Senator Raymond J. Lesniak is a graduate of Rutgers University (1971) where he received a B.A. Degree in Economics. He graduated St. John's University School of Law with honors receiving his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1974. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1974 and served as Staff Attorney and Interim Director of the Office of Poverty and the Law, Department of Community Affairs. He is a partner in the law firm of Weiner Lesniak in Parsippany, N.J. Elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1977, Senator Lesniak served five and one-half years being reelected in 1979 and 1981. In his last term he was chairman of the Agriculture & Environment Committee. Senator Lesniak was elected to the New Jersey Senate in a special election in 1983 for a one-half year term and elected to a full four year term beginning January, 1984 and reelected in 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2003. He served as Chairman of the Labor, Industry & Professions Committee, 1988-1993, and as a member of the Senate Education Committee, 1990-1991. He currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Economic Growth Committee and as a member of the Senate Commerce Committee. Senator Lesniak currently serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Senator Lesniak was the New Jersey State Democratic Chairman, 1992-1993. In addition to his law practice, Senator Lesniak is Chairman of the Board of First Bank Americano, a community bank located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. He is also the founder of a nonprofit group called Democrats for the Soul.

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