj Mukherji’s legislative page at Assembly Democrats 1984 births American politicians of Indian descent Asian-American people in New Jersey politics Bengali politicians Living people Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Politicians from Jersey City, New Jersey Seton Hall University School of Law alumni Thomas Edison State University alumni United States Marines United States Marine Corps reservists University of Pennsylvania alumni 21st-century American politicians