Carmen F. Amato Jr. is an American Republican Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey Senate for the 9th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.
A resident of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, New Jersey, Amato attended Central Regional High School and Ocean County College.[1]
Amato served a trustee on the board of education of the Berkeley Township School District from 1993 to 2000 and of the Central Regional School District from 2000 to 2005. He represented Ward 2 on the Berkeley Township Council from 2006 to 2011 and served as the township's mayor from 2012 to 2023.[1]
With Christopher Connors not running for re-election after 16 years in the Senate in a district that he and his father Leonard T. Connors had represented in the Senate for more than four decades, Amato stepped in and sought the Republican nomination.[2][3] Amato defeated Democrat Gabriel Franco in the 2023 New Jersey Senate election.[4][5] Amato was one of 10 members elected for the first time in 2023 to serve in the Senate, one quarter of all seats.[6]
Committee assignments for the 2024-2025 session are:[7]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[8] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[9]
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