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Carmen Amato
Carmen Amato
	Carmen Amato Jr. NJ Senate Website Photo
Member of the New Jersey Senate; from the 9th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 9, 2024
Preceded by	Christopher Connors
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Education	Ocean County College
Website	Legislative webpage

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.

Biography

A resident of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, New Jersey, Amato attended Central Regional High School and Ocean County College.^[1]

Elective office

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]

New Jersey Senate

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]

Committees

Committee assignments for the 2024-2025 session are:^[7]

Budget and Appropriations
Community and Urban Affairs
Higher Education

District 9

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]

Senator Carmen Amato (R)
Assemblyman Greg Myhre (R)
Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R)

Electoral history

Senate

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carmen F. Amato Jr.	38,124	67.9
	Democratic	Gabriel Franco	17,986	32.1
Total votes			56,110	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b Carmen Amato - District 9, New Jersey Senate Republicans. Accessed January 12, 2024. "Education: Central Regional High School; Ocean County College. Public/Party Service: Berkeley Township Board of Education 1993 to 2000; Central Regional Board of Education 2000 to 2005; Berkeley Township Council (Ward 2) 2006 to 2011; Berkeley Township Mayor 2012 to 2023.... Resident of the Bayville Section of Berkeley Twp. For 53 years. Graduate of Central Regional High School and attended Ocean County College."
^ Wildstein, David. "Amato will run for Connors’ Senate seat; Rumpf and Gove will face challenges for Ocean GOP line", New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2023. "Berkeley Mayor Carmen Amato will seek the open State Senate seat in the 9th legislative district, making him the prohibitive favorite to succeed retiring five-term State Sen. Christopher Connors (R-Lacey), the New Jersey Globe has confirmed from three sources with direct knowledge of Amato’s plans.... The 9th district Senate seat has been in the hands of the Connors family since 1981 legislative redistricting gave Ocean County another district. Leonard Connors won the post that year, and Chris Connors succeeded his father in 2007."
^ NJ Elections Voters Guide: 9th Legislative District, NJ Spotlight News. Accessed January 12, 2024. "Sen. Christopher Connors, who succeeded his father in the seat when he was elected in 2008, is not seeking reelection, so next year will be the first time in three decades that a Connors has not held the seat. The GOP candidate for Senate is Carmen Amato Jr., the current mayor of Berkeley."
^ Connolly, Julio. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
^ Official List Candidates for State Senate for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
^ Wildstein, David. "37 new lawmakers take office at noon", New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024. "The 221st New Jersey Legislature begins today, with 37 new lawmakers – nearly one-third of the legislature – being sworn in at noon. That number includes ten new Senators and 27 new members of the General Assembly."
^ Senator Carmen F. Amato Jr. (R), New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 21, 2024.
^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
^ Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
^ "Official List, Candidates for State Senate for GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.