Roy Freiman (born April 30, 1959) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 16th Legislative District in the

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since 2018, replacing Jack Ciattarelli, who did not seek re-election to his seat to run unsuccessfully for

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in the 2017 primaries.Legislative web page

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. Accessed January 27, 2022.

Personal life

A resident of Hillsborough Township, Freiman graduated from the

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with a bachelor's degree in business finance and attended

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.Roy Freiman Candidate Profile
Somerset County Democrats. Accessed January 16, 2018. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and Chartered Financial Consultant. He worked for more than 20 years at

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, where he was a vice president of strategy and analytics. Freiman served in 2017 on the Hillsborough Township Sustainability Committee.

New Jersey Assembly

In the November 2017 general election, with Jack Ciattarelli leaving the Assembly in his unsuccessful run for the gubernatorial nomination, Freiman (with 32,714 votes; 26.0% of all ballots cast) and his running mate, incumbent Andrew Zwicker (with 34,233; 27.2%), defeated Republican challengers Mark Caliguire (29,041; 23.1%) and

Donna Simon Donna M. Simon (born March 25, 1960) is an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 16th legislative district from January 30, 2012, until January 12, 2016. Prior to her Assembly ca ...

(29,674; 23.6%) to win both Assembly seats from the district for the Democrats.

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are: *Agriculture and Food Security, Chair *Commerce and Economic Development *Financial Institutions and Insurance

District 16

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the

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and two members in the

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. The representatives from the 16th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 16

. Accessed January 11, 2022. * Senator Andrew Zwicker (D) * Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D) * Assemblywoman

Sadaf Jaffer Sadaf F. Jaffer (born February 19, 1983) is an American scholar and elected official who has represented the 16th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11, 2022. She is a postdoctoral research as ...

(D)

Electoral history

Assembly

References

External links

Legislative webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Freiman, Roy 1959 births Living people Alumni of Brunel University London Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Hillsborough Township, New Jersey Politicians from Somerset County, New Jersey State University of New York at Oneonta alumni 21st-century American politicians