Raj Mukherji, Date of Birth

    

Raj Mukherji

American politician

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1984

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States, India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About Raj Mukherji

  • Raj Mukherji is the Majority Whip of the New Jersey General Assembly.
  • He was first elected to serve as a State Assemblyman in the New Jersey Legislature in 2013 and represents the 33rd Legislative District.
  • He is also a lawyer, medical cannabis and healthcare executive, former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City, former municipal prosecutor, and political science professor.
  • In 2015 and 2017, Mukherji was reelected to a second and third term, respectively.
  • He is the only former Marine and the only Asian American in the General Assembly.According to media reports, he started multiple successful businesses before leaving his teens and was sworn into his first public office at age 24.At 28, Mukherji on a ticket with Carmelo Garcia won a six-way Democratic primary election for the Assembly by a 36-point margin in 2013 and won the November general election by a 20-point margin, becoming the second South Asian legislator in state history (after Upendra J.
  • Chivukula).
  • In 2016 and 2017, Mukherji was identified by POLITICO as the most prolific lawmaker in the state because of his primary sponsorship of more bills signed into law than any other legislator.
  • Mukherji serves as Vice Chair of the Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee and serves on the Assembly Budget Committee.New Jersey's 33rd Legislative District includes the Hudson County municipalities of Jersey City, Union City, Hoboken, and Weehawken.
  • It is the most densely populated and ethnically diverse legislative district in the state.

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