cus , ▁with ▁Represent ative ▁Steve ▁Roth man ▁— ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁over see ing ▁the ▁Special ▁Convention ▁— ▁r uling ▁that ▁ball ots ▁from ▁the ▁so - called ▁" T en af ly ▁Five " ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁counted , ▁as ▁their ▁names ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁County ▁Committee ▁within ▁the ▁pres cribed ▁thirty - day ▁limit . ▁On ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁after ▁an ▁extended ▁court ▁battle , ▁Wein berg ▁was ▁ultimately ▁successful ▁in ▁her ▁bid ▁to ▁replace ▁Ba er , ▁with ▁the ▁five ▁previously ▁un count ed ▁ball ots ▁opened ▁and ▁cast ▁for ▁Wein berg , ▁providing ▁the ▁necessary ▁margin ▁of ▁victory . ▁Wein berg ▁was ▁sw orn ▁into ▁office ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁to ▁assume ▁Ba er ' s ▁vac ant ▁seat . ▁ ▁District ▁ 3 7 ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁forty ▁districts ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature ▁has ▁one ▁representative ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Senate ▁and ▁two ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁other ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁Legisl ative ▁District ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 ▁Legisl ative ▁Session ▁were : ▁ ▁Assembly man ▁Gordon ▁M . ▁Johnson , ▁and ▁ ▁Assembly w oman ▁Lor etta ▁Wein berg ▁ ▁Family ▁Ba er ▁was ▁a ▁resident ▁of ▁Eng le wood , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁L inda ▁Pol l itt ▁Ba er , ▁a ▁State