Full Name:
Christopher 'Kip' Bateman
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Susan; 4 Children: Christopher Jr., Joseph, Stephanie, Kate
Birth Date:
10/09/1957
Birth Place:
Somerville, NJ
Home City:
Neshanic Station, NJ
Religion:
Reformed
JD, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1984
BA, Political Science/History, Ithaca College, 1980
Former Deputy Conference Leader, New Jersey State Senate
Senator, New Jersey State Senate, 2008-2022
Deputy Republican Whip, New Jersey State Senate, 2020-2022
Assembly Member, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1994-2007
Assistant Republican Leader, New Jersey State General Assembly, 2004-2005
Assistant Republican Whip, New Jersey State Assembly, 2002-2003
Majority Whip, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1996
Assistant Majority Whip, New Jersey State General Assembly, 1994-1995
Member, Board of Freeholders, Somerset County, 1988-1994
Director, Somerset County Board of Freeholders, 1992
Deputy Director, Somerset County Board of Freeholders, 1990-1991
Member, Branchburg Township Committee, 1983-1988
Mayor, Branchburg Township, 1986
Member, Branchburg Township Planning Board, 1985-1986
Former Member, Environment and Energy Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Judiciary Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Law and Public Safety Committee, New Jersey State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on New Jersey Transit, New Jersey State Senate
Commissioner, Legislative Services Commission, 2004
Commissioner, Mandated Health Benefits Advisory Commission, 2004
Member, Task Force to Study Homeowner Associations, 1996-1997
Commissioner, Delaware and Raritan Transportaion Safety Study Commission, 1995-1996
Prosecutor, Rocky Hill Borough, 1998-present
Attorney/Partner, DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Kunzman, Davis, and Lehrer, Professional Corporation, 1994-present
Prosecutor, Bridgewater Township, 1990-present
Prosecutor, Montgomery Township
Prosecutor, Peapack-Gladstone Borough, 2000
Prosecutor, Hillsborough Township, 1993-1999
Attorney, Bateman and Bateman Attorneys at Law, 1988-1994
Prosecutor, North Plainfield Borough, 1993
Assistant General Counsel, Colfax Companies, 1987-1988
Director Intergovernmental Affairs, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 1986-1987
Appointments Council, Office of the Governor, 1985-1986
Special Counsel to the Governor for Appointments, 1985
Associate, Wharton, Stewart and Davis, 1984-1985
Political Director, Fenwick for Senate Committee, 1982
District Office Manager, Representative Millicent Fenwick, 1981-1982
Campaign Manager, Fenwick for Congress, 1980
Assistant to the Campaign Director, Bateman for Governor, 1977
Member, Board of Directors, Branchburg Historical Society, present
Member, Board of Directors, Homesharing Program of Somerset County, present
Member, Board of Directors, Special Olympics New Jersey, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Midland Foundation, present
Member, Board of Trustees, Somerset Medical Center, present
Member, Branchburg Rotary, present
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association, present
Member, Somerset County Bar Association, present
Member, Somerville Elks Lodge, present
Trustee, The Wellness Community Board of Trustees, present
Member, Washington Campgrounds Association, present
Member, Board of Trustees, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1997-1998
Member, Board of Trustees, United Way, 1991-1995
Chair, Somerset Public Employees Charitable Campaign, 1991-1992