Reginald Atkins (born December 25, 1967) is an American pastor and politician who has represented the 20th Legislative District in 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 ...

since taking office on January 11, 2022. Atkins served as president of the board of education of the

Roselle Public Schools The Roselle Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from the borough of Roselle, in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 school ...

from 2007 to 2016. Elected to the Roselle borough council in 2016, he served as council president from 2018 to 2019, and was elected as mayor, serving from 2020 to 2021.

New Jersey General Assembly

With Assemblyman Jamel Holley announcing in early 2021 that he would be mounting an ultimately unsuccessful primary challenge against

Joseph Cryan Joseph P. Cryan (born September 1, 1961 in East Orange, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2018, representing the 20th Legislative District. He previously served in the New Jers ...

for the seat from the 21st District in the

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as 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, ...

, the Union County Democratic Party chose Atkins to run for the Assembly together with incumbent

Annette Quijano Annette M. Quijano (, born July 4, 1962) is an American Democratic Party politician, who was selected by Union County Democrats to fill a vacancy to represent the 20th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly and has since been ...

. He took office in January 2022 as one of 17 newly elected members and the only ordained clergyman in the

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 th ...

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Assemblyman Reginald W. Atkins (D)

. Accessed January 23, 2024. *Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations (as chair) *Higher Education (as vice-chair) *Aging and Human Services

District 20

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

and two members in the

. The representatives from the 20th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:Legislative Roster for District 20

. Accessed January 23, 2024. * Senator

(D) * Assemblyman Reginald Atkins (D) * Assemblywoman

(D)

References

External links

Legislative webpage
1967 births Living people Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Mayors of places in New Jersey New Jersey city council members People from Roselle, New Jersey Politicians from Union County, New Jersey School board members in New Jersey 21st-century African-American politicians 21st-century American politicians 21st-century mayors of places in New Jersey {{NewJersey-politician-stub