Andrea Katz (born ) is an American Democratic Party politician serving as a member of the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

for the 8th legislative district, since taking office on January 9, 2024.

Biography

Katz was raised in Pennsylvania, where she attended

Pennsbury High School Pennsbury High School is a four-year public high school located in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Pennsbury School District. With 2,907 students enrolled for the 2021–2022 school year, Pennsbury High School is the ...

and Bucks County Community College. A resident of

Chesterfield Township, New Jersey Chesterfield Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,422, its highest decennial cens ...

, Katz served on the

board of education A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution. The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, ...

of the Chesterfield School District."Andrea Katz"
''

Bucks County Courier Times The ''Bucks County Courier Times'' is a daily newspaper located in Levittown, Pennsylvania, United States, now operated by Gannett. History A precursor to the ''Bucks County Courier Times'' was founded in 1954 when Calkins Newspapers, Inc. pu ...

'', September 23, 2015. Accessed December 1, 2023. "College, if applicable, and degree earned: Bucks County Community College. High school attended: Pennsbury High School"

Elective office

In the

2023 New Jersey General Assembly election The 2023 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly. This was the first ...

, Democrat Katz edged Republican incumbent Brandon Umba for the second seat. Umba's running mate Michael Torrissi won re-election, while Katz pulled ahead by a 250-vote margin, with Katz's running mate Anthony Angelozzi in third place and Umba in fourth. The victory by Katz gave Democrats in the Assembly a sixth seat flipped from Republicans in the 2023 election. Katz is the first elected Democrat to represent the 8th district since John A. Sweeney in 1974.

District 8

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

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232,225 (2020 figure ...

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 8th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 8

New Jersey Legislature The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and ...

. Accessed January 22, 2024. *Senator Latham Tiver (R) *Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D) *Assemblyman Michael Torrissi (R)

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Andrea Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Pennsbury High School alumni People from Chesterfield Township, New Jersey School board members in New Jersey 21st-century members of the New Jersey Legislature