Annette Chaparro

Annette Chaparro (born October 8, 1967) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 33rd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since she was sworn into office on January 12, 2016. Chapparo has served in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker Pro Tempore since 2022.

Annette Chaparro
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 33rd district
In office January 12, 2016 – January 9, 2024 Serving with Raj Mukherji
Preceded by	Carmelo Garcia
Succeeded by	John Allen Jessica Ramirez
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-08) October 8, 1967 (age 57)
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Hoboken
Alma mater	Hoboken High School
Website	Legislative web page

A resident of Hoboken, New Jersey, Chaparro graduated from Hoboken High School and works as a clerk for the City of Hoboken.^[1]

New Jersey Assembly

After the local Democratic Party decided to keep Assemblyman Carmelo Garcia off the primary ballot, a deal was reached in March 2015 between Senator Brian P. Stack, who is the mayor of Union City, and Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer to nominate Chaparro to replace Garcia on the ballot.^[2]

Legislation

In the 2018-2019 legislative session, Chaparro was primary sponsor on the following bills signed into law:

• A-1428 Requires Department of Education to develop guidelines for school districts concerning child trafficking awareness and prevention.^[3][4]
• A-5002 Permits certain planned real estate developments to file certain liens; concerns limited priority of certain liens.^[3]
• AJR-122 Designates September 20 of each year as Hispanic Journalist Pride Day.^[3]

Committees

Committee assignments for the current session are:^[1]

• Law and Public Safety, Vice-Chair
• Tourism, Gaming and the Arts, Vice-Chair
• Budget

District 33

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 33rd District for the 2022—23 Legislative Session are:^[6]

• Senator Brian P. Stack (D)
• Assemblywoman Annette Chaparro (D)
• Assemblyman Raj Mukherji (D)