NJ Stalls Marriage Bill Again

The New Jersey senate will not vote on a pending marriage bill on Thursday as planned. The days of the current legislature are numbered, as is the amount of time left in office for outgoing Gov. Jon Corzine, who said he would sign the bill if it arrived on his desk.

Democratic senators Ray Lesniak and Loretta Weinberg told the New Jersey Star-Ledger that the bill would probably be introduced to the assembly judiciary committee first before the senate would vote.

Lesniak said that he still expects to vote on the marriage bill by the end of the session in January. In order for the bill to become law, it would have to pass before incoming governor Chris Christie takes office, as he has said he would veto it.

In order for it to pass in the senate, the bill would need 21 votes from the combined 17 Republicans and 23 Democrats who make up the voting body.

The following pages list the senators with contact information and their projected vote...

Senator Diane B. Allen, Republican
District Office: 11 West Broad St., Burlington, NJ 08016 (609) 239-2800
Likely Vote: Unannounced

Senator Bill Baroni, Republican
District Office: 3691A Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 (609) 631-9988
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality

Senator Christopher Bateman, Republican
District Office: 36 East Main St., Somerville, NJ 08876 (908) 526-3600
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator James Beach, Democrat
District Office: 1916 Route 70 East, Suite 3, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003 (856) 489-3442
Likely Vote: On The Fence

Senator Jennifer Beck, Republican
District Office: 32 Monmouth St., 3rd Floor, Red Bank, NJ 07701 (732) 933-1591
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Anthony R. Bucco, Republican
District Office: 75 Bloomfield Ave., Suite 302, 3rd Floor, Denville, NJ 07834 (973) 627-9700
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality (Sponsored previous anti-marriage bill)

Senator Barbara Buono, Democrat
District Office: Two Lincoln Highway, Suite 401, Edison, NJ 08820 (732) 205-1372
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality (Bill Co-Sponsor)

Senator Gerald Cardinale, Republican
District Office: 350 Madison Ave., Cresskill, NJ 07626 (201) 567-2324
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality (Sponsored previous anti-marriage bill)

Senator Andrew R. Ciesla, Republican
District Office: 852 Highway 70, Brick, NJ 08724 (732) 840-9028

Senator Richard J. Codey, Democrat
District Office: 449 Mount Pleasant Ave., West Orange, NJ 07052 (973) 731-6770

Senator Christopher J. Connors, Republican
District Office: 620 West Lacey Rd., Forked River, NJ 08731 (609) 693-6700
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality (Sponsored previous anti-marriage bill)

Senator Sandra B. Cunningham, Democrat
District Office: 1738 Kennedy Blvd., Jersey City, NJ 07305 (201) 451-5100
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality (Bill Co-Sponsor)

Senator Michael J. Doherty, Republican
District Office: 127 Belvidere Ave., 2nd Floor, Washington, NJ 07882 (908) 835-0552
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality
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Senator Nia H. Gill, Esq., Democrat
District Office: 425 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor, Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 509-0388
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality (Bill Co-Sponsor)

Senator John A. Girgenti, Democrat
District Office: 507 Lafayette Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 (973) 427-1229
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Robert M. Gordon, Democrat
District Office: 14-25 Plaza Rd., P.O. Box 398, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 (201) 703-9779
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality

Senator Philip E. Haines, Republican
District Office: 32A North Main St., Medford, NJ 08055 (609) 654-1498
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Sean T. Kean, Republican
District Office: 1955 Highway 34, Bldg. 2A, Wall Township, NJ 07719 (732) 974-0400
Likely Vote: On the Fence, Leaning Toward Opposing Marriage Equality,

Senator Thomas H. Kean, Jr., Republican
District Office: 425 North Ave. East, Suite C, Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 232-3673
District Office: 57 Union Place, Suite 310, Summit, NJ 07901 (908) 918-0414
District Office: 251 North Ave. West, 2nd Floor, Westfield, NJ 07090 (908) 232-2073

Senator Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr., Republican
District Office: 1715 Highway 35, Suite 303, Middletown, NJ 07748 (732) 671-3206
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Raymond J. Lesniak, Democrat
District Office: 985 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ 07083 (908) 624-0880
Likely Vote: Supporting Marriage Equality

Senator Fred H. Madden, Jr., Democrat
District Office: 129 Johnson Rd., Suite 1, Turnersville, NJ 08012 (856) 232-6700
District Office: 1405 Chews Landing Rd., Suite 15, Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 (856) 401-3073

Senator Kevin J. O'Toole, Republican
District Office: 155 Route 46 West, Suite 108, Wayne, NJ 07470 (973) 237-1360

Senator Steven V. Oroho, Republican
District Office: 115 Demarest Rd., Suite 2B, Sparta, NJ 07871 (973) 300-0200
District Office: 227 Route 206, Bldg. 1, 1st Floor, Flanders, NJ 07836 (973) 584-4670

Senator Joseph Pennacchio, Republican
District Office: 330 Changebridge Road, Suite 102, Pine Brook, NJ 07058 (973) 227-4012
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Dana L. Redd, Democrat
District Office: 1 Market St., Suite 1F, Camden, NJ 08102 (856) 225-9068
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Ronald L. Rice, Democrat
District Office: 1044 South Orange Ave., Newark, NJ 07106 (973) 371-5665
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, Democrat
District Office: 166 Bloomfield Ave., Newark, NJ 07104 (973) 484-1000
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality (Bill Co-Sponsor)

Senator Nicholas J. Sacco, Democrat
District Office: 9060 Palisade Ave., North Bergen, NJ 07047 (201) 295-0200
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Paul A. Sarlo, Democrat
District Office: 207 Hackensack St., 2nd Floor, Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075 (201) 804-8118
Likely Vote: Oppose Marriage Equality

Senator Nicholas P. Scutari, Democrat
District Office: 1514 E. Saint Georges Ave., 2nd Floor, Linden, NJ 07036 (908) 587-0404
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality

Senator Robert W. Singer, Republican
District Office: 2110 W. County Line Rd., Jackson, NJ 08527 (732) 901-0702

Senator Bob Smith, Democrat
District Office: 216 Stelton Rd., Suite E-5, Piscataway, NJ 08854 (732) 752-0770
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality

Senator Brian P. Stack, Democrat
District Office: 5801 Palisade Ave., West New York, NJ 07093 (201) 861-5091
District Office: 301 45th St., 1st Floor, Union City, NJ 07087 (201) 558-7926
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality

Senator Stephen M. Sweeney, Democrat
District Office: 935 Kings Highway, Suite 400, West Deptford, NJ 08086 (856) 251-9801
District Office: 14 East Commerce St., 3rd Floor, Bridgeton, NJ 08302 (856) 455-1011
District Office: 199 East Broadway, Suite G, Salem, NJ 08079 (856) 339-0808
Likely Vote: Unannounced

Senator Shirley K. Turner, Democrat
District Office: 1440 Pennington Rd., Trenton, NJ 08618 (609) 530-3277

Senator Jeff Van Drew, Democrat
District Office: 21 North Main St., Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 (609) 465-0700
District Office: 1124 North High St., Millville, NJ 08332 (856) 765-0891
District Office: 1028 East Landis Ave., Vineland, NJ 08360 (856) 696-7109
District Office: Additional Phone, Somers Point, NJ (609) 926-3779
Likely Vote: On the Fence, Leaning Toward Opposing Marriage Equality,

Senator Joseph F. Vitale, Democrat
District Office: 569 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ 07095 (732) 855-7441

Senator Loretta Weinberg, Democrat
District Office: 545 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 928-0100
Likely Vote: Support Marriage Equality (Bill Sponsor)

Senator Jim Whelan, Democrat
District Office: 511 Tilton Rd., Northfield, NJ 08225 (609) 383-1388