Loretta Weinberg | |
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Majority Leader of the New Jersey Senate | |
In office January 10, 2012 – January 7, 2022 | |
Deputy | Paul Sarlo |
Preceded by | Barbara Buono |
Succeeded by | Teresa Ruiz |
Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 37th district | |
In office November 10, 2005 – January 7, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Byron Baer |
Succeeded by | Gordon M. Johnson |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 37th district | |
In office March 16, 1992 – November 10, 2005 | |
Preceded by | D. Bennett Mazur |
Succeeded by | Valerie Vainieri Huttle |
Personal details | |
Born | New York City, New York, U.S. | February 6, 1935
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) Fairleigh Dickinson University (MPA) |
Website | State Senate website |
Loretta Weinberg (born February 6, 1935) is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 2005-2022, where she represented the 37th Legislative District. She also served as Senate Majority Leader. Weinberg served in the General Assembly before being selected to replace retiring Senator Byron Baer.
Weinberg was the Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey in the 2009 election, having been selected by Governor Jon Corzine as his running mate on July 24. Corzine and Weinberg were defeated by the Republican ticket of Chris Christie and Kim Guadagno on November 3, 2009.