Lisa Swain
Member of the New Jersey Assembly
from the 38th Legislative District
Assumed office
May 24, 2018
Serving with Chris Tully
Preceded byJoseph Lagana
Tim Eustace
Personal details
BornApril 1958 (age 65)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRon Bienstock[1]
Children2
ResidenceFair Lawn, New Jersey
Alma materUniversity of Rochester (BA)
New York University (MA)
WebsiteLegislative web page

Lisa Swain (born April 1958) is an American Democratic Party politician. A resident of Fair Lawn, she has represented the 38th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2018.[2]

Swain serves in the Assembly on the Environment and Solid Waste Committee, the Law and Public Safety Committee and the Tourism, Gaming and the Arts Committee.[2]

Political career

Swain was the Mayor of Fair Lawn, New Jersey for two terms and had previously been a member of Fair Lawn's council for 11 years.[3] Swain and Chris Tully were appointed to the New Jersey General Assembly's 38th District seats after Assemblymen Joseph Lagana and Tim Eustace both resigned from their seats to move on to other positions. Swain won the special election to serve the rest of her term on November 6, 2018.[4]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:[2]

  • Appropriations, Chair
  • State and Local Government, Vice-Chair
  • Women and Children
  • Joint Budget Oversight

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.[5] The representatives from the 38th District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:[6]

References

  1. ↑ Zaremba, Justin. "Democrats announce candidates for council", Community News, March 24, 2011. Accessed January 28, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Swain formerly served as president of the Library Trustees and as a member of the Planning Board. She and her husband, Ron Bienstock, have two children."
  2. 1 2 3 Assemblywoman Lisa Swain, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Brent (May 25, 2018). "Meet your 3 new state lawmakers, New Jersey". NJ.com. NJ Advance Media. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  4. ↑ Biryukov, Nikita (November 6, 2018). "Lagana, Swain, Tully win". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  6. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 38, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2022.


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