Benjie Wimberly's Biography
- State Assembly (NJ) - District 35, Democratic Speaker Pro Tempore
Contact Information
Office
New Jersey General Assembly
Post Office Box 098
Trenton, NJ 08625-0098
301 Main Street, Suite 360
Paterson, NJ 07505
Office of Legislative Services
Office of Public Information
State House Annex
Room 50
Post Office Box 068
Trenton, NJ 08625-0068
Full Name:
Benjie E. Wimberly
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Kimberlyn; 4 Children: Justin, Jared, Jordan, Jaden
Birth Date:
12/01/1964
Birth Place:
Paterson
Home City:
Paterson, NJ
Certified, Special Education, Teacher of the Handicapped, William Paterson University, 1990-1993
BA, Sociology, Virginia State University, 1984-1989
Speaker Pro Tempore, New Jersey State Assembly, 2022-present
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, District 35, 2012-present
Candidate, New Jersey State Assembly, District 35, 2023
Deputy Speaker, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2016-2022
City Councilman/Director of Recreation, At-Large, City of Paterson, 2010-2012
Vice Chair, Budget Committee
Member, Housing Committee
Member, Intergovernmental Relations Commission
Member, Joint Committee on Economic Justice and Equal Employment Opportunity
Member, Joint Committee on the Public Schools
Member, Subcommittee on School Facilities and Construction
Chair, Subcommittee on Student and Field Services
Member, Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
Former Chair, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Chair, Housing and Community Development Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Joint Committee on Housing Affordability, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Regulatory Oversight and Reform and Federal Relations Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, School Facilities and Construction Subcommittee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Chair, Student and Field Services Subcommittee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Vice Chair, Telecommunications and Utilities Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Coach, Hackensack High School, 2012-present
Coordinator for Joint Recreational Services, Paterson Public Schools, 2012-present
Former Coach, Eastside High School
Former Teacher, Eastside High School, Special Education
Former Coach, Paterson Catholic High School Football Team
Director, Paterson Division of Recreation, 1998-2012
Member, Mayor's United Negro College Fund Task Force
Lifetime Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated
Member, Reverend Doctor Frank Napier, Junior Scholarship Committee