Avi Schnall
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 30th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Serving with Sean T. Kean
Preceded byNed Thomson
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceLakewood Township, New Jersey
Alma materTalmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia
Beth Medrash Govoha

Alexander "Avi" Schnall is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since being sworn into office on January 9, 2024, representing the 30th legislative district.[1]

A Brooklyn native, Schnall moved to Lakewood Township, New Jersey to study at Beth Medrash Govoha.[2]

Legislative career

In the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election, incumbent Republican Sean T. Kean won re-election, while Schnall won the second seat, more than 10,000 votes ahead of Republican incumbent Ned Thomson, while Schnall's Democratic running mate Salvatore "Sal" Frascino came in a distant fourth.[3][4] Schnall was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly in 2024, more than one-third of the 80 seats.[5]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:[1]

  • TBD

References

  1. 1 2 "NJ Legislature". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ↑ DiFilippo, Dana (January 2, 2024). "In Shore district, incumbent-toppling rabbi brings a fresh voice to the Assembly". New Jersey Monitor. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ Connolly, John. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  5. ↑ Wildstein, David. "37 new lawmakers take office at noon", New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024. "The 221st New Jersey Legislature begins today, with 37 new lawmakers – nearly one-third of the legislature – being sworn in at noon. That number includes ten new Senators and 27 new members of the General Assembly."
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