Chris Tully

Peter Christopher Tully (born March 31, 1982), is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Assembly since 2018. For the 2022-23 legislative session he serves as the Deputy Majority Leader.[1]

Chris Tully
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 38th district
Assumed office
May 24, 2018
Serving with Lisa Swain
Preceded byTim Eustace
Joseph Lagana
Personal details
Born
Peter Christopher Tully[1]

(1982-03-31) March 31, 1982
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceBergenfield, New Jersey
Alma materNortheastern University (BA)
WebsiteLegislative web page

Raised in Bergenfield, Tully graduated from Bergenfield High School and Northeastern University.[2]

Political career

Tully served on the Borough of Bergenfield council for eight years (2009 to 2017), and was Council President in 2011 and 2014.[1] Tully also previously served as an aide to U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer.[3]

New Jersey General Assembly

Tully and Lisa Swain were appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly's 38th District seats after Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace both resigned from their seats to move on to other positions. Tully won the special election to serve the rest of his term on November 6, 2018.[4]

In 2020, he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.[5]

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the 2022—23 Legislative Session session are:[1]

  • Science, Innovation and Technology, Chair
  • Aging and Senior Services, Vice-Chair
  • Health

District 38

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.[6] The representatives from the 38th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[7]

References
  1. Assemblyman P. Christopher Tully, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  2. "Election Roundup: Bergenfield Council", Twin-Boro News, October 29, 2008. Accessed January 28, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Chris Tully... I am a lifelong resident of Bergenfield, a graduate of Bergenfield High School and a cum laude graduate of Northeastern University."
  3. Johnson, Brent (May 25, 2018). "Meet your 3 new state lawmakers, New Jersey". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. Biryukov, Nikita (November 6, 2018). "Lagana, Swain, Tully win". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. Bill A4454 AcaSca (2R) Session 2020 - 2021, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 27, 2022.
  6. New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  7. Legislative Roster for District 38, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
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