Jon Bramnick

Jon M. Bramnick (born February 24, 1953) is an American Republican Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 2022, representing the 21st legislative district. He previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 21st Legislative District from 2003 to 2022, He also previously served as the Assembly Republican Leader from January 2012 to January 2022.[1] He was appointed to the Assembly in 2003 to fill the unexpired term of the vacancy created upon the selection of Thomas Kean Jr. to fill an unexpired New Jersey Senate term.[2] He was elected to a full two-year term later that year and was re-elected in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019. He was elected to the New Jersey Senate in 2021.[3]

Jon Bramnick
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 21st district
Assumed office
January 11, 2022
Preceded byThomas Kean Jr.
Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 10, 2012 – January 11, 2022
Preceded byAlex DeCroce
Succeeded byJohn DiMaio
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 21st district
In office
February 24, 2003 – January 11, 2022
Serving with Nancy Munoz
Preceded byThomas Kean Jr.
Succeeded byMichele Matsikoudis
Personal details
Born (1953-02-24) February 24, 1953
Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Patricia Brentano
​
(m. 1981)​
Children2
EducationSyracuse University (BA)
Hofstra University (JD)
WebsiteOfficial website
Legislative website

Early life

Bramnick was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey as the son of Plainfield business owners (Lazaar's Stationers). He graduated from Plainfield High School, received a B.A. in Political Science from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and was awarded a J.D. from the Hofstra University School of Law.[4][5] Before becoming an Assemblyman, Bramnick served two terms on the Plainfield City Council from 1984 to 1991 for the second ward.[4][6][7] In 1998, Bramnick ran for the Westfield City Council for the first ward.[8] He won the primary,[9] however he lost the general election.[10] He is the Republican Municipal Chairman in Westfield, where he resides with his family. Bramnick is a former professor at both Rutgers University and Rider University. Following his graduation from law school, he served as an assistant corporation counsel in New York City. He is an attorney with a private practice in Scotch Plains, New Jersey with the firm of Bramnick, Rodriguez, Grabas, Arnold & Mangan.[11][12][13]

New Jersey Assembly

Following the appointment of Tom Kean, Jr. to the State Senate, a vacancy opened up in the 21st District's Assembly delegation. Bramnick won the most ballots of a vote by members of the Essex, Morris, Somerset, and Union county Republican committee persons of the district beating former Assemblyman James J. Barry, Jr., Millburn mayor Thomas McDermott, and Warren Township Planning Board chairman Dan Gallic.[14] In December 2005 he was appointed Assistant Minority Whip of the Assembly for the 2006–2008 term. In June 2007, Bramnick was selected as the Minority Whip, succeeding Francis J. Blee.[15] In November 2009, he was elected as the Republican Conference Leader, the second-highest leadership position in the Republican caucus. In the Assembly, he has served as Vice Chair of the Legislative Services Commission.[4] After the death of Assembly Republican Leader Alex DeCroce in January 2012, the Assembly Republican caucus chose Bramnick as its new leader.[16] Bramnick has been honored with the 2013 Governor Meyner Award from the Bar Association and the 2011 Legislator of the Year award from the Chamber of Commerce. He was named 2013 Legislator of the Year by the New Jersey Conference of Mayors and was honored at Rider University for his dedication to New Jersey politics and public service.[11] On January 3, 2017, Bramnick announced that he would not run for New Jersey governor in 2017, as he was seen as a potential frontrunner for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

In 2019, Bramnick voted for gun control measures backed by Democratic representatives in the state legislature.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments for the 2022—23 Legislative Session session are:[4]

  • Commerce
  • Judiciary

District 21

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.[17] The representatives from the 21st District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[18]

Personal life

Bramnick holds the honorary title of "Funniest Lawyer in New Jersey" after winning contests sponsored by the bar association at Rascals Comedy Club. He often volunteers his services as a comedic auctioneer on behalf of non-profit organizations including Hurricane Sandy victims.[5][19] Bramnick resides in Westfield, New Jersey with his wife Patricia (married in 1981), and has two grown children and a granddaughter.[5][20] He is Jewish.[21]

On March 11, 2019, Bramnick self-published a book titled Why People Don’t Like You which is a comedy book about social skills.[22]

Electoral history

New Jersey Senate
2021 New Jersey general election[23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick 44,254 53.6 Decrease 1.1
Democratic Joseph Signorello III 38,237 46.4 Increase 1.1
Total votes 82,491 100.0

New Jersey Assembly
See also: New Jersey's 21st legislative district
21st Legislative District General Election, 2019[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Bramnick (incumbent) 28,787 26.31%
Republican Nancy Munoz (incumbent) 28,079 25.66%
Democratic Lisa Mandelblatt 25,452 23.26%
Democratic Stacey Gunderman 24,865 22.73%
Independent Conservative Martin Marks 1,147 1.05%
Independent Conservative Harris Pappas 1,081 0.99%
Total votes 109,411 100%
Republican hold
New Jersey general election, 2017[25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 35,283 26.4 Decrease 3.5
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 34,273 25.7 Decrease 3.8
Democratic Lacey Rzeszowski 32,719 24.5 Increase 3.9
Democratic Bruce H. Bergen 31,248 23.4 Increase 3.4
Total votes '133,523' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2015[26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 20,024 29.9 Decrease 3.0
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 19,783 29.5 Decrease 2.4
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 13,804 20.6 Increase 2.5
Democratic David Barnett 13,378 20.0 Increase 2.9
Total votes '66,989' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2013[27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 38,556 32.9 Increase 1.2
Republican Nancy Munoz (INcumbent) 37,314 31.9 Steady 0.0
Democratic Jill Anne LaZare 21,129 18.1 Increase 0.7
Democratic Norman W. Albert 20,045 17.1 Decrease 0.3
Total votes '117,044' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2011[28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 25,491 31.9
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 25,303 31.7
Democratic Bruce H. Bergen 13,878 17.4
Democratic Norman W. Albert 13,864 17.4
Libertarian Darren Young 1,324 1.7
Total votes 79,860 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nancy Munoz (Incumbent) 45,515 32.5 Increase 3.4
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 45,439 32.4 Increase 3.5
Democratic Bruce Bergen 24,848 17.7 Decrease 1.3
Democratic Norman Albert 24,240 17.3 Decrease 1.3
Total votes '140,042' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2007[30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Munoz (Incumbent) 27,496 29.1 Decrease 0.5
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 27,322 28.9 Decrease 0.2
Democratic Bruce Bergen 17,937 19.0 Decrease 1.7
Democratic Norman Albert 17,629 18.6 Decrease 1.9
Green George DeCarlo 1,245 1.3 N/A
Green Ryan P. Reyes 1,180 1.2 N/A
Libertarian Darren Young 900 1.0 N/A
Libertarian Jeff Hetrick 850 0.9 N/A
Total votes '94,559' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2005[31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Munoz (Incumbent) 40,839 29.6 Decrease 0.3
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 40,123 29.1 Increase 0.2
Democratic Bruce Bergen 28,595 20.7 Decrease 0.5
Democratic Steven Merman 28,319 20.5 Increase 3.1
Total votes '137,876' '100.0'
New Jersey general election, 2003[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Munoz (Incumbent) 27,626 29.9 Increase 1.5
Republican Jon Bramnick (Incumbent) 26,714 28.9 Decrease 2.9
Democratic Ellen Steinberg 19,602 21.2 Increase 0.7
Democratic Norman W. Albert 16,087 17.4 Decrease 1.9
Green George DeCarlo 1,045 1.1 N/A
Green Ryan Reyes 987 1.1 N/A
Unemployed Joshua Jacobs 464 0.5 N/A
Total votes '92,525' '100.0'

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