Joe Lagana
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 38th district
Assumed office
April 12, 2018
Preceded byRobert M. Gordon
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 38th district
In office
January 14, 2014 – April 12, 2018
Serving with Tim Eustace
Preceded byPaul Contillo
Succeeded byLisa Swain
Chris Tully
Personal details
Born (1978-12-15) December 15, 1978
SpouseJamie Lagana
EducationFordham University (BA)
Western Michigan University (JD)
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Joseph A. Lagana (born December 15, 1978) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since 2018. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2014 to 2018.

Personal

Lagana was raised in Ridgefield and graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School.[1] He attended Fordham University, where he received a B.A. in history in 2000 and later attended the Western Michigan University Cooley Law School where he received his J.D. in 2004.[2][3] He has served as a clerk to Superior Court Judge John A. Conte before joining Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, a law firm in Secaucus as a partner.[3] He served on the Ridgefield planning board.[4]

He is married to Jamie Lagana and has three daughters.[4]

Paramus borough council

In April 2009, he moved to Paramus, New Jersey.[4] Lagana and his Democratic running mate defeated two incumbent Republican councilmembers in the Paramus borough council elections of 2011.[5][6] After Democrats gained a majority of the six-person borough council after the 2012 elections, Lagana was named council president in January 2013.[7]

New Jersey legislature

Lagana declared his candidacy for the 38th district in the November 2013 elections, to succeed Connie Wagner, who was not running for reelection. When Wagner resigned in September, Lagana indicated that he was not interested in filling the remainder of her term; 38th District Democrats chose former Assemblyman and State Senator Paul Contillo to fill the remainder of her term.[8] Lagana won the election and was sworn in on January 14, 2014 at the start of the 2014 session.[9]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:[10]

  • Labor, Vice-Chair
  • Judiciary

District 38

Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[11] The representatives from the 38th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[12]

References

  1. ↑ New Jersey State Sen. Joe Lagana, LegiStorm. Accessed January 28, 2022. "Education... Ridgefield (N.J.) Memorial High School - Diploma"
  2. ↑ "Assemblyman Joseph A. Lagana Bio Page". NJ Assembly Majority Office. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Joseph A. Lagana". Chasan Leyner & Lamparello, PC. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Wassel, Bryan (November 7, 2011). "Incumbents face challenge for council seats in Paramus". NorthJersey.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ Ma, Myles (November 9, 2011). "Update: Bellinger, Lagana Give Democrats Council Foothold". Patch Media. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "In the Spotlight: Councilman Joseph Lagana -Amanda Antonucci- Garden State Journal". gardenstatejournal.com. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ensslin, John C. (January 6, 2013). "Paramus seats new council, celebrating progress and preservation". The Record. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ensslin, John C. (September 30, 2013). "North Jersey Assemblywoman Connie Wagner resigns office". The Record. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Lagana Sworn in as Newest Member of General Assembly Former Paramus Councilman Will Now Represent 38th Legislative District". States News Service. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 23, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ Senator Joseph Lagana, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  12. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 38, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.
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